Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry rejected the Armenian accusations as a “provocation.” /article/world/armenia-azerbaijan-ceasefire-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-latest-updates-6719750/ The truce was, however, short-lived as the Armenian military accused Azerbaijan of shelling the area near the town of Kapan in southeastern Armenia, killing one civilian. Officials are urging people not to gather in large groups next Monday on Canadian Thanksgiving, a major holiday.Īlso Read | US charges British IS members - dubbed ‘the Beatles’ - in deaths of American hostages South CaucasusĪfter nearly two weeks of bitter clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire on October 10. He spoke after health officials said authorities needed to do more now to fight the pandemic since forecasts suggest the number of new infections will continue to accelerate. Terming the second wave of the coronavirus “really frustrating”, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country is at a tipping point in the fight against the virus and health care workers are increasingly swamped. Canada at a tipping point in fight against Covid-19, says Trudeau President Trump had held a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden to honour Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, following which he and several top staffers, as well as senators and military officials, had tested Covid-19 positive.

While Harris accused the Trump administration of intentionally misleading Americans about the severity of the Covid-19 infection, Pence defended his government and attempted to side-step hard questions.Īnthony Fauci, the US’s top infectious-disease expert, said that a gathering in the White House Rose Garden on September 26 was a “super-spreader event” for the novel coronavirus.

On October 8, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris squared-off in a more civil vice-presidential debate. 22 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, with Kristen Welker of NBC as the moderator. One final debate now remains scheduled, on Oct. Meanwhile, the second presidential debate scheduled for October 9 was formally canceled after Trump refused to participate in a virtual event. While it was not clear whether he was still contagious, Trump’s physician Dr Sean Conley said the president would be able to return to his regular schedule. Days after contracting the coronavirus, US President Donald Trump returned to the White House and made his first public appearance on October 11.

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