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Trump hails ‘dawn of new Middle East’ with UAE-Bahrain-Israel deals 0
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- September 15, 2020
Related Topics Trump peace plan image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe agreements are likely to usher in new security ties in the Middle East US President Donald Trump has hailed the “dawn of a new Middle East”, amid landmark deals between Israel and Gulf states Bahrain and the UAE. Mr Trump spoke as the UAE and
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US West Coast fires: I don’t think science knows about climate, says Trump 0
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- September 15, 2020
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump: “It’ll start getting cooler” US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns over climate change on a visit to fire-ravaged California, telling an official “I don’t think science knows” about global warming. “It’ll start getting cooler, you just watch,” Mr Trump said after he was urged not
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Coronavirus: Bill Gates says rich countries must help make vaccine accessible to all 0
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- September 15, 2020
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said Covid-19 has “set back” public health efforts, reducing food distribution and inflating prices. Speaking to BBC World, he said richer countries including the US had not yet done enough to make sure that vaccines will be available for all when ready for distribution. But he also highlighted the “good
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Hurricane Sally intensifies as southern US states alert residents 0
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- September 15, 2020
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHurricane Paulette moves across Bermuda whilst Sally strengthens on approach to US A newly formed hurricane is closing in on the US Gulf Coast, threatening several southern US states including Florida, Mississippi and Alabama. Hurricane Sally grew to a category two storm on Monday and was expected
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Coronavirus: Marseille’s Covid-19 hospital beds ‘close to saturation’0
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- September 14, 2020
Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightEPA image captionOnly four of Marseille’s resuscitation beds were free, officials said The use of hospital beds by Covid-19 patients in the French city of Marseille is “close to saturation” amid a sharp spike in infections. Surgeries are being reduced to cope with an incidence rate that has risen to
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Dong Tam case: Two sentenced to death in Vietnam over police killings 0
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- September 14, 2020
A court in Vietnam has sentenced two brothers to death for their role in the killing of three policemen in a notorious land dispute in January. The other 27 people on trial were given sentences ranging from life imprisonment to 15 months suspended. Le Dinh Cong and his younger brother Le Dinh Chuc helped mastermind
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