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US president and first lady diagnosed with the disease, after close aide Hope Hicks was found to be positive.

Brazil's largest city plans to test some 770,000 people in a bid to determine if schools can be restart in November.

Prosecutors say BitMEX founders and executives evaded anti-money laundering rules; firm says will fight the allegations.

Hope Hicks was travelling with the president this week and is reportedly showing symptoms of the disease.

North Korea is rebuilding after a season of storms and typhoons destroyed thousands of homes.

Cyprus backed plan after EU leaders reassured island with compromise over Turkey's Mediterranean gas exploration.

Elderly people in privately-run care homes account for about three quarters of the country's COVID-19 deaths.

The administration's plan to lower the ceiling of refugee acceptance is seen as part of continuing anti-immigration stance.

Amy Coney Barrett signed on to a 2006 advertisement urging the overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling.

Joyce Echaquan, a Atikamekw mother of seven, died in hospital north of Montreal where staff hurled racist taunts at her.

Half the fine will be waived if the airline avoids similar violations for a year, says the US Transportation Department.

Federal judge says presidential commission was 'far from transparent' and violated open meeting laws.

US government sued the whistle-blower over the publication of his book, Permanent Record, which it said violated NDAs.

The Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, New York, is facing more than 200 sexual abuse lawsuits.

Firms managing trillions in assets are failing to set policies to stop the damage, a forest conservation group says.

The cost-cutting move raises questions over the future of Boeing's mega Everett plant north of Seattle.

While this week's US presidential debate offered no discourse on economic policy, voters have a lot of data to digest.

Thousands of US-bound people enter Guatemala from Honduras, whose economy is reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

Interpol asked to detain captain and owner of ship that carried thousands of tonnes of ammonium nitrate to Beirut.

Space agency INPE's satellites recorded 32,017 hotspots in the world's largest rainforest last month.

As countries rush to secure potential vaccines, there are fears WHO-led project Covax is a few steps behind.

Protesters demand youth employment, functioning public services and the guarantee of transparent elections.

Vatican seeks to reassure Catholics it is serious about cleaning up its act after an expose of shoddy finances.

After executives declined to appear voluntarily, a US Senate committee voted on a plan to subpoena them.

Rights group launches legal challenge to US order imposing economic sanctions on employees of Hague-based court.

Trump and Biden battle for Florida, the swing state that has voted for every presidential winner since 1996.

Indian army says Pakistan opened fire across LoC without provocation.

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Al Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.

Analysts point to track record of failed peace bids in Sudan, potential rebel spoilers, power plays and other pitfalls.

State Department tells Congress it will accept fewer than 15,000 refugees in 2021, as Trump campaigns to block migrants.

Performers danced in arrivals area, jets of water sprayed onto plane to welcome first flight in more than six months.

Clashes as Bosnian authorities empty migrant reception centre in Bihac and move hundreds to camp 50km away.

Better than expected economic news is colliding with waffling hopes for more federal virus relief aid.

New York City to test up to 20 percent of students and staff monthly for COVID-19 in every school building.

Both American Airlines and United Airlines said they would reverse layoffs if US government comes up with more relief.

French president says he has evidence proving claim, which he describes as 'grave development'.

Both sides are due to sign the deal in full on Saturday in Juba, the capital of neighbouring South Sudan.

World leaders must ensure their words and promises turn into actions that protect biodiversity and the planet.

Trump and Biden are off the campaign trail on Thursday and will hold closed fundraisers instead.

Austria backs Cypriot bid to discipline Turkey over east Med crisis, while others focus on Lukashenko's Belarus.

Two British citizens accuse Ahmed al-Raisi of presiding over their torture in the UAE.

French and Armenian reporters wounded in Azerbaijani shelling as Baku claims Armenia attacking international journalists.

The two neighbours have contested borders for decades, including an area on the edge of three Lebanese energy blocks.

Lebanon's debt crisis, a debt test in Oman, low oil prices, and giddy Saudi stock valuations among risks.

Restaurants and gig workers have stayed afloat by moving business outdoors, but what happens as cold sets in?

Moscow managed to preserve the Syrian regime, but it has failed to achieve all its goals in Syria.

Chief of Madrid region pushes back against government's attempt to reintroduce lockdown amid surge in COVID-19 cases.

Visit to Algiers by US defence secretary Mark Esper comes amid deteriorating security situation in the region.

Azerbaijan and Armenia refuse international appeal to hold dialogue, deepening fears of an all-out war.