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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about his plans to combat racial inequality at a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 28, 2020

19:47 GMT 11 August 2020 / updated: 19:47 GMT US

US Media Reports Joe Biden Has Picked 2020 Running Mate, Announcement Pending

Belarus Protests Live Updates: Police Using Rubber Bullets to Disperse Protesters in Minsk, Witnesses Say

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Washington, as he returns from a trip to Charlotte, N.C.

US Court Sets Deadline for Trump to Submit DNA in Defamation Case Over Alleged Rape

Cellphone recording captures deputies with California's Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department holding teens at gunpoint moments after they were attacked by a knife-wielding individual at a bus stop. An investigation has been launched into the August 7, 2020, encounter.

Video: Probe Launched After US Cops Hold Teens Attacked by Knife-Wielding Man at Gunpoint

'Simple and Effective': Top Medic Explains Why Russia’s Anti-COVID Vaccine Can Be Trusted

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Last update: 08:27 GMT 11.08.2020
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Russia
Putin: Russia Becomes First Country in the World to Register COVID-19 Vaccine
Russia's first vaccine against the coronavirus was developed jointly by the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry. Clinical trials of the vaccine were launched on 18 June and all 38 volunteers developed immunity.
Last update: 18:58 GMT 11.08.2020
18:58 GMT 11.08.2020
Society
Three New COVID-19 Strains Detected in South Korea as Infections Increase
South Korea’s public health authorities on Monday revealed that three new mutated genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have been detected in the country.
Last update: 19:44 GMT 11.08.2020
19:44 GMT 11.08.2020
US
‘Laughs and Good Times’: GOP Congressional Hopeful Removes Vacation Pics of Hitler’s Hilltop Retreat
Amid a slew of backlash, a Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives from North Carolina has taken down photos of his 2017 vacation to the Eagle’s Nest, the mountain retreat of German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Last update: 19:00 GMT 11.08.2020
19:00 GMT 11.08.2020
Military & Intelligence
‘Value of the High Ground’: US Space Force Publishes First Official ‘Spacepower’ Doctrine
Just eight months after its creation, the US Space Force (USSF) has published its first doctrine, a document it says will serve as the “foundation of our professional body of knowledge” as the Pentagon’s newest service branch.
Last update: 15:22 GMT 11.08.2020
15:22 GMT 11.08.2020
Business
As Russia Unveils World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine, How Many Others are Being Developed?
Russia has become the first country in the world to register a COVID-19 vaccine. President Vladimir Putin said the Sputnik V vaccine “works quite effectively” and “forms a stable immunity” to the coronavirus.
Last update: 17:41 GMT 11.08.2020
17:41 GMT 11.08.2020
US
Trump Slams Bolton as 'One of the Dumbest People' Over Claims He 'Trusted' Putin
Following his departure from the White House, John Bolton started to openly criticise his former boss, President Donald Trump, eventually calling him unfit to lead the country and doubting his ability to deal with foreign leaders.
Last update: 12:37 GMT 11.08.2020
12:37 GMT 11.08.2020
Russia
Watch First Doses of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Being Produced at Pharmaceutical Plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day announced that the country's Gamaleya Research Institute had registered the world's first anti-coronavirus vaccine and that production will commence in the near future, marking a possible end to the global pandemic.
Last update: 04:36 GMT 11.08.2020
04:36 GMT 11.08.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: WHO in Close Contact With Russia Over First-Ever Vaccine for Coronavirus
Amid the ongoing pandemic multiple nations and regions are re-introducing restrictive measures and halting travel to affected areas. The number of cases is spiking dramatically in Latin America, India, and the US.