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Vice President Mike Pence waves to supporters Saturday Oct. 24, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. Battleground Florida was again a central focus of the presidential campaign Saturday as President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and former President Barack Obama all had high-profile events in the state. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Mike Pence's top aide tests positive
A woman walks round Citywalk with a mask on to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai government boosts Covid stimulus to Dh6.8bn
Medics are on the front lines of the fight against the pandemic. Pawan Singh / The National

UAE detects 1,491 cases from more than 120,000 tests
UK Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson has told The National that exams will ahead next summer despite the pandemic. Getty Images  

UAE pupils will sit A-level and GCSE exams in 2021, UK education minister pledges
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The spread of coronavirus

 
The white Kashmiri goats were spotted in Llandudno town centre in March after the UK went into lockdown to curb the coronavirus, and around 150 wild goats said to be in the Great Orme headland, overlooking the Welsh town. Getty Images

Covid lockdown goats help hospice raise $155,000
Hundreds of triathletes welcomed the opportunity to return to competition on Friday. Courtesy: Race ME

Masks and medals as triathlon season gets under way in Dubai
An archaeology worker opens a sarcophagus at the Saqqara archaeological site, 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in the presence of journalists and officials. Egypt’s ministry of antiquities and tourism says at least 59 sealed sarcophagi with mummies inside were found that had been buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Khaled)

Why curse of the pharaohs or Covid won’t slow Egypt’s archaeologists
An electronic wristband is installed on a patient at the new Covid-19 Prime Assessment Centre at Adnec. Victor Besa / The National 

My highs and lows of wearing Abu Dhabi's quarantine wristband
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination door-to-door campaign in Lahore. / AFP 

After Covid-19 shutdown, Lahore’s fightback against polio begins
There are more than 150 potential Covid-19 vaccines in development around the world. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines: The challenges of finding a Covid-19 vaccine
International students are considering their future in the UK after a steep rise in coronavirus cases put many university cities on the brink of lockdown. AFP 

New lockdown for university cities could force international students to leave Britain
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers an update on the Covid-19 pandemic from 10 Downing Street on September 30, 2020. AFP

Donald Trump joins growing list of leaders infected by coronavirus
 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden waves as he arrives onstage for a drive-in campaign rally at Dallas High School on October 24, 2020 in Dallas, Pennsylvania. AFP

Biden and Trump rallies show sharp contrast as coronavirus surges again
Santa Claus is pictured in his chamber behind a plexiglas screen at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland October 13, 2020. Normally Santa's village in northern Finland is bustling with visitors in the months before Christmas but this year the pandemic has made them stay away, plunging the tourist attraction into crisis. Picture taken October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Attila Cser

Santa Claus: Covid-19 won’t cancel Christmas
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press after chairing a meeting with the medical staff of the Rene Dubos hospital center, in Pontoise, in the Val d'Oise, on October 23, 2020, as the country faces a new wave of infections to the Covid-19. AFP

France coronavirus cases top 1 million

Clouds gather above skyscrapers on the skyline in the City of London. The City of London Corporation unveiled a five-year mission to reinvent the capital by 2025 with new start-up hubs, affordable work spaces, digital funds and stock exchange reforms. Bloomberg

Tough challenges facing the City of London's five-year rebrand plan
A patient infected with COVID-19 is treated in one of the intensive care units (ICU) at the Severo Ochoa hospital in Leganes, outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Spain has become the first western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed infections as the country of 47 million inhabitants struggles to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,563 new infections and 1,704 recoveries
Shoppers wearing mask in the high street in Greater Manchester, northwest England. Tightening government restrictions coupled with falling consumer sentiment may hurt retail sales going forward. AFP

UK retail sales rebound in the third quarter as shoppers defy Covid's economic gloom
  Passengers can use Emirates' new biometric pathways, which use a mix of facial and iris recognition, to check in, complete immigration and board their flights. Courtesy Emirates

Emirates launches biometric 'paths' at DXB
Left: Geographical spread of Covid-19 in England. Right: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a news conference at Downing Street in London. Reuters

Five charts that show the UK's recurring Covid nightmare
Young people look at information boards and job posts in Nanning city, south China's Guangxi province. Reuters

Covid-19 has widened global generation gap as youth unemployment rates soar, report finds
Manchester has been hit hard by Covid-19. Reuters

Manchester's buzz has gone, crushed by Covid restrictions
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo. Reuters

Ronaldo tests positive for Covid and likely to miss clash against Barca
Emirates SkyCargo facility in Dubai South to be used as Covid-19 vaccine distribution hub. Courtesy: Emirates

Emirates to open Covid-19 vaccine distribution hub in Dubai
Rishi Sunak unveiled a new support package for businesses affected by Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions on Thursday, which affects places like London and Birmingham. AFP

Rishi Sunak announces more aid for Covid-hit businesses – but will it win over workers?
A woman walks among the Spanish flags placed in memory of coronavirus victims. AP

Spain and France top one million Covid cases as Germans start hoarding
A Sharjah survey found 43 per cent of government employees suffered from eye pain after sitting in front of a screen for long hours. Getty  

Sharjah employees worked from home even when sick, survey shows
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: N/A. News. Coronavirus/Covid-19. A gentleman gets his delivery ready in Satwa, Dubai. Tuesday, October 20th, 2020. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE reports 1,578 new Covid-19 cases in record high
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to support the hospitality industry. Reuters

UK’s Rishi Sunak set to boost financial aid for struggling hospitality sector
Dubai is geared up to be a major winter attraction despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP    

Why Dubai is primed to be the safe choice for tourists during the pandemic
A worker wearing a protective suit disinfects a globe-shaped public garden, following the outbreak of coronavirus in Algiers, Algeria, on March 23, 2020. Reuters

Pandemic widens global economic generation gap
Omanis, wearing protective face masks, sit on the Corniche in Muscat. AFP

Omanis relieved as night lockdowns to end on Saturday
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