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US Covid cases rise

24/10/2020 GMT

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More than 70,000 new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Thursday

More than 70,000 new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Thursday.

More than 70,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Thursday. This steep rise in infections was a central theme in the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Also in the programme: Sudan and Israel agree to normalise relations and how the rivalry between China and the US is affecting the world.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues is Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Brussels correspondent for The New York Times, covering the European Union and Oliver McTernan, co-founder and director of Forward Thinking. 

(Picture: A sign for a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the US. Credit: REUTERS/Bing Guan)

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