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Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden gestures with his fist towards his head as he says he has not been tested for coronavirus because he has had no symptoms as my mother would say, knock on wood while answering questions from reporters during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 30, 2020.

05:49 GMT 10 July 2020 / updated: 06:46 GMT US

Joe Biden Has Been 'Brainwashed by Democrats’ Radical Left', Trump Says

Turkey's State Council Annuls 1934 Ruling to Turn Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Into Museum

A view of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020

Tehran Vows Consequences for Anyone Involved in Natanz Nuclear Facility Blast

Rescuers seen at the site of the MH17 plane crash in Ukraine. File photo

Netherlands to File Suit Against Russia Over MH17 Crash

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