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Two men walk in the upmarket neighborhood of Salamanca in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. The extended region around Madrid, comprising a population of 6.6 million, is struggling to control coronavirus outbreaks. Heightened restrictions in some of Madrid's working-class neighborhoods brought a heated debate over the prevalence of inequality in Spain. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Standoff over Madrid's response to virus pandemic continuesSpain’s health minister has pleaded for the third time in four days for tougher coronavirus restrictions in the capital
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Dutch government announces new restrictions to rein in virusThe Dutch government has introduced new nationwide restrictions aimed at tackling the swift spread of coronavirus infections that is sweeping across the country
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UN: Africa lost $800B in illegal transfers in recent yearsThe United Nations estimates that illegal outflows of capital from Africa totaled over $830 billion in the first 15 years of this century
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Medical staff holds swabs for rapid COVID-19 tests at a high school in Rome, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. While hospitalizations and intensive care admissions are slightly rising, Italy has so far managed to keep its coronavirus infections per 100,000 people far lower than France, Spain or Britain, which earlier this week were forced to impose new restrictions to avoid a second pandemic wave. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)
WHO, partners roll out faster COVID tests for poorer nationsThe World Health Organization and partners have agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus to help lower- and middle-income countries make up ground in a testing gap with richer countries
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Fashion Brand to Proud Boys: No More Shirts for YouBritish fashion brand Fred Perry would rather lose sales than be associated with the Proud Boys. The company says it has halted sales in the US and Canada of its black and yellow polo shirts, which have been adopted as a uniform by the far-right activists, the Guardian reports. In...
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A dead elephant is seen in Hwange National park, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. A spokesman for Zimbabwe's national parks said on Wednesday, Sept. 2 the number of elephants dying in the country's west from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22 and more deaths are expected. (AP Photo)
Zimbabwe elephants died from bacterial disease, say expertsParks authorities in Zimbabwe said Monday that the recent deaths of elephants has been caused by a bacterial disease that has previously affected elephants in Asia and other animals in southern Africa, although more tests will still be carried out
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PM: Polish economy may shrink less than 3.5% this yearPoland's prime minister says the nation's economy may decline less than 3.5% this year even despite the coronavirus pandemic, while next year should see a definite rebound
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Medical workers strike outside the Accident and Emergency ward at Kenya's largest referral hospital Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. A witness says a man has died outside an emergency ward of Kenya's largest referral hospital after he was not treated for hours because the staff are on strike over pay raises that were approved in 2012 but according to medical workers not received. (AP Photo)
1 person dies as Nairobi hospital workers strike in KenyaA witness says a man has died outside an emergency ward of Kenya’s largest referral hospital after he was not treated for hours because the staff members are on strike
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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 file photo Christian Lueth of the Alternative for Germany party attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, the day after the state elections in the German state of Bavaria. The far-right Alternative for Germany party confirmed Monday Sept. 28, 2020, they have fired Christian Lueth, following reports that he made comments suggesting that migrants could be killed. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
German far-right party fires official over migrant commentThe far-right Alternative for Germany party has fired a prominent official following reports that he made comments suggesting migrants could be killed
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian pauses as he speaks at the Armenian parliament in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. Pashinian on Sunday said the country could reexamine whether to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as independent. Such a move would likely obstruct further negotiations. (Tigran Mehrabyan, Government Press Office, PAN Photo via AP)
AP Explains: Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting againDeadly new fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Caucasus Mountains territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has deep roots and fallout beyond the region
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In this photo provided by the United Nations, Gaston Alphonso Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at the UN. headquarters. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo via AP)
At UN, nations urge overdue reckoning with colonial crimesLeaders of countries once subjugated to Western powers spoke out about still-stinging scars of colonialism at this year’s U.N. General Assembly
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Tripadvisor Review Could Land American in JailWesley Barnes did not enjoy his stay at the Sea View Resort in Thailand, as he made very clear in online reviews. Now the American faces two years in prison on defamation charges as a result, reports AFP . It appears the review that got Barnes into potentially deep trouble was...
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A dead elephant is seen in Hwange National park, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. A spokesman for Zimbabwe's national parks said on Wednesday, Sept. 2 the number of elephants dying in the country's west from a suspected bacterial infection, possibly from eating poisonous plants, has risen to 22 and more deaths are expected. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2016, file photo, U.S. Navy sailors stand on deck of the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold as it arrives in port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province, U.S.-China friction has flared again, with Beijing firing back at accusations by Washington that it is a leading cause of global environmental damage and has reneged on its promise not to militarize the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Borg Wong, File)
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FILE - In this June 19, 2015, file courtroom sketch, David Wright, second from left, is depicted standing before Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell, left, with attorney Jessica Hedges, second from right, and Nicholas Rovinski, right, during a hearing in federal court in Boston. A man convicted of leading a plot to behead blogger Pamela Geller on behalf of the Islamic State group will serve even longer behind bars after he was sentenced for a second time Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 and ordered to 30 years in prison. David Daoud Wright was originally sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2017 but was ordered to be sentenced again by a different Boston federal court judge after an appeals court last year overturned one of his convictions. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP, File)
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In this undated handout photo issued by WWF on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, British Naturalist Sir David Attenborough, sits with Prince William for a private outdoor screening of his upcoming film, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, at Kensington Palace, London.(WWF via AP)
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Mourners gather for the funeral of a man who died of causes believed unrelated to COVID-19 into a grave in a section of the Valle de Chalco Municipal Cemetery which opened early in the coronavirus pandemic to accommodate the surge in deaths, in Valle de Chalco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Middle East News
FILE - In this Dec 31, 2019 file photo, pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters damage property inside the U.S. embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq. The Trump administration has signaled it could close its diplomatic mission in Baghdad if measures are not taken to control rogue armed elements responsible for a recent spate of attacks against U.S. and other interests in the country, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
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