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U.S. President Donald Trump addressed supporters from a White House balcony on Saturday, his first public appearance since he tested positive for COVID-19 on October 1. [Tom Brenner/Reuters]
Simply 2020

Trump holds first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

Ten days after he tested positive for COVID-19, US President Donald Trump addressed supporters at the White House.

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Protesters in Lagos call for the scrapping of the controversial police unit [Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP]

‘Enough is enough’: Nigerians demand SARS police unit scrapped

Calls for abolition of notorious police unit grow as more join protests and online movement against police brutality.

A man in Terter looks out from his damaged home after the beginning of the ceasefire [Umit Bektas/Reuters]

Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is seeking re-election [File: Sia Kambou/AFP]

Ivory Coast opposition rallies against president’s third term bid

Two killed as massive forest fires rage in Syria

Two killed as massive forest fires rage in Syria

Traffic police officers and members of Kyrgyz armed forces stand guard in the street after President Sooronbay Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered troops to be deployed there, in Bishkek [Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters]

Kyrgyz president strengthens hold on power as new PM named

A witness told AFP that the crash zone was totally blockaded and locals had been told to stay in their homes [Guillaume Souvant/ AFP ]

Casualties as tourist plane and microlight jet collide in France

Residents of the US state of Louisiana braced on Friday as Hurricane Delta made landfall [Adrees Latif/Reuters]

Storm-weary Louisiana assesses damage of Hurricane Delta

Iga Swiatek celebrates match point during her match against Sofia Kenin [Susan Mullane/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters]

Roland Garros: Teenager Iga Swiatek wins French Open

About 30 people contracted the novel coronavirus following the White House event at the Rose Garden [Alex Brandon/AP]

Fauci calls White House event a coronavirus ‘superspreader’


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Protesters in Lagos call for the scrapping of the controversial police unit [Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP]

‘Enough is enough’: Nigerians demand SARS police unit scrapped

A man in Terter looks out from his damaged home after the beginning of the ceasefire [Umit Bektas/Reuters]

Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is seeking re-election [File: Sia Kambou/AFP]

Ivory Coast opposition rallies against president’s third term bid

Two killed as massive forest fires rage in Syria

Two killed as massive forest fires rage in Syria

Traffic police officers and members of Kyrgyz armed forces stand guard in the street after President Sooronbay Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered troops to be deployed there, in Bishkek [Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters]

Kyrgyz president strengthens hold on power as new PM named

A witness told AFP that the crash zone was totally blockaded and locals had been told to stay in their homes [Guillaume Souvant/ AFP ]

Casualties as tourist plane and microlight jet collide in France

Residents of the US state of Louisiana braced on Friday as Hurricane Delta made landfall [Adrees Latif/Reuters]

Storm-weary Louisiana assesses damage of Hurricane Delta

Iga Swiatek celebrates match point during her match against Sofia Kenin [Susan Mullane/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters]

Roland Garros: Teenager Iga Swiatek wins French Open

About 30 people contracted the novel coronavirus following the White House event at the Rose Garden [Alex Brandon/AP]

Fauci calls White House event a coronavirus ‘superspreader’

Germany tightens COVID-19 restrictions as numbers surge in Europe

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 4,721 to 319,381.

Police controls IDs and guest lists due to restrictions against the spread of the COVID-19 in Hamburg, Germany [Fabian Bimmer/Reuters]

Taiwan to strengthen defences as China tensions escalate

In speech marking island’s National Day, President Tsai Ing-wen also called for dialogue with China.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for 'meaningful dialogue' with China as she addressed told people at the island's National Day celebrations [Ann Wang/Reuters]
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From: Inside Story

Is there a broader meaning behind the WFP’s Nobel Prize?

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize highlights an agency working at the intersection of war and hunger.

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US court rejects Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots in swing state

Civil liberty group hails court’s decision on mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as ‘victory’ ahead of November 3 election.

US President Donald Trump's campaign wanted also wanted the court to bar counties from using drop boxes or mobile sites to collect mail-in ballots [File: Emily Elconin/Reuters]

Footballer Rashford on UK honours list for school meals campaign

Manchester United striker to receive Member of the Order of the British Empire in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours.

Rashford said he was 'honoured and humbled' to receive the honour [File: Naomi Baker/Getty]

US presidential debate set for October 15 officially cancelled

Debate commission announcement comes after Donald Trump and Joe Biden disagreed over option to hold virtual event.

People watch the first presidential debate between United States President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden, on September 29, 2020, in Hoboken, New Jersey, the United States [Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency]

North Korea holds rare military parade, Kim Jong Un addresses

Unusual predawn parade held to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the governing Workers’ Party.

North Korea is marking the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party and often uses significant anniversaries to showcase its military advances [File: Sue-Lin Wong/Reuters]

Kept in chains: People with mental illness shackled in 60 nations

Human Rights Watch report says hundreds of thousands with mental illness forced to live in filthy rooms, sheds or cages.

HRW report says governments should urgently ban shackling, reduce stigma and develop accessible and affordable community mental health services [Andrea Star Reese/HRW]
Bangladeshi students made a protest against an alleged gang-rape and stripping and torturing of a woman in the southern district of Noakhali during a demonstration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2020. (Photo by Mehedi Hasan/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

From: The Stream

Why are women raped with impunity in Bangladesh?

Protesters demand that attackers face justice for rape and sexual assault.

Fuel tank explosion in Lebanon capital kills four

Officials say the blast happened in a Beirut warehouse containing a diesel tank, but its cause is still unknown.

People gather as rescuers evacuate people from their buildings after a fuel tank exploded in Beirut [Issam Abdallah/Reuters]

Concerns mount for human toll after US blacklists Iran’s banks

Critics say latest US sanctions will further hobble Iran’s ability to buy food and medicine as it battles pandemic.

While the Trump administration insists that sanctions do not interfere with the flow of humanitarian goods, critics in Iran and outside of it are pushing back on Washington's narrative [File: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg]

Iran tightens COVID-19 curbs as infections continue to rise

Partial shutdown imposed in Tehran a week ago extended till October 16 as government announces new penalties.

Wearing face masks while outdoors has been made mandatory in Tehran [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu]

‘I was chained for 11 months’: Living with depression in Liberia

There were 30 of us – men, women and children – in a hall, chained to logs. We were only released to go to the bathroom.

[Illustration by Osama Al Saadi/Al Jazeera]

Kyrgyzstan parliament to discuss new government amid unrest

Protests and a state of emergency in the Central Asian nation’s capital following a disputed parliamentary election.

A woman walks past an armoured vehicle after Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in capital Bishkek [Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters]

Russia reports record single-day rise in coronavirus cases

The latest figures pushed the overall total number of infections in the country to 1,285,084.

Russia has the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases, behind only the US, India and Brazil [Yuri Kadobnov/AFP]

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HK arrests nine people suspected of helping 12 detained in China

Police say the group is suspected of providing the boat and funds to help the 12 activists trying to get to Taiwan.

The detention of the 12 has led to protests calling for their release [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]

Detained Australian writer to face spy trial in China

Yang Hengjun disappeared after arriving in Guangzhou in January 2019 and has not been allowed to see his family.

Australian Yang Hengjun, author and former Chinese diplomat, is facing trial In Beijing over spying charges according to friends [Reuters]

US elections: How do depression, anxiety influence voter turnout?

People experiencing signs of depression are less likely to vote and participate in the political process.

Voting is a physical act that requires energy that someone experiencing depression may not have [File: Daniel Acker/Reuters]
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From: The Listening Post

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Shelling, suffering and propaganda

Armenia and Azerbaijan are at war over a disputed region – and this is reflected in their broadcasts.

Switzerland says its national held hostage in Mali killed

Swiss foreign ministry says Beatrice Stoeckli, kidnapped four years ago by alleged al-Qaeda fighters, has been killed.

Mali has been plagued by an eight-year conflict that began as a separatist movement in the north [File: Joe Penney/Reuters]

Fair trial concerns plague world’s largest death row in Pakistan

Experts say many people are wrongly punished in a country where criminal justice system lacks international standard.

Former death row prisoner Muhammad Iqbal [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera]

Philippines arrests woman suspected of planning suicide attack

Arrest of Indonesian woman follows a series of deadly bombings in Jolo in the southern Philippines.

An Indonesian woman has been arrested on suspicion of planning a suicide attack following a series of bombings in the southern Philippines [File: Nickee Butlangan /AFP]
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From: Witness

The Remandee: Indefinite detention in Zambia

A prisoner on long-term remand in Zambia works to heal his relationship with his wife and young daughter.

Ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev survives ‘assassination attempt’

Opposition politicians targeted as protesters clash in the capital, Bishkek, hours after emergency rule announced.

Demonstrators from rival political groups react during a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on October 9, 2020 [Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters]

World Food Programme awarded 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

WFP wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the world.

Workers carry aid provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) for distribution in Pissila, Burkina Faso January 24, 2020 [Anne Mimault/Reuters]

Pakistan bans TikTok over ‘indecent’ content

Chinese social media app was given a ‘final notice’ over ‘obscenity’ concerns by authorities in July.

TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, has been caught in a firestorm globally due to security and privacy concerns [File: Lionel Bonacenture/AFP]

Millions of Brazilians at risk of slipping back into poverty

Brazil’s poor are struggling to cope as the government halves pandemic aid and food prices soar.

People look at job listings posted on a light pole in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the government has recently halved the amount of its monthly cash transfers to Brazil's poor [File: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters]
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From: Talk to Al Jazeera

Dutch FM: International cooperation is worth fighting for

Stef Blok, the foreign minister of the Netherlands, discusses continuing global crises.

Hurricane Delta makes landfall along Louisiana coast

Residents of the US state of Louisiana boarded up their homes as officials ordered evacuations ahead of the storm.

Danielle Fontenot, carrying her son Hunter, heads to a relative's home ahead of Hurricane Delta [Gerald Herbert/AP]

Ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death can live out of state

Citing safety concerns, Minnesota judge says Derek Chauvin can live in a neighbouring state while he awaits trial.

Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin is facing murder and manslaughter charges in relation to George Floyd's death in May in the United States [Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters]
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From: Counting the Cost

Who will pay to deliver vaccines to the world’s poorest?

The World Health Organization makes the economic case for a $35bn vaccine fund. Plus, Zimbabwe’s hunt for oil.

US judge upholds COVID-19 limits on places of worship in NY state

The restrictions were challenged by ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups, which claimed their community was unfairly targeted.

New York state reported 1,592 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to the state's health department [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]

US: Family of Black teen killed by police arrested at protest

Protests broke out near Milwaukee after prosecutor decided not to file charges against police officer who fatally shot Alvin Cole.

Alvin Cole, a Black teenager, was shot and killed in February, a month after his 17th birthday [Al Jazeera]

#EndSARS: Nigerians protest against police brutality

Nigeria’s federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is widely accused of unlawful arrests, torture and even murder.

Protesters call for the scrapping of the controversial police unit [AFP]

Trump says he wants a bigger coronavirus aid deal than Democrats

In the latest twist in stimulus talks, Trump says he wants a bigger COVID-19 aid package than Democrats are offering.

On Friday morning, United States President Donald Trump tweeted that COVID-19 relief negotiations 'are moving along. Go Big!' [File: @realDonaldTrump/Handout via Reuters]
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From: Inside Story

Can tensions between Turkey and NATO be contained?

Two US senators are demanding sanctions after reports Turkey has tested its Russian-built S-400 defence system.

Ex-Philadelphia cop charged in fatal shooting of Black man

Prosecutors said a dazed and unarmed Dennis Plowden was holding his hand in front of his face when the officer fired.

Protesters in Philadelphia hold signs during a June 13 demonstration calling for the defunding of the police department after the killing of George Floyd, who died in May after being restrained by police officers in Minneapolis in the United States [David Goldman/AP Photo]
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Why control of the US Senate may be held up by Georgia

Georgia’s two Senate races may end up as runoff elections that could put Senate control in limbo until January.

US Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at Atlanta, Georgia on July 15, 2020 [File: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

N Korea ‘set to show defiance, strength’ at major military parade

Analysts say crisis-hit North Korea likely to hold large military parade on Saturday to showcase new, powerful missiles.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a test launch of ground-to-ground medium long-range ballistic rocket Hwasong-10 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 23, 2016 [File: KCNA via Reuters]

Al-Huwaitat tribe seeks UN help to stop Saudi forced displacement

Request for UN investigation comes after months of alleged harassment, arrests, and abductions by Saudi forces.

The tribe is refusing to relocate to facilitate the government’s NEOM mega-city project [File: Franck Fife/AFP]

Algeria expelling thousands of migrants across Niger border: HRW

More than 3,000 migrants and refugees were expelled from the North African country in September, HRW said.

Some of the deportees interviewed by the rights watchdog said they were abandoned at border crossings and told 'the way to Niger' [File: AFP]
Simply 2020

Twitter to impose misinformation limits ahead of US election

New rules restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and block calls for violence and voting interference.

