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Members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators march across the Hawthorne Bridge during a rally in Portland last year. The group includes organiser Joe Biggs, in a green hat, and Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio, holding the megaphone.

Gay men have taken over the Proud Boys Twitter hashtag

The Proud Boys hashtag, which members of the far-right group have been using, is trending after gay men on Twitter hijacked it and flooded the feed with photos of their loved ones and families and with memes.

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Venezuela destroys suspected drug trafficking jet with 'American branding'

Images released by the Venezuelan Internal Affairs Minister appear to show the aircraft still on fire while on the ground and National Guard officers inspecting the rubble.

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Gamers discover massive chasm glitch in Microsoft's Flight Simulator

A user who filmed a simulated flight into the chasm found it hides an entire airport, based off Brazil's Lagoa Nova airport.

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Thousands of people at Coogee Beach in Sydney today.

Thousands pack Sydney's famous beaches as temperatures soar

As NSW residents take advantage of a spike in heat on a public holiday, crowds of thousands at beaches raised concerns about whether social distancing requirements were followed.

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President Donald Trump listens during a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

White House releases new photos of Trump during his hospital stay

The White House has released two new photos of Donald Trump inside the Washington medical facility where he is being treated for coronavirus.

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Brent Underwood bought the California ghost town of Cerro Gordo for $US1.4 million.

Man trapped for six months in abandoned US ghost town

For a man chasing some sweet isolation, Brent Underwood sure got it.

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A general view shows a burnt out vehicle next to a banner bearing the Islamic State group's flag in the village of Dibsiafnan on the western outskirts of the Islamist's Syrian bastion of Raqa, after Syrian pro-government forces entered the area on June 11, 2017. George Ourfalian/AFP via Getty Images.

Canadian who admitted to being ISIS executioner on hit podcast accused of making it up

The details were gory and vivid, the emotion was raw, but Canadian police say 25-year-old Shehroze Chaudhry lied about being a foreign fighter for ISIS and in so doing, perpetrated a terrorist "hoax."

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Charlie Haeger (37) pitches against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Former pro-baseballer found dead after becoming suspect in ex-girlfriend's murder

Police found the body of 34-year-old Danielle Breed in her home on Friday, after her roommate reported hearing gunshots.

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All the drugs Trump is being given for coronavirus

President Trump's physicians are giving him several different treatments - including investigational drugs - in the hope of relieving his Covid-19 symptoms and possibly shorten his course of illness.

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This picture taken on May 13, 2019 shows the St. Pierre Cathedral overlooking the roofs in the center of Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

The city with highest minimum wage in the world

The decision has been described as "a historic victory, which will directly benefit 30,000 workers, two-thirds of whom are women.

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Doctor labels Trump's surprise hospital drive-by 'insanity'

US President Donald Trump has been accused of "political theatre" after his surprise hospital drive-by.

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President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland on October 2.

Trump is taking dexamethasone for his COVID-19. That could be serious, doctors say

One of the physicians treating President Donald Trump, Dr. Brian Garibaldi, said on Sunday the President is being given the steroid drug dexamethasone as part of his COVID-19 treatment.

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Trump 'furious' at chief of staff for contradicting doctor

President Donald Trump is furious with chief of staff Mark Meadows after the top West Wing official contradicted the White House physician's assessment Saturday of the President's health, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.

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UK records 23,000 infections in one day, but officials blame glitch

As Europe transitions from summer into autumn, countries that claimed to have the coronavirus under control are once again seeing a surge in infections.

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President Donald Trump's doctors said that even though the President has had at least two concerning drops in oxygen levels, they are hoping he could be discharged as early as Monday (local time) from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Trump update spurs more questions than answers, again

President Trump's physician's second medical briefing in as many days again raised more questions than answers.

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Donald Trump posted a video filmed in the White House before going to hospital.

What we know, and what we don't know about Trump's diagnosis

A White House physician's comments on Sunday about the health of President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before.

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Trump's blood oxygen level dropped twice, doctors say

President Donald Trump's blood oxygen level dropped suddenly twice in recent days, doctors say - but he could be discharged from hospital on Monday.

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Trump shares message to supporters outside hospital after virus diagnosis

The images show the lone US President sitting in conference rooms while reading and signing documents hours after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Boris Johnson warns UK of 'bumpy' winter as infections soar

But the British Prime Minister warned that the country faced a "bumpy" winter ahead.

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New Caledonia voters choose to stay part of France

French authorities say a majority of voters in New Caledonia, an archipelago in in the South Pacific, have chosen to remain part of France.

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Which Cabinet members and others around Trump who have been tested

The testing status of some of the President's family members, senior government officials and advisers.

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Biden's accuser Tara Reade speaks out about alleged sexual assault

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French rescuers search for missing people after floods on Italian border kill at least two

A storm that moved across south-eastern France into north-western Italy caused major flooding, destroying bridges, blocking roads and isolating communities.

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett walks to the microphone after President Donald Trump, right, announced Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington.

Inside celebration that helped spread virus across US government

Tightly packed ceremony in the Rose Garden becomes the best illustration to date of the White House's own mismanagement of the crisis

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Spooky spiderweb 'big enough to catch a human'

A Department of Conservation employee in the US has photographed a huge spiderweb, with many noting how scary it looks.

Spider11:25am Oct 4, 2020

Donald Trump video message from hospital after COVID-19 admission

Trump tweets video message from hospital after conflicting reports over COVID-19 battle

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President Donald Trump gives thumbs up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre.

'Next 48 hours will be critical' for Trump

President Trump went through a "very concerning" period amid conflicting reports and confusion over his health.

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President Donald Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he returns from Bedminster, N.J.

