Space bubbles popped up at a New York bistro on September 28, 2020, offering fresh air in safe capsules on sidewalks for customers on guard against the novel coronavirus. /CFP

The global COVID-19 death toll passed 1 million on September 29, 2020, according to Johns Hopkins University's latest data. The United States remains the hardest-hit nation, with over 205,000 deaths reported so far. /CFP

Fires broke out in California in mid-August and erupted across Oregon and Washington around Labor Day last week. Many of them were sparked by lightning storms or stoked by record-breaking heat waves and bouts of howling winds. Several wineries were destroyed on September 30, 2020. /CFP

NASA released a collection of stunning photographs of the universe on October 1, 2020. These images show different NASA missions and images from different telescopes and help build a better understanding of the universe. /CFP

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on October 2, 2020. America's first couple entered quarantine after Trump's aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19. /CFP

Medical personnel in Madrid have been rapid testing thousands of people in the city in a bid to halt a rising number of COVID-19 cases, October 3, 2020. /CFP

The UK's novel coronavirus lockdown forced the annual London Marathon to be delayed for six months. Titled the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon, the event took place in St James's Park in central London on October 4. /CFP