Belarus detains 500 at weekend anti-government protests
Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have been protesting daily since the country’s disputed presidential election on August 9….
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French hospitals delay operations to cope with Covid surge
France has reported 31,700 virus-related deaths, the third-highest toll in Europe after Britain and Italy….
Covid-19 vaccine could be available to some before the end of the year
Sir Patrick Vallance said a number of vaccine candidates have shown they can generate an immune response that ought to be protective…
China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honours late president
Lee Teng-hui, who died aged 97 in July, led Taiwan’s transition to democracy….
Air service resumes at Chinese epicentre of Covid-19 outbreak
Air traffic is now at pre-pandemic levels in Wuhan where the outbreak started….
Australia partners with Oxford University for coronavirus vaccine
The country aims to provide almost 85 million vaccine doses….
Donald Trump pushes law and order message at election rally
More than six million people have been infected with coronavirus in the country….
Kanye West barred from Arizona ballot
Lawyers for an Arizona voter argued putting West on the poll would cause confusion for the electorate as he is registered as a Republican….
Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
Lawyers say the hip hop star is not qualified to be on the ballot because he is a registered Republican….
Search under way as ship feared sunk with 42 crew and 5,800 cows
A survivor from the ship told the Japanese coastguard the Gulf Livestock 1 fell victim to rough weather during Typhoon Maysak….