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Uber said its new mobile app will give people a variety of transport options and services, with improved safety features

The United States says that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, seen here meeting church leaders in July 2019, has repeatedly used chemical weapons

Fast food giant McDonald's is dipping another foot into the world of plant-based food, announcing plans to test a vegetarian burger in Canada.

Young refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo wait to be registered at the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in western Uganda, on December 10, 2018

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks on company sustainability efforts on September 19, 2019 in Washington; Amazon is the latest company to be sued under a US law for profiting from property seized by Cuba's communist government

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 26, 2019

US President Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador shake hands during their meeting in New York

President Donald Trump's upbeat comments on trade deals with China and Japan boosted markets

A television screen at the Trump Bar inside Trump Tower in New York shows Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as she announced an impeachment inquiry into the president on September 24, 2019

Havana's Jose Marti International airport is being claimed by Jose Ramon Lopez Regueiro, whose family owned it until it was nationalized in the 1950s

President Trump says whoever gave information to the whistleblower is "close to a spy" and should be dealt with accordingly.

A US court on Thursday sentenced a former Mexican state attorney general to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to participating in an international drug trafficking ring.Edgar Veytia, a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico, was arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of involvement in the production and trafficking of illegal drugs including heroin and cocaine into the United States starting in January 2013.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in New York on September 26, 2019

Former Cuban president Raul Castro gives a speech in front of his revolutionary brother Fidel Castro's tomb in January 2019

The whistleblower claims that Senior White House officials tried to "lockdown" sensitive information about the alleged conversation.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York

The FLIR C360 Muve gas detector, seen on a DJI Matrice 210 drone, can map toxic gases for the fire and emergency services

Migrants from Honduras wait in line at the Mexico-United States border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico on September 12, 2019

Logan Radd, a 13 year old teen was the victim of a shark attack while surfing next to a beach in Florida. He was rushed to hospital and treated for his injuries but maintains a carefree attitude of the attack. He claims it was just a part of being close to the ocean.

Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly