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Republican Senator Cornyn wins re-election in highly competitive Texas race 04 Nov 2020 - 05:47 am

WASHINGTON - Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas won reelection on Tuesday as the first victor among a dozen vulnerable Republican incumbents in...

Trump leads Biden in Florida, seen as a must-win for the president 04 Nov 2020 - 05:47 am

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was narrowly leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida on Tuesday, while other...

'Vote him out!': Biden supporters in cheerful mood outside White House 04 Nov 2020 - 02:45 am

Washington - Hundreds of Joe Biden supporters rallied at the White House Tuesday evening, fueling a festive atmosphere with blasting music and dancing...

US election day: what to expect 04 Nov 2020 - 12:46 am

Washington - US election day is finally here, and 100 million people have already voted by mail or in person. Millions more were...

Job whale done as Dutch train lifted to safety 04 Nov 2020 - 12:18 am

Spijkenisse, Netherlands - Cranes safely lifted a Dutch metro carriage off a huge sculpture of a whale's tail on Tuesday, a day after...

Democrats favored to win control of US Senate, but results may be delayed 03 Nov 2020 - 11:22 pm

WASHINGTON - Democrats are favored to emerge from 14 hotly contested U.S. Senate races with full control of Congress in Tuesday's election, but...

Biden swings through Pennsylvania; Trump returns to White House 03 Nov 2020 - 11:03 pm

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden returned to his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for some last-minute campaigning on Election Day, while President Donald...

US postal service ordered to check for delayed ballots in key battlegrounds 03 Nov 2020 - 09:49 pm

WASHINGTON - A judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep some mail processing facilities on Tuesday afternoon for delayed ballots and immediately...

Turkey orders businesses closed at 10 pm to fight virus 03 Nov 2020 - 09:43 pm

Ankara - Turkey's restaurants, cinemas and other businesses will have to shut at 10:00 pm to help fight rising coronavirus infections, President Recep...

Rising COVID-19 cases push Spain's regions to call for tighter restrictions 03 Nov 2020 - 09:22 pm

MADRID, - The northern Spanish region of Castilla and Leon ordered a shutdown of bars and restaurants on Tuesday and demanded tougher measures...

Mysterious Robocalls - but no evidence of US election hacking 03 Nov 2020 - 08:37 pm

The FBI is looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day as the nation remains on...

America on edge as nation decides between Trump and Biden 03 Nov 2020 - 08:33 pm

Washington - A bitterly divided America was going to the polls on Tuesday amid the worst pandemic in a century and an economic...

Melania Trump casts her vote near Florida resort 03 Nov 2020 - 08:26 pm

WASHINGTON - First lady Melania Trump has cast her vote, stopping in at a voting center in Palm Beach, Florida, close to President...

Aviation chiefs in quarantine after virus case at Berlin airport 03 Nov 2020 - 08:21 pm

Berlin - Aviation bosses who celebrated the long-delayed opening of Berlin's new international airport together have been forced into quarantine after a local...

Algerian president has COVID-19 but improving, presidency says 03 Nov 2020 - 07:52 pm

ALGERIA - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has tested positive for COVID-19, but his condition is gradually improving as he receives treatment in a...

Ukraine health minister warns of virus surge 'disaster' 03 Nov 2020 - 07:46 pm

Kiev - Ukraine registered a record increase in coronavirus infections on Tuesday and officials warned the country is close to disaster with hospital...

Brazil allows J&J to resume trial of COVID-19 vaccine 03 Nov 2020 - 07:33 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa has authorized the resumption of a clinical trial of Johnson & Johnson's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, according...