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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said spikes in the number of new COVID19 cases in some countries were driven partly by young people letting down their guard, but that the world needed to learn to live with the disease.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign said on Thursday it was expanding advertising into the battleground state of Ohio, highlighting his media offensive into states that President Donald Trump won in 2016.

Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli will impose a full lockdown in areas of the country it controls, it said on Thursday, after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

The pitchingstrapped Houston Astros have acquired righthander Hector Velzquez from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to named.

The Trump administration wants $377 million in the next coronavirus relief bill for a longdelayed modernization of the West Wing, but the timetable for construction is yet to be determined.

Authorities in the Spanish capital Madrid backtracked on Wednesday over a heavily criticised plan to give an "immunity card" to people testing positive for coronavirus antibodies so they can enjoy higherrisk areas like gyms, bars and museums.

Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert, who steadfastly refused to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic, tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday, Politico reported, raising concerns that other members of Congress may also have been exposed.

The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy a limited supply of the COVID19 drug remdesivir from U.S. drugmaker Gilead to address the shortterm needs of European patients, and hoped to be able to order more later.

Pritam Singh, 43, was designated Leader of the Opposition for the first time in Singapore's parliamentary history on Tuesday after the Indian-origin politician led the Workers' Party as its Secretary-General to a record 10-seat win in the July 10 general...

Some 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs were impacted by the country's worst bushfires in decades, the WWF said.

Two men and two women died in Dreamworld park on Queensland states Gold Coast when their raft flipped on the Thunder River Rapids ride. 

Four U.S. states in the South and West reported oneday records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half of its cases.

U.N. investigators monitoring compliance with sanctions on North Korea are looking into a possible military and technology deal between Pyongyang and Venezuela and have warned Caracas that it could be in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

If the study is successful, the companies could submit the vaccine for regulatory approval as early as October, putting them on track to supply up to 100 million doses by the end of 2020 and 1.3 billion by the end of 2021.

Kim's comments before war veterans marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War again show he has no intention of abandoning his weapons.

Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021.