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Trump campaign loses lawsuit seeking to halt Michigan vote count 05 Nov 2020 - 09:46 pm

A judge in Michigan on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign in hopes of halting vote-counting in...

UK PM says there is light at end of COVID tunnel 05 Nov 2020 - 09:25 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was light at the end of the tunnel on COVID-19 as England...

Trump lawsuits unlikely to impact outcome of US election, experts say 05 Nov 2020 - 09:19 pm

WILMINGTON, Del - President Donald Trump called in his lawyers to shore up his dimming re-election prospects, but legal experts said the flurry...

Biden on cusp of White House victory, Trump turns to courts 05 Nov 2020 - 08:48 pm

Washington - Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly close to victory on Thursday as...

Putin orders Russian government to try to meet Paris climate goals 05 Nov 2020 - 07:53 pm

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russian government to try to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight...

Australia orders more COVID-19 vaccines for total of 135 mln doses 05 Nov 2020 - 07:29 pm

SYDNEY - The Australian government has agreed to purchase two more COVID-19 vaccines in development, beefing up the country's prospective arsenal against the...

Storm Eta wreaks 'shocking' devastation in Central America, 18 dead 05 Nov 2020 - 07:24 pm

TEGUCIGALPA - Storm Eta unleashed torrential rains and catastrophic flooding in Central America, killing at least 18 people and turning streets into waist-high...

WHO warns of 'explosion' of virus cases in Europe: AFP interview 05 Nov 2020 - 07:09 pm

Copenhagen - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe on Thursday said it was seeing an "explosion" of coronavirus cases in the region...

Lebanon to demolish blast-hit silos over safety fears 05 Nov 2020 - 06:03 pm

Beirut: Lebanon will demolish grain silos at Beirut port that were severely damaged in an enormous explosion in August because they are at...

'Sorry Amazon': French supermarket steps up for local booksellers 05 Nov 2020 - 05:32 pm

Paris: A leading French supermarket chain announced Thursday that it would share its online retailing network with shuttered bookstores and other local businesses,...

Britain's most fashionable man? Vogue hails Prince Charles 05 Nov 2020 - 05:23 pm

LONDON: His daughters-in-law Kate and Meghan are regularly lauded for their fashion sense, but 71-year-old Prince Charles, well-known for patching-up and mending his...

Election observer says no evidence for Trump's fraud claims 05 Nov 2020 - 04:53 pm

BERLIN: The head of an international delegation monitoring the U.S. election says his team has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claims...

Airbnb restricts English bookings again for second lockdown 05 Nov 2020 - 04:19 pm

LONDON: Home rental firm Airbnb said it would restrict bookings in England as the country entered its second national lockdown on Thursday, adding...

UK's Sunak extends furlough pay subsidies until end of March 05 Nov 2020 - 03:53 pm

LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday extended the coronavirus furlough scheme, which provides 80% of the pay of temporarily laid-off workers,...

Anger as Italy's new 'red zones' prepare for lockdown 05 Nov 2020 - 03:07 pm

Milan: Italy's newly-designated coronavirus "red zones" braced Thursday for a fresh lockdown as anger rose against the government, accused of penalising some regions...

Greece to re-enter virus lockdown from Saturday 05 Nov 2020 - 02:20 pm

Athens: Greece will re-enter a lockdown from Saturday for three weeks to battle a second wave of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

Doctor's self-funded test lab leads way in Somalia's COVID fight 05 Nov 2020 - 02:15 pm

MOGADISHU: Having scraped money together following medical studies abroad, Somali doctor Abdullahi Sheikdon Dini opened Mogadishu's first advanced diagnostic laboratory in January. Its...