2020-11-08

USA

Trebek remembered for grace that elevated him above TV host

“Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek has died at the age of 80.

08/11/2020

USA

Bush congratulates Biden as Republicans silent on election outcome

Former US President George W Bush said the election outcome was "clear" while Trump refused to concede.

08/11/2020

World News

Coronavirus: ICU beds filling as global cases pass 50 million

Hospitalisations are rising as European countries as an aggressive second wave of the coronavirus pandemic takes hold.

08/11/2020

Belarus

Belarus detains at least 400 as anti-Lukashenko protests continue

Around 400 people were detained during the latest protests in Belarus against President Alexander Lukashenko, a human rights group reported.

08/11/2020

World News

EU to 'intensify cooperation' with new US government: von der Leyen

In a video statement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the US and EU were "friends and allies" and said the election was a "moment of significance".

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK and EU to 'redouble efforts' to negotiate post-Brexit deal

Post-Brexit negotiations will resume on Monday but there are still "large differences" between the UK and EU.

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK PM says Biden win means America can become better climate leader

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and says he looks forward to working with them

08/11/2020

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Trump plays golf and poses with bride as Biden wins election

US President Donald Trump was playing golf the moment news outlets called the presidential race in favour of Joe Biden.

08/11/2020

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Japanese emperor's brother proclaimed first in line to throne

Japanese Emperor Naruhito's younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, was formally sworn in on Sunday as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

08/11/2020

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Joe Biden supporters celebrate win in San Francisco, California

The result came after a four-day wait for votes to be counted in key states.

08/11/2020

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Biden and Trump supporters rally in Arizona

Supporters of President Donald Trump confronted supporters of President-elect Joe Biden in Arizona, which emerged as one of the key battleground states in the race.

08/11/2020

Thailand

Thai protesters defy police water cannons to deliver letters

The pro-democracy movement has been pushing a bold challenge to reform the country's monarchy with almost daily demonstrations.

08/11/2020

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Sign language interpreters take on hip hop in Paris

Sign language interpreters performed alongside artists at a hip hop concert -- without a live audience -- that took place in Paris on Saturday.

08/11/2020

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Biden and Harris celebrate victory with fireworks and drone display

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris brought their families on-stage with them to close out their victory party on Saturday night.

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

UK marks Remembrance Sunday with socially-distanced event

The ceremony marks the end of WW1 in 1918.

08/11/2020

World News

Azerbaijan claims it has seized key city in Nagorno-Karabakh

In a televised address to the nation, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said “Shusha is ours” but Armenia says that fighting in and around Shusha/Shushi was continuing.

08/11/2020

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II wears face mask in public for first time

While the 94-year-old monarch has been seen in public on several occasions over the past few months, she had not been pictured wearing a face-covering until now.

08/11/2020

Israel

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Joe Biden, thanks Trump

The Israeli prime minister paid tribute to Trump's recognition of settlements, moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and for the so-called 'Abraham Accords' designed to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

08/11/2020

Eco-Innovation

Invasive plants could be turned into textiles, research shows

A laboratory in Marseille, France is looking for ways to mix design and biology.

08/11/2020

USA

'Time to heal America': Joe Biden calls for unity in victory speech

President-elect Joe Biden reached out to Trump supporters in a bid to bridge the divide in a country driven apart by social and economic turmoil.

08/11/2020

USA

'This isn't over!': Donald Trump's supporters refuse to accept defeat

At protests in cities across the US, Trump supporters railed against the news that Joe Biden is the President-elect, chanting "This isn’t over! This isn’t over!" and "Fake news!"

08/11/2020