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Trump arrived at the White House on Monday in a made-for-television spectacle in which he descended from his Marine One helicopter wearing a white surgical mask only to remove it as he posed, saluting and waving, on the mansion’s South Portico. “Don’t let it dominate you. Don’t be afraid of it,” Tr…

China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up its military activities near the island, responding to what Beijing calls “collusion” between Taipei and Washington. In the past few weeks, Chinese fighter jets have crossed the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, which normally …

Speaking at start of his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo, Pompeo said he agreed with Suga that a free and open Indo-Pacific was the foundation of regional peace and stability. “Prime Minister Suga was a powerful force for good, and for this relationship, too, when …

The closing of both private and public schools in those areas will begin on Tuesday, Cuomo said, bringing forward the plan announced by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio by a day. The nine neighborhoods, delineated using postal ZIP codes, have all seen coronavirus test positivity above 3% for seven day…

Argentina hit 809,728 confirmed cases on Monday, with a seven-day rolling average of around 12,500 new daily infections. The country, which started strongly against the virus, passed 20,000 fatalities last week. Medical professionals said low-levels of testing and lax restrictions had propelled the…

The Oct. 2-3 national opinion poll gave little indication of an outpouring of support for the president beyond Trump’s core group of followers, some of whom have gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where the president has been hospitalized. Trump has repeatedly dismissed …

The poll, conducted from Sept. 14 to 20, showed that Duterte obtained an approval rating of 91%, up four points from 87% last December. Those who disapproved of his work remained at 5%. The remaining 5% were undecided, down from 8%. The poll also found that 91% of the respondents expressed trust in…

The shift to distance-learning has been a logistical nightmare for the poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country that has long lacked enough classrooms, teachers and educational equipment. Nearly 25 million students enrolled this year in mostly 47,000 public schools nationwide that would have to be …