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Health authorities are meanwhile drawing up a vaccination programme that prioritises elderly people and at-risk workers.

At least 15 people were killed and 42 others got injured in a car bombing outside a district office in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday.

The Palm Fountain will have 20 bespoke shows with five different shows running daily between sunset and midnight.

Nearly 1,100 people have tested positive in Brooklyn in just the last four days, according to state figures.

Health experts have complained that the messaging from the administration -- and particularly Trump's medical team -- has caused widespread confusion.

It said up to 50 structures were destroyed and conditions remained "challenging" on Monday, with 11 helicopters and nine fire crews attempting to contain the flames.

The work of the various prize committees is shrouded in secrecy and the names of the nominees are not disclosed for 50 years, leading to rampant speculation.

Regal's British parent company Cineworld said Sunday it is considering the move. However, "fifty Regal locations are expected to keep operating during weekend hours."

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 6,549,373, while the country's death toll soared to 101,782.

Sharjah: In an eco-friendly tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary, more than 4,000 students of Sharjah Indian School made his iconic round-framed glasses with recycled paper, used matchsticks and cardboards to create his famous charkha and paper plates to depict the three monkeys. The students ranged from classes 1 to 9, the […]

Reports suggest the talks could now continue for the rest of October, but British officials are stressing the need for clarity on whether a deal is feasible by the summit.    

Azerbaijan claims to have made gains in Karabakh in recent days, with its defence ministry saying that 14 settlements have been taken as well as a strategically important plateau.

According to official figures, there were 12,872 new cases on Saturday, while a further 49 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19.

The couple shared photos on Instagram on Saturday to mark the day.

Earlier this week Belarusian authorities withdrew the accreditation of all foreign journalists.

With the coronavirus pandemic battering altry incomes, many observers are warning that the stage is set for massive ballot fraud by well-resourced parties.

The umrah, the pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, usually attracts millions of Muslims from across the globe each year but it was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Saturday's case figure came a day after the country reached a grim milestone of more than 2,000 infections reported in a single-day since the pandemic started in the country earlier this year.

Trump, 74, and First Lady Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, a development that upended the Republican leader's election campaign just weeks before the presidential polls on November 3.

However, White House physician Sean Conley has said the president is "not yet out of the woods".

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 7,379,614 and 209,335, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Experts say Trump's popularity among older voters has come down due to his handling of virus

After Trump announced on Friday that he and his wife Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19, several people took to Twitter, openly calling for Trump's death

In a message to Trump, Xi said that after learning President Trump and Melania have tested positive for COVID-19, he and his wife Peng Liyuan extend sympathy to them and wish them a speedy recovery