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Watch: Mexican balloon festival goes online due to COVID-19 pandemic

The annual event usually attracts half a million visitors - this year it was reduced to 400.

15/11/2020

USA

'I concede nothing': Trump says Biden 'won' election, vows to fight on

Trump tweeted that “He won” but said the Democrat's victory was only “in the eyes” of the media.

15/11/2020

Peru

Pressure mounts on Peru's President Merino after two die in protests

Angry Peruvians have taken to the streets in daily demonstrations accusing Congress of staging a parliamentary coup putting Manuel Merino in power.

15/11/2020

USA

Clashes in Washington after Trump supporters rally in election protest

Thousands turned out to back the outgoing US President's baseless fraud claims, before nighttime clashes with counter-demonstrators sparked fistfights, at least one stabbing and at least 20 arrests.

14/11/2020

Mexico

Femicide protesters attack Mexico attorney general's office

Some protesters entered the building, seized files, and burnt them in the street outside.

14/11/2020

USA

Trump says 'time will tell' who'll be president but fails to concede

In ruling out a national coronavirus lockdown under his tenure, the US President appeared to acknowledge that the decision might not be his much longer.

13/11/2020

USA

US election security officials reject Trump claims of widespread fraud

Cybersecurity experts, federal and state election officials say they have seen no evidence to back the outgoing president's baseless claims of widespread fraud.

13/11/2020

USA

Vatican calling: Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election

Biden said he hopes to work with Pope Francis on issues such as climate change, poverty and immigration.

12/11/2020

Europe Decoded

Debunked: Dead voters’ ballots not evidence of major election fraud

Social media users have falsely claimed that US citizens cast extra votes using the identities of dead people in key swing states. Experts have told Euronews that there is no evidence of widespread election fraud.

12/11/2020

World

Will Trump's defeat dent the ambitions of authoritarian leaders?

Several European and global leaders forged close links with the US President Donald Trump. Right wing leaders, including the Presidents of Poland and Turkey will be now watching the changes at the White House, in the knowledge that past diplomatic relations may be substantially changing.

12/11/2020

Europe Decoded

Deadline looms for TikTok to end operations in the US

President Donald Trump's administration said it was working on a solution for TikTok after the Chinese company applied for an extension to the deadline when it must cease operating in the US.

12/11/2020

USA

EU-US relations will never be the same again, says ex-Trump aide

Mick Mulvaney says President Donald Trump has "tapped into" issues between the bloc and the US which will have a lasting impact.

12/11/2020

USA

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

Klain served as chief of staff for Biden during Barack Obama’s first term, was chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore in the mid-1990s and was a key adviser on the Biden campaign, guiding Biden’s debate preparations and coronavirus response.

12/11/2020

USA

Georgia to recount US presidential votes by hand for state audit

Georgia's secretary of state announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin is so tight.

11/11/2020

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Massive sinkhole nearly swallows up parked van in California

A sinkhole nearly swallowed up a parked van after it opened up due to a water main break, local authorities said.

11/11/2020

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Scientists in Washington destroy murder hornet nest in 'nick of time'

Scientists in Washington had discovered 500 murder hornets in various stages of development in addition to nearly 200 queens that could have started their own nests.

11/11/2020

Eco-Innovation

Virgin’s floating pods make transport history with first passengers

Could Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop be the future of emission-free travel?

11/11/2020

Green News

What does the internet think of Biden’s plan to tackle climate change?

Celebrities, world leaders and activists were quick to share what they thought about the new President-Elect.

11/11/2020

USA

Biden: Trump's refusal to concede is 'embarrassing' mark on his legacy

Biden: Trump's refusal to concede is 'embarrassing' mark on his legacy

11/11/2020

USA

US election crime prosecutor quits over order to probe alleged fraud

Attorney General William Barr authorised federal prosecutors on Monday to pursue "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite no evidence of widespread fraud.

10/11/2020

USA

America's top Republicans join Donald Trump in delaying transition

"In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted any illegal ballots, must not be counted. And President Trump is 100 per cent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

10/11/2020

USA

Biden defends Obamacare as US Supreme Court considers its merits

Biden will deliver a speech on the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, the day the US Supreme Court will hear arguments on its merits.

10/11/2020

USA

International observers see no fraud in 'historic' US vote

The report notes that due to COVID-19, mail-in votes and early votes combined accounted for over one-hundred million ballots ahead of election day.

10/11/2020

Brazil

Brazil halts trials of Chinese-made vaccine due to 'serious event'

The potential vaccine is being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac and in Brazil would be mostly produced by Sao Paulo's state-run Butantan Institute.

10/11/2020

USA

Trump campaign continues legal fight in key battleground states

Some Republican officials invoked the Trump mantra that only “legal votes” should be counted, but others emerged to counter the campaign narrative and urging voters to support the results.

10/11/2020

USA

Biden warns 200,000 Americans could die before a vaccine is available

The president-elect lowered expectations that a vaccine could arrive soon and outlined his plans to tackle the pandemic once he is sworn into office.

10/11/2020