Trump's physicians paint rosy, but vague, picture of his health

Trump is getting a five-day course of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir and got a large dose of an experimental monoclonal antibody treatment meant to rev up his immune response, his doctors said.

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Fireman killed in devastating floods on French, Italian border

A fireman died and 19 people were missing in France and Italy after a storm hit border regions of the two countries, causing heavy flooding that swept away roads and damaged homes, authorities said on Saturday.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Conway Heathrow Asphalt & Recycling Plant construction site in west London on October 3, 2020 in London, England

UK, EU leaders urge intensified talks on elusive trade deal

The prime minister of Britain and the chief of the European Union told their chief negotiators Saturday to get back together and push "intensively" to strike a post-Brexit trade deal before time runs out.

Brexit1:52am Oct 4, 2020

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel are standing in front of the church of St. Peter and Paul for a group photo before an ecumenical service, Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Oct.3, 2020

'Best Germany yet' marks 30th anniversary of reunification

Germany marked the 30th anniversary of its reunification today, drawing a generally positive picture of the progress made in knitting together east and west.

Germany11:20pm Oct 3, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

It's one month until the US election, and Trump has COVID-19. Now what?

Election Day will remain November 3 unless Congress were to change it.

Coronavirus9:44pm Oct 3, 2020

China's president Xi Jinping with US president Donald Trump.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sends a message of sympathy to Donald Trump

Trump has blamed China, where the coronavirus outbreak began in December, of mishandling the outbreak and allowing it to spread.

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The unanswered questions about Trump's COVID-19 infection

Confusion reigns over why the President was forced into a sudden hospital stay.

Coronavirus8:10pm Oct 3, 2020

What happens if Donald Trump becomes too sick to govern as President?

Here's what happens if he gets too sick to fulfill his role as President.

Donald Trump7:21pm Oct 3, 2020

India's COVID-19 deaths top 100,000

India has crossed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, putting the country’s toll at nearly 10 per cent of the global fatalities and behind only the United States and Brazil.

Coronavirus4:29pm Oct 3, 2020

An experimental coronavirus antibody drug has been given to Donald Trump.

Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness

The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection.

Coronavirus3:13pm Oct 3, 2020

The Rose Garden ceremony naming Amy Coney Barrett as Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee.

Trump's campaign manager tests positive to coronavirus as White House cluster spreads

Donald Trump's campaign manager has tested positive to coronavirus, joining a growing cluster of White House insiders to contract the virus.

Coronavirus3:05pm Oct 3, 2020

Trump given dose of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 infection

Donald Trump has been given a dose of Remdesivir to treat his coronavirus infection, the US President's personal doctor said.

Coronavirus2:50pm Oct 3, 2020

ICE describes the launch of the billboards in Pennsylvania as featuring at-large public safety threats.

Trump administration puts up billboards of immigration violators

The Trump administration has put up billboards in Pennsylvania of immigration violators, an unprecedented move taken in a swing state a month before the presidential election.

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Pics of the week: Molotov cocktails thrown in abortion rights protest

Plus the AFL finals begin, Trump and Biden clash in a controversial debate, and attendees at Milan Fashion Week show off their styles.

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Search underway for murder hornets nest in US state

Agricultural officials in Washington state said they are trying to find and destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets amid concerns they could kill honey bees crucial for pollinating raspberry and blueberry crops.

USA10:31am Oct 3, 2020

An 'exhausted' Trump's long path to coronavirus

When President Donald Trump stepped into the dining room of his golf club in New Jersey on Thursday, high-dollar attendees gathered for a fundraiser there thought he seemed a little off.

Coronavirus9:48am Oct 3, 2020

Trump's virus hospitalisation rocks final stage of campaign

An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos, with President Donald Trump heading to a military hospital with the coronavirus after consistently playing down the threat.

Coronavirus9:47am Oct 3, 2020

A healthcare worker wearing full protective gear looks at the chest X-ray of a patient in a ward reserved for COVID-19 patients at the Hospital Juarez, in Mexico City.

Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments – here's what doctors know works against the virus

With 74-year-old President Trump and 50-year-old first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus, what are the best proven treatments for them and other patients?

Coronavirus8:16am Oct 3, 2020

Donald Trump Washington, DC, United States

Trump's positive COVID-19 test throws country into fresh upheaval

A country already unnerved by a devastating health catastrophe and a turbulent political season faced fresh upheaval as Americans awoke to news President Donald Trump had contracted coronavirus .

Coronavirus4:41am Oct 3, 2020

Grand jury audio details moments before Breonna Taylor died

Police who shot Breonna Taylor announced themselves as law enforcement before entering her apartment, according to grand jury testimony that was among hours of audio recordings released to the public.

Black Lives Matter4:18am Oct 3, 2020

Two customers wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus inside a food market in the southern neighbourhood of Vallecas in Madrid, Spain, Friday, October 2, 2020.

Madrid readies for partial lockdown, files legal challenge

Madrid filed an appeal at the National Court against new measures from the Spanish government, just hours before a partial lockdown was set to begin.

Coronavirus3:51am Oct 3, 2020

The "Fearless Girl" bronze sculpture looks towards the New York Stock Exchange (Photo: September 22, 2020)

Stocks slump after Trump tests positive, job growth slows

Stocks are pulling lower Friday, as Wall Street's first reaction to President Donald Trump's testing positive for the coronavirus was to retrench but the moves weren't as chaotic as earlier this year.

USA3:28am Oct 3, 2020

Biden tests negative for coronavirus

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, tested negative for coronavirus, following President Donald Trump's disclosure that he had tested positive just days after the first 2020 Presidential Election debate.

Coronavirus2:51am Oct 3, 2020

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