Day: October 31, 2020

Collapsed building
An aerial view taken on October 31, 2020, in Izmir shows Rescue workers searching for survivors in a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. A powerful earthquake hit Turkey and Greece on October 30, killing at least 26 people, levelling buildings and creating a sea surge that flooded streets near the Turkish resort city of Izmir. / AFP / Ozan KOSE
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Deadly quake

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BAYRAKLI, Turkey, Oct 31, 2020 (AFP) - Rescuers dug through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands Saturday in a desperate search for survivors

Swab test
A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a student to test for COVID-19 at the Brooklyn Health Medical Alliance urgent care pop up testing site as infection rates spike in New York City. The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on October 30, 2020, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as infections spike days before the nation chooses its next president. The country, which has seen a resurgence of its Covid-19 outbreak since mid-October, has now charted 9,007,298 cases, according to a real-time count by the Baltimore-based school. / AFP / Angela Weiss
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US passes 9 million coronavirus cases as infections spike

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WASHINGTON, Oct 31, 2020 (AFP) - The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on Friday and broke its own record for daily new