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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Researchers working on inhaled vaccines

European leaders impose targeted curbs, Jakarta eases social distancing norms, why jokes at work make more sense than ever, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Hurricane Delta leaves thousands without electricity in Louisiana

Delta has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but not before leaving roughly 575,000 thousand customers without electricity

Fit for office

Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity.

US Deputy Secretary of State to visit India and Bangladesh next week

Biegun would be in India from October 12 to 14, after which he will travel to Bangladesh on a two-day visit, according to an official announcement here on Friday

Turkey's currency drops to record low on Russian missile defense tensions

Washington just on Wednesday issued a stern rebuke in response to local reports that Turkey was preparing to test the S-400 system

The Republican threat to the republic

Without an overwhelming victory for Democrats at all levels, Republican minority rule will be locked in indefinitely

US charges British 2 ISIS members in deaths of four American hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men dubbed "the Beatles" by the hostages they held captive because of their British accents

Quad power

The grouping still needs a cohesive agenda and structure

Afghan-Taliban peace deal: Mediators set rules to safeguard talks

The breakthrough was achieved with the help of US officials, as the two sides drew up 19 ground rules that their negotiators should observe during talks, the sources said

Donald Trump calls off US coronavirus relief talks with Democrats

In recent days, financial markets were hopeful progress toward a Covid-19 vaccine and another round of economic stimulus from Congress would boost the US economy

Wall Street ends lower after Trump calls off coronavirus relief talks

Stocks were higher before the remarks, but reversed course after Trump made the comments on Twitter

Quad nations to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific

India, US, Japan, Oz to boost coordination to counter China in Indo-Pacific

Donald Trump court nomination hangs over Senate shuttered by virus

Trump's nomination of Barrett in a Rose Garden ceremony apparently became ground zero for the infections now gripping the president, his White House and its Senate allies

Donald Trump says he would be leaving military hospital on Monday

"I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 PM. Feeling really good! Don't be afraid of Covid-19," Trump said in a tweet Monday afternoon

Tax super-rich to raise resources to fight Covid-19: Joseph Stiglitz

He also said the Indian government should not shy away from spending to control the pandemic and help the vulnerable sections

Tycoon-in-chief

Book review of White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency Into a Business

Trump feels very well, but will remain hospitalised: White House official

O'Brien said Trump will receive a national security briefing remotely later on Sunday from himself, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley

Trump thanks supporters, says 'real test' lies ahead in his Covid fight

Trump's illness has upended the campaign ahead of the November presidential election and cast a spotlight on the president's handling of the pandemic

Donald Trump's condition was worse than made public, confirms White House

Meadows made the comments in an interview with Fox News broadcast Saturday night that capped two days of conflicting and opaque assessments of the 74-year-old president's health

Quad nations to focus on ways to thwart China's aggression In Indo-Pacific

In recent months, the stance on China has hardened, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan.