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China warns US of its red lines

BEIJING, Oct 06 (New York Times): The soldiers run through the forest, through the surf, through smoke and flames, ready to die for the motherland. The video, one of a series that has recently appeared online in China, climaxes with the launch of nine ballistic missiles and a fiery barrage...

Irish PM tells people to act now to prevent lockdown

LONDON, Oct 06 (BBC): Action now can prevent the need for an "immediate comprehensive lockdown" in the Republic of Ireland, Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin has said.In a televised address, he confirmed that level three restrictions would be imposed nationwide from Wednesday.The move rejects a recommendation by public health experts...

Trump downplays Covid-19

NEW YORK, Oct 06 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has made a theatrical return to the White House to continue his treatment for coronavirus after a three-night hospital stay.Mr Trump, who is still contagious, removed his mask on the balcony of the White House, while posing for pictures.His physician said...

Sharif, daughter face sedition charges

ISLAMABAD, Oct 06 (Reuters): Pakistani police filed sedition charges on Monday against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and dozens of his party leaders over comments he made criticising the interference of the military in national politics.Last month, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League and eight other opposition parties...

Argentina has world's highest COVID-19 positive rate

LA PLATA, Oct 06 (Reuters): Argentina has the world's highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Oxford-linked tracker Our World In Data, with nearly six out of 10 yielding an infection, a reflection of low testing levels and loose enforcement of lockdown rules.Argentina hit 809,728 confirmed cases on Monday,...

Singapore offers 'pandemic bonus' to boost births

SINGAPORE, Oct 06 (BBC): Singapore is offering a one-off payment to encourage people to have babies during the coronavirus pandemic.The worry is that citizens are putting off parenthood as they struggle with financial stress and job layoffs.Details of the amount that could be paid have yet to be released. It...

Delhi launches campaign to curb toxic air pollution

NEW DELHI, Oct 06 (AP): Authorities in New Delhi launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter, when the capital is regularly covered in toxic haze, and warned that filthy air could make the coronavirus pandemic more dangerous.The capital's top elected...

Houston bldg collapse leaves three dead

HOUSTON, Oct 06 (Xinhua): A stairwell collapse in the southern U.S. city of Houston left three people dead and another injured on Monday, local officials said.Local media reported that the construction site where the collapse happened is located in west Houston. According to the Houston Fire Department (HFD), the collapse...

Int'l students to return to Australia within weeks

CANBERRA, Oct 06 (Xinhua): International students will return to Australia in October after Charles Darwin University (CDU) received approval to conduct a pilot program.The university in Northern Territory (NT) announced on Monday that it has received government approval to fly up to 70 students into Darwin from Singapore in late...

A dozen dead bodies found in abandoned vans in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Oct 06 (Reuters): Mexican authorities said on Monday they found the bodies of 12 men and women left in two abandoned vans in a rural area in the central state of San Luis Potosi, an area brimming with drug cartel activity.The San Luis Potosi state attorney general's office...