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Judge skeptical of ballot counting challenge in suburban Philadelphia county 04 Nov 2020 - 08:38 pm

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments by Republican officials seeking to stop a suburban Philadelphia county from counting...

Denmark to cull entire mink population after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans 04 Nov 2020 - 08:25 pm

COPENHAGEN - Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals...

Much of Portugal enters new partial lockdown 04 Nov 2020 - 08:02 pm

Lisbon - Large parts of Portugal went into partial lockdown on Wednesday, but the government warned it might have to impose even tighter...

12 dead in India factory blast 04 Nov 2020 - 07:46 pm

Ahmedabad, India - At least 12 workers were killed Wednesday when part of a chemical warehouse collapsed following a powerful blast in western...

Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes Trump wins 04 Nov 2020 - 07:32 pm

Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday he hoped Donald Trump would come out ahead in the down-to-the-wire US election,...

Trump campaign will immediately request recount in Wisconsin 04 Nov 2020 - 07:28 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's campaign will immediately request a recount of votes in Wisconsin, even though the state's presidential election results have yet...

Twitter labels Trump comments on ballot irregularities 'misleading' 04 Nov 2020 - 07:06 pm

Washington: Twitter on Wednesday labeled as "misleading" a tweet from President Donald Trump claiming ballot irregularities, as a tight vote count in the...

Biden says 'won't rest until every vote counted' 04 Nov 2020 - 06:26 pm

Washington: Joe Biden vowed Wednesday that his campaign would not "rest until every vote is counted" in the US election after President Donald...

Kenya extends nightly curfew to Jan. 3 to contain COVID-19 spread 04 Nov 2020 - 04:29 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended the country's nightly curfew to Jan. 3 as part of a raft of measures to contain...

Lucky children greet Fu Bao, the first panda born in South Korea 04 Nov 2020 - 04:01 pm

SEOUL: The first panda to be born in South Korea was introduced to a group of lucky children and reporters on Wednesday and...

Vatican Museums to close again because of coronavirus 04 Nov 2020 - 03:59 pm

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican Museums, which house some of the world's greatest art treasures, will close for a month in line with new...

UK PM Johnson says will roll out COVID tests on scale never seen before 04 Nov 2020 - 03:26 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday his government would roll out new types of COVID-19 testing "on a scale never...

Emirates airline asks some pilots to take 12 months unpaid leave 04 Nov 2020 - 03:20 pm

DUBAI: Emirates airline is asking some pilots to take a year of unpaid leave as it seeks to cut costs due to the...

Questions mount over tracking of Vienna attack gunman 04 Nov 2020 - 03:04 pm

Vienna: Questions were mounting in Austria on Wednesday about how a convicted Islamic State sympathiser was able to carry out the deadly gun...

Philippines reports 987 new coronavirus cases, 49 deaths 04 Nov 2020 - 02:57 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported 987 new coronavirus infections, the lowest daily increase in infections in more than 16 weeks,...

Ethiopia sends army into Tigray region, heavy fighting reported 04 Nov 2020 - 02:38 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Heavy fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said, after the prime minister launched military operations in...

Italy agrees curfew as Europe tries to stem virus surge 04 Nov 2020 - 02:28 pm

Rome: Italian officials agreed on Wednesday to impose a night-time curfew, joining a slew of European nations in ramping up restrictions in the...

UK heading for double-dip recession this winter: PMI 04 Nov 2020 - 02:09 pm

London: Britain looks on course to enter a double-dip recession this winter, as business surveys show economic growth almost halted last month even...