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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks though the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. September 30, 2020.

03:46 GMT 01 October 2020 / updated: 03:46 GMT US

Republicans, Democrats Agree to Include Check Payments in Future COVID-19 Relief Bill, Mnuchin Says

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifts off during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 30, 2020.

‘Long Way Off’: US Space Force Will Launch Humans Into Orbit ‘At Some Point’

Google Searches for ‘Move to Canada’ Skyrocket After First US Presidential Debate

A man with a protective mask stands in the rain in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, April 13, 2020

Tokyo Stock Exchange Trade Suspended Due to Glitch

.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden waves to a crowd of supporters as he arrives by campaign train for a stop in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 30, 2020.

Lawyer of Kenosha Shooter Threatens to Sue Biden Over 'White Supremacist' Remarks

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French Olympic Skater Retires Amid Probe Into Lewd Photos Sent to US 13-Year-Old
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Last update: 04:32 GMT 30.09.2020
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Live Updates: WHO's Tedros Says Actual Death Toll From COVID-19 'Certainly Higher' Than 1Mln
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