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USA

Pence-Harris: Five key takeaways from the vice-presidential debate

Most prominent on social media were the two minutes when a fly rested on Pence's well-combed white hair.

08/10/2020

USA

Officer charged with murder in George Floyd death released on bail

Derek Chauvin was released on bail on Wednesday morning, court documents show. It has prompted the state governor to ready the National Guard in case of protests.

08/10/2020

USA

Mike Pence clashes with Kamala Harris over coronavirus at VP debate

Wednesday night's debate is the only one scheduled for the two running mates of Donald Trump and Joe Biden - and they clashed over the handling of the pandemic.

08/10/2020

USA

US charges British IS members in deaths of Western hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men dubbed "the Beatles" by the hostages they held captive because of their British accents.

07/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Facebook bans QAnon accounts across all platforms

Facebook says it will ban QAnon accounts across all platforms including pages that "do not contain violent content".

07/10/2020

USA

Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer, his family announces

"My father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote on Twitter.

06/10/2020

USA

Trump back in Oval Office as more top aides test positive for COVID-19

Top White House aide Stephen Miller has tested positive for the virus and US military leaders are also quarantining after Coast Guard official Admiral Charles Ray tested positive.

06/10/2020

USA

COVID-19: US agency says virus also spreads via airborne transmission

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that COVID-19 can spread from airborne particles that can linger in the air for hours.

06/10/2020

USA

'Don't be afraid,' Trump urges after leaving hospital

Donald Trump has made a dramatic arrival at the White House, where he will have round-the-clock care for his case of coronavirus.

06/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys with images of gay pride

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with images of gay pride, in an attempt to drown out messages associated with the far-right group.

05/10/2020

USA

COVID-19: Trump criticised for drive-by while infected with virus

A doctor at Walter Reed Military Medical Centre, where the US president is being treated, said the move was "insanity".

05/10/2020

USA

President Donald Trump could be discharged as early as Monday

The US President released a video from the hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19, saying "I think I’ll be back soon"

04/10/2020

USA

Trump's age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illness

Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.

02/10/2020

USA

Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

NASA is set to launch a new space toilet to the International Space Station for testing.

02/10/2020

USA

President Trump is 'feeling well' as speculation mounts over condition

A briefing by the U.S. president's doctor appeared to raise more questions than it answered.

02/10/2020

USA

US debate commission to make changes to format after Trump-Biden clash

The commission said it was "clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates".

01/10/2020

USA

Trump walks back comments on far-right group after sparking outrage

Trump told a far-right extremist group to "stand down" a day after saying they should "stand by" as he refused to condemn white supremacy.

30/09/2020

Green News

World's largest company Walmart pledges net-zero emissions by 2040

The US retail giant made the announcement at this year's Climate Week in New York City.

30/09/2020

USA

Trump-Biden presidential debate: Five key takeaways

Trump is no stranger to going on the offensive, but his fighting approach on stage left his Democratic opponent struggling to complete a sentence during the debate.

30/09/2020

USA

First US presidential debate: Trump and Biden lock horns from outset

There were heated clashes over the president's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the integrity of the election results, personal attacks about Biden's family and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.

30/09/2020

USA

Stage set for first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

The two main candidates in November's US presidential election will meet for the first of three televised debates early on Wednesday morning European time

29/09/2020

USA

'Fake news': Trump rejects NY Times claims about his tax returns

US President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times.

28/09/2020

USA

How Trump and Biden are preparing for first presidential debate

Trump and Biden will face off next week in the first of three presidential debates before the high stakes November election.

26/09/2020

USA

US President Trump nominates anti-abortion judge to Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett has described abortion as "always immoral". The Republican-dominated Senate is planning to confirm her and the Democrats are powerless to stop it.

26/09/2020

USA

Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state at US Capitol

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first woman to lie in state at the US Capitol. Rosa Parks was the first woman to lie in honour at the Capitol, a tribute for non governmental figures.

25/09/2020

USA

US election: Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power

The US president reiterated comments he made in July in which he said he would have to see what happened before he said he would hand over power.

24/09/2020