Twitter is imposing new rules ahead of the US presidential election, banning people, including candidates, from claiming an election win before it is called by officials or two authoritative, national news outlets [File: Richard Drew/AP Photo]

Stimulus hopes see US stocks finish the week on a high note

Investors are still hopeful the White House and Congress can reach a deal on more coronavirus aid.

After a week of stimulus-induced volatility, United States stocks closed out the week firmly on the plus side [File: Mike Segar/Reuters]
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American Voter: Niq Hunter

Al Jazeera’s American Voter series asks the same questions to voters across the US.

Niq Hunter's top election issue is to 'get Trump out of office'.

Years after kidnap in Mali, French aid worker, 75, arrives home

Sophie Petronin arrives in Paris and is embraced by relatives and President Macron.

President Macron expressed joy and relief at Sophie Petronin's release [Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]

Spain imposes state of emergency on Madrid to curb virus spread

The move comes after a Madrid court had overturned the central government’s partial lockdown of the capital.

The infection rate in the region of Madrid currently stands at 564 cases per 100,000 people, compared with just 257 in the rest of Spain, which is the highest in the EU [File: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP]

Ex-Lebanon PM Hariri says he is in the running to head new gov’t

Saad Hariri who resigned last year amid protests said he ‘will not close the door on the only hope left for Lebanon’.

The former premier stepped down under street pressure last year after mass protests erupted demanding the overhaul of a political class accused of being inept and corrupt [File: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters]
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Vacancy: Prices at NY hotels down $200 with more pain to come

More than 200 of New York’s roughly 700 hotels are closed, at least temporarily.

A doorman looks out from an empty hotel lobby in Herald Square in Manhattan during the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, New York, United States [File: Mike Segar/Reuters]

China joins COVAX, UN-backed global COVID-19 vaccine facility

China is the biggest economy to back the initiative so far. Neither the United States nor Russia have signed up.

China has joined the WHO-backed COVAX facility which is designed to ensure any vaccine against COVID-19 is cost-effective and accessible to all [File: Thomas Peter/Reuters]

South Africa corruption inquiry to summon Zuma to testify

Zuma, who became president in 2009, was forced to resign in February 2018 over corruption scandals.

So far at least 34 witnesses have directly and indirectly implicated former president Jacob Zuma in allegations of corruption [File: Michele Spatari/Reuters]

In war-torn Yemen, a bombed school brings back hope to children

A school in Taiz has opened doors for children in a country where millions of children cannot access education.

Yemeni pupils attend class on the first day of the new academic year, in a makeshift classroom in their school compound [Ahmad al-Basha/AFP]

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The Take hears from asylum seekers and locals on the Greek island of Lesbos about the latest round of displacement.

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Israel admits holding body of Palestinian killed in West Bank

Samir Hamidi, 27, was killed by Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank settlement of Einav on Monday.

In a change of policy last month Israel said it would not return the bodies of any Palestinian killed during or as a result of an anti-Israeli attack [File: Jalaa Marey/AFP]

African Union lifts Mali’s suspension imposed in the wake of coup

The decision comes days after the West African regional bloc announced it was ending its post-coup sanctions on Mali.

The African Union had imposed sanctions after a military coup toppled the West African nation's government in August [File: Moussa Kalapo]

Taliban cheers Trump vowing early troop withdrawal, Kabul sceptic

Group welcomes announcement as a ‘positive step’ while gov’t says premature withdrawal may have negative consequences.

Trump's tweet came as Taliban and Afghan government-appointed negotiators have been holding historic intra-Afghan peace talks in Qatar [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

Trump ready to return to public events from Saturday, doctor says

US president eager to get back on the campaign trail after ten days confined to hospital and the White House.

United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday a few days after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 [Erin Scott/Reuters]
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Mining Earth: From the Amazon to the ocean’s depths

We should not be asking how much more we can take from the planet, but how much more can the planet take?

[Illustration by Jawahir Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]

Democrats want panel to investigate Trump’s capacity to govern

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is looking to introduce legislation that will allow President Trump’s removal if necessary.

The move comes at a moment of crisis in the White House, with Trump being treated for a COVID-19 infection [Erin Scott/Reuters]

Jordan enters 48-hour nationwide coronavirus lockdown

The gov’t orders 48-hour curfew which will apply every weekend following an ‘exponential’ rise in the number of cases.

A nationwide curfew is in place until Saturday amid an 'exponential' rise in the number of COVID-19 cases [File: Muhammad Hamed]

Several killed in ‘gang war’ at Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

Turf war between criminal groups in the sprawling camps kills at least eight people, say officials.

Authorities said they have arrested 12 people after days of gunfire, arson, and abductions by gangs [File: Mohammad Kalam/AFP]

Senior Palestinian leader Saeb Erekat contracts coronavirus

Saeb Erakat, the senior PLO leader, has been isolating after testing positive for the COVID-19.

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has been a key figure in Palestinian politics for decades [File: Alex Wong/Getty Images]

Diplomatic efforts fail to calm Nagorno-Karabakh clash: Live news

Armenia and Azerbaijan report further casualties and offer conflicting reports over shelling of historic cathedral.

Residents search for their belongings at a restaurant hit by a shelling during the military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the town of Barda, Azerbaijan [Umit Bektas/Reuters]

The British economy performed much worse than expected in August

Finance minister Rishi Sunak is due to announce a plan to support jobs that may be affected by new coronavirus measures.

The British economy - which shrank by more than any other Group of Seven nation in the April-June period - remains 9.2 percent smaller than its pre-pandemic level [File: Jason Alden/Bloomberg]

Here’s more evidence of China’s strong recovery from coronavirus

The country’s services sector continues its rebound from the depths of coronavirus lockdowns as companies also add jobs.

An estimated 13 million Chinese people made railway trips on October 1, the start of the Golden Week holiday, the highest for a single day since the coronavirus pandemic began [File: Thomas Peter/Reuters]

Pakistan claims devastating locust attack brought under control

The infestation had forced the government to declare a national emergency as the invading insects ravaged crops.

In this picture taken on February 23, 2020, a farmer holds dead locusts in Pipli Pahar village in Pakistan's Punjab province [File: Arif Ali/AFP]

Greece, Cyprus threaten EU sanctions against Turkey over Varosha

Greece says if Turkey does not reverse reopening part of Cypriot ghost town, it may seek to trigger economic sanctions.

Greek Cypriots protest against opening to the public a stretch of beach in uninhabited Varosha [Petros Karadjias/AP]

US sanctions Iran’s entire financial sector

Latest round of US sanctions targets 18 banks and effectively cuts Iran off from the global financial system.

An unauthorised seller counts United States dollars in front of an exchange shop at Ferdowsi Square in Tehran, Iran [File: Mohamadreza Nadimi/WANA via Reuters]
An image from Kampf der Nibelungen's promotional video of a previous event [Courtesy: Kampf der Nibelungen/YouTube]

‘The far right is training and professionalising their violence’

Experts raise alarm ahead of Europe’s largest neo-Nazi combat sports event, due to take place this weekend.

Former Trump fundraiser charged with illicit 1MDB, China lobbying

Elliot Broidy was allegedly hired by Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low to try and get 1MDB probe dropped.

The 1MDB scandal triggered mass protests in Malaysia and led to the fall of Najib's government in May 2018 [File: Sadiq Asyraf/AP Photo]

Stock market investors are warming to the idea of a Biden victory

Widening lead by Democratic challenger to Trump in US election lowers risk of a contested result and market volatility.

Stocks in Asia were headed for their highest levels since March 2018 [File: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]
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From: 101 East

Bhutan: The Pursuit of Happiness

101 East explores the price of happiness for young people in the secluded kingdom of Bhutan.

Demonstrations sweep Indonesia over controversial labour law

Clashes with police and many arrested amid rising opposition to law that is supposed to boost investment.

Protesters in Medan threw rocks at riot police as rallies against the omnibus bill turned ugly [Tonggo Simangunsong/Al Jazeera]

McConnell says he avoids White House, cites lax COVID-19 approach

US Senator Mitch McConnell has not been to the White House, which is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, for two months.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell puts on a mask after speaking to the media after a lunch with Republican Senators in September [File: Joshua Roberts/Reuters]

Breonna Taylor: Police files raise new questions, renew outrage

The mayor of Louisville this week released hundreds of documents from a police probe into death of unarmed Black woman.

Breonna Taylor was killed in her own apartment by police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, the United States [File: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]

‘Grabbing creativity by the neck and smothering it’

Outrage as government moves to more than double fees for degrees in the humanities and social sciences.

Australia is shaking up university funding in controversial plans to create 'job-ready graduates' [File: Paul Miller/EPA]

Amnesty: Killing of Colombia activists result of failed policies

Rights group warns situation for rights defenders has worsened since 2016 peace deal between the government and FARC.

