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Pres. Donald Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci are on course for another, very public battle. According to CNN, Fauci questioned why Trump thinks mask wearing is weak. Fauci is the world's leading infectious disease specialist. He and the President are arguing as the pandemic begins the feared fall & winter spike. Trump has slammed Fauci repeatedly. Early in the pandemic Fauci said mask wearing was not necessary. "Let's see if we could put this to rest once and for all," Fauci said. "Cloth coverings work."
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan could face the death penalty as she and dozens of other co-accused await verdicts in one of the country's biggest fraud cases over the embezzlement of $12.5 billion. IMAGES
"The United Nations Security Council, the primary platform for questions of global peace, is deadlocked by geopolitical fissures. This is not the first time the Council has been divided, but it is the worst. Today's dysfunction is deeper and more dangerous," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his speech to the General Assembly presenting his 2024 priorities. SOUNDBITE
Prince Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne, reads a statement on behalf of his client outside a London court after it was ruled that the Mirror Group hacked the Duke of Sussex's communications. "This case is not just about hacking. It is about a systemic practice of unlawful and appalling behaviour, followed by cover-ups and destruction of evidence, the shocking scale of which can only be revealed through these proceedings," reads the Prince's statement. SOUNDBITE
The United Arab Emirates, host of the COP28 climate summit, says it will seek consensus with a new draft deal after wide criticism of language on fossil fuels. SOUNDBITE
Hit by torrential rain and floods last week, the the Pas-de-Calais region, in northern France, is facing further rainstorms that could once again lead to devastating flooding after a 48-hour lull over the weekend. IMAGES
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