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Russian-backed Organizations Amplifying QAnon Conspiracy Theories, Researchers Say
Russian governmentsupported organizations are playing a small but increasing role amplifying conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon, raising concerns of interference in the November U.S. election.
Greece Plans Military Exercise Amid Dispute With Turkey
Greece said Monday that it will conduct a navy and air force exercise in an area of the eastern Mediterranean where Turkey is prospecting for oil and gas in an area as the neighboring countries remain locked in a dispute over offshore energy rights.
Explained: Four of World's Seven Vaccines in Phase-III Trials Are from China
Sinovac Biotech is developing the third candidate called CoronaVac, while CanSino Biologics is working with state military research unit Academy of Military Medical Sciences on Ad5-nCoV.
Syrian Sides Meet Again To Discuss Possible New Constitution
Syrian government, opposition and civil society delegations were resuming meetings Monday in Geneva to discuss a possible new constitution a step seen by the U.N. mediator as a prospective dooropener to a final resolution of the countrys devastating nine...
The Latest: New Zealand To Extend Lockdown Of Largest City
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand New Zealand's prime minister says the lockdown of Auckland will last an extra four days as authorities try to stamp out an outbreak of the coronavirus.
Thousands Evacuate As Dueling Storms Take Aim At U.S. Gulf Coast
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to flee, and flooding roads in Haiti's capital, with damage across the region expected to worsen...
Mexico Posts Lowest Weekly Coronavirus Death Toll In Two Months
Mexico reported 226 more deaths from coronavirus on Sunday, finishing the week with 3,723 fatalities, the lowest total in over two months and lending weight to government assertions it is beating back the pandemic.
Biden Says He'd Shut Down Economy If Scientists Recommended
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow public health advisers advice if they called for a national shutdown should he take office and the coronavirus had not abated.
Screenwriter John Ridley To Write New Batman Comic Series
John Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of color.
Kentucky Police: 3 Shot Inside Lexington Mall
Three people were shot inside a Kentucky mall Sunday, police said.
Cyprus Denies New Allegations In "golden Passport" Scheme
Cyprus on Sunday denied fresh allegations that it was granting citizenship to foreigners accused of crimes in exchange for millions in investments, insisting that all those who received a passport met all criteria in place at the time.
Emergency Postal Aid Stalls As WH Rejects House-passed Bill
Help for the U.S. Postal Service landed in stalemate Sunday as the White House dismissed an emergency funding bill aimed at shoring up the agency before the November elections as going nowhere and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged senators to act quickly.
Pompeo Heads To Mideast As Part Of Trump's Arab-Israeli Push
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed to the Middle East, the first of two senior U.S. officials to travel to the region this week as the Trump administration presses an ambitious ArabIsraeli peace push.
Vast Protest In Minsk Keeps Up Pressure On Belarus President
More than 100,00 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital, keeping up the massive outburst of dissent that has shaken the country since a disputed presidential election two week...
Flash Floods In Northern Turkey Kill Five, 12 Missing
Five people were killed in flash floods in Turkey's northern Black Sea region and 12 others are missing, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, adding that search and rescue efforts were still underway.
Execution Of Native American Man Stirs Emotion Within Tribe
Late on a fall evening in 2001, Alyce Slim and her granddaughter stopped at a gas station on the Navajo Nation after searching for a traditional healer for leg ailments.