Danelly Estupinan of the Proceso de Comunidades Negras in Buenaventura, Colombia [Duncan Tucker/Amnesty International]

India’s food minister Ram Vilas Paswan dies at 74

In his long political career, Paswan worked with many Indian prime ministers and served several portfolios.

Paswan during an interview with Reuters news agency in New Delhi in this November 12, 2014 photo [File: Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
Simply 2020

Next Trump-Biden debate scuttled by virus: US election news

Trump refuses virtual debate, Biden schedules solo town hall as White House COVID-19 outbreak unhinges US campaigns

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden campaigned in Arizona on Thursday and President Donald Trump remained stuck in Washington, DC [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

Used to crisis, Argentines pivot to survive COVID economic blow

Finding new sources of income in Argentina has become such a well-honed skill, it is known as ‘the rummage’.

Last month, the Argentine government expanded restrictions on foreign exchange in an attempt to hold onto US dollars as reserves dwindle [File: Erica Canepa/Bloomberg]
Bloomberg

China’s Ant: As US election nears, financial giant rushes for IPO

Chinese digital payments firm controlled by Jack Ma is preparing for potentially the world’s biggest stock listing.

Ant, China’s biggest payments company, is waiting for approval from Hong Kong for its listing [File: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg]

‘Deep respect’: Iranians mourn singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian

The much-loved iconic singer was also admired by many for his support of the 2009 Green Movement protests.

Shajarian has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 80 [File: AFP]

Thirteen charged in ‘plots’ against Michigan governor

Prosecutors reveal arrests in ‘plots’ to storm the Michigan state capitol building and kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been praised and criticised for her response to the COVID-19 outbreak [Michigan Office of the Governor via AP Photo]

Trump, Pelosi tout stimulus progress but differ on scope of deal

Trump signals talks over targeted aid are going well, but Pelosi says there needs to be agreement on a broader package.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday there will not be a targeted aid package for airlines unless there is agreement on a comprehensive COVID-19 relief deal [J Scott Applewhite/AP]

White Texas officer charged in Black man’s fatal shooting fired

Former officer Shaun Lucas is fired after fatally shooting Jonathan Price while responding to a domestic disturbance.

Price was a well-known figure in the tight-knit community [File: Montinique Monroe/Getty Images/AFP]

Mexico’s water crisis heats up as transfer to US looms

Farmers in Mexico’s drought-hit Chihuahua state say a looming water transfer to the US threatens their livelihoods.

A man wearing a protective face mask that reads 'Water belongs to Chihuahua' attends a protest in Delicias, Chihuahua state, Mexico on September 20, 2020 against a Mexican government decision to divert water from La Boquilla dam to the US as part of a 1944 bilateral water treaty between the two countries [REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo]

British football coach sentenced to more prison time for abuse

Barry Bennell, featured in an Al Jazeera investigation, was already serving a 30-year sentence for child abuse.

About 100 men have come forward in the last few years who say they were abused by Bennell [Football's Wall of Silence/Al Jazeera]
Simply 2020

Court blocks Wisconsin absentee ballot extension

Democrats likely to go to US Supreme Court to get an extension of the election-day deadline for absentee ballots.

Democrats are seeking an extension of the election-day deadline for absentee ballots in the United States [Alex Wroblewski/Reuters]

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups sue NY governor over COVID-19 curbs

In lawsuit, religious groups allege strict restrictions imposed amid COVID-19 case surge are unconstitutional in the US.

Limits on social gatherings have drawn the ire of members of New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, who say they are being unfairly singled out [Yuki Iwamura/Reuters]
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Trump, Biden campaigns divided over future debates

Trump refuses to take part in October 15 town hall debate if it were virtual.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden squared off in a September 29 debate, Trump has since contracted COVID-19 [Jim Watson, Saul Loeb/AFP]

Kidnapped Mali opposition leader and French aid worker freed

Soumaila Cisse and Sophie Petronin among four hostages released by suspected al-Qaeda-linked fighters.

Cisse was kidnapped in March while campaigning in central Mali [File: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images]

Lebanon’s COVID-19 surge: What went wrong?

More than half of the country’s 48,377 cases and 433 deaths occurred in the past month alone.

Confirmed cases quickly began regularly exceeding 100 a day by mid-July as quarantine regulations were ignored [Nabil Mounzer/EPA]

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