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New York Doctor Charged in Serial Sexual Assaults on Patients, Ex-presidential Candidate's Wife
Hadden, 62, was arrested Wednesday morning in New Jersey, authorities said. He has a home in Englewood, which is located about 10 miles outside Manhattan. A message seeking comment was left Wednesday with an attorney who has represented Hadden in the past...
Foreign Ministers of Russia, India, China to Meet in Moscow: Chinese Foreign Ministry
Under the RIC framework, the foreign ministers of the three countries meet periodically to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of their interest.
Czechs Order Face Masks Indoors As Daily Cases Top 1,000
The Czech government has decided that all people must wear face masks inside public buildings from Thursday after a record spike in new coronavirus cases that topped 1,000 for the first time.
China Alleges Australia Raided Homes Of Chinese Reporters
Australian agents in June raided the homes of four journalists working for Chinese state media and seized their electronics, citing possible violations of Australias antiforeign interference law, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Breaking Brexit Treaty? Britain Announces Details For Post-EU Life
Britain announces legislation on Wednesday for life outside the EU after throwing its trade talks with the bloc into jeopardy by announcing in advance that the new plans would break international law and "clarify" a deal it signed in January.
Taiwan Reports Multiple Chinese Fighters To Its Southwest
Multiple Chinese fighter jets entered airspace to Taiwan's southwest on Wednesday, said the island's defence ministry, describing it as a destabilising action which threatened regional peace.
Is Breaking The Law Right On Brexit? UK Says The Law Must Be Obeyed On COVID
Britain's health minister said on Wednesday that people should obey the law over coronavirus after he was asked if it was right to break international law in a limited and specific way over Brexit.
Asia Today: India Adds Another 89K Cases, To Reopen Schools
India added another 89,706 coronavirus cases to the secondhighest tally in the world, and the government said schools would reopen later this month for senior students after more than five months closed.
Surfer Killed In Shark Attack On Australia's Tourist Gold Coast
A 46yearold Australian surfer died after being attacked by a shark on a popular Gold Coast beach, the first fatal shark attack on the beach in 62 years and despite protective "shark nets" and drumlines offshore.
Trump's Picks Win Senate, House Republican Primaries In New Hampshire
President Donald Trump's preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday, but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge.
Trump And Biden Run Vastly Different Pandemic Campaigns
North Carolina caps outdoor gatherings at 50 people to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but don't tell that to President Donald Trump. He basked in a largely maskless crowd of several thousand supporters during a Tuesday rally in this critical...
G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Navalny's 'confirmed Poisoning'
The Group of Seven foreign ministers on Tuesday condemned the "confirmed poisoning" of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the strongest terms, according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department.
Israel Curbs Contagion Zones, Health Chiefs Self-isolate
Israel on Tuesday began a weeklong campaign of night curfews and school closures in dozens of towns and neighbourhoods with high coronavirus counts, hoping to stem a spike in cases as its publichealth chiefs were quarantined for exposure.
Trump To Host Israel-UAE Deal-signing Ceremony On September 15
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a September 15 signing ceremony for a groundbreaking Middle East agreement normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a senior White House official said on Tuesday.
French COVID-19 Cases And Deaths Mount Up
The number of new confirmed cases of COVID19 in France rose by 6,544 over the last 24 hours to give a total of 335,524 cases, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as the country battles to avert a second wave of the virus.
AstraZeneca Pauses Covid-19 Vaccine Trial after Unexplained Illness
AstraZeneca vaccine, called AZD1222, uses a weakened version of a common cold causing adenovirus that has been engineered to code for the spike protein that the novel coronavirus uses to invade cells.