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NYPD officers walk along a sparsely populated Wall Street, Friday, May 1, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York.

20:00 GMT 21 September 2020 / updated: 20:17 GMT Business

US Dow Plummets 509 Points Amid Fears of Pandemic Worsening

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Kentucky Police Initiate State of Emergency Ahead of Grand Jury Decision on Breonna Taylor Case

In this photo taken and released Friday, May 25, 2018, by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a Taiwanese Air Force fighter aircraft, left, flies near a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bomber that reportedly flew over the Luzon Strait south of Taiwan.

After Chinese Jets Fly Close to Island, Taiwan Claims Right to ‘Self-Defense’ But Lacks Legal Basis

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Asia & Pacific
Photos: Paleontologists Uncover New, 125 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Species in China
Paleontologists digging in China have discovered a new, burrowing dinosaur species believed to have existed 125 million years ago.
Last update: 20:26 GMT 21.09.2020
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Society
CDC Removes Revised Guidance on Airborne COVID-19 Transmission in Yet Another Edit
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday deleted guidance it posted on its website Friday stating that COVID-19 airborne transmissions are “thought to be the main way the virus spreads.”
Last update: 19:31 GMT 21.09.2020
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Europe
Swedish Space Corporation to Cease Assisting Chinese Companies Operate Satellites
Beijing will soon lose the ability to access its weather and earth-monitoring satellites via ground station locations affiliated with the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) in Sweden, Chile and Australia.
Last update: 19:07 GMT 21.09.2020
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Environment
Videos: Hurricane-Weary US Gulf States to See ‘Life-Threatening’ Conditions From Tropical Storm Beta
The hurricane-embattled US Gulf Coast region is set to undergo yet another round of clashes with Mother Nature this week, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches the US’ southern coastline and brings with it “life-threatening” weather conditions.
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Sport
'They Would S**t Their Pants': Basketball Star LeBron James Addresses 'Critics'
UFC Welterweight fighter Colby Covington called out NBA superstar LeBron James on Saturday night over the latter's support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Covington said he stood with first responders and referred to James as a "spineless coward."
Last update: 11:02 GMT 21.09.2020
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Russia
WHO Thanks Russia for Developing 'Safe and Effective Sputnik V Vaccine', Regional Head Says
The first officially registered vaccine against COVID-19, developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, is now undergoing Phase 3 trials involving around 2,000 people around the world.
Last update: 20:05 GMT 21.09.2020
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Viral
Memes Flock Twitter After Microsoft Purchase of Bethesda Game Publisher
On Monday, it was announced that Microsoft had purchased ZeniMax Media, a game company which owns Bethesda Softworks. The latter has published popular games including DOOM, Fallout, Dishonored and Elder Scrolls.
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World
COVID-19 Live Updates: Death Toll in US Surpasses 200,000
As the global death toll from COVID-19 approaches 1 million people, numerous countries have reinstated severe restrictions and travel bans in a bid to stop new outbreaks of the disease.