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World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40 million

Monday, 19 October 2020, 12:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended...

New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

Saturday, 17 October 2020, 17:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases...

US election, the demographic trends

Friday, 16 October 2020, 21:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden are currently in the middle of a heated Presidential election campaign. Both political parties have their targeted...

UK, EU each demand the other give way to strike trade deal

Friday, 16 October 2020, 14:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as...

Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels

Friday, 16 October 2020, 06:49 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With both sides digging in their heels as another Brexit deadline passed Thursday, the European Union and Britain demanded concessions from one another in talks on a basic trade deal that would soften...

Waiting for Brexit: Another deadline, likely another delay

Thursday, 15 October 2020, 15:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It is yet another deadline day in the tortuous, four-year trek called Brexit but - Spoiler Alert! - most likely nothing will happen. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set the first day of...

German, Czech, Italian virus records deepen Europe worries

Thursday, 15 October 2020, 11:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Record daily infection figures in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy added to fears on Thursday that Europe is running out of chances to control its latest coronavirus outbreak. France has set a 9...

Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?

Thursday, 15 October 2020, 09:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19? The flu vaccine protects you from seasonal influenza, not the coronavirus — but avoiding the flu is especially important this...

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