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USA

Mail-in voting: America's scariest 2020 Halloween nightmare

Mail-in voting: America's scariest 2020 Halloween nightmare

02/11/2020

Europe Decoded

False video of Joe Biden circulates days before election

A false video of Joe Biden has been altered to make it seem like the Democrat candidate greeted Florida, instead of Minnesota at a rally on Friday.

02/11/2020

USA

How will a Trump or Biden presidency affect defence issues in Europe?

As US election night looms, the candidate that claims victory will also be put at the helm of the most powerful military in the world - what will they do with it?

02/11/2020

USA

US election: Tension mounts as presidential campaign enters final days

Donald Trump and Joe Biden are making a last ditch effort in swing states with just two days until the presidential election.

01/11/2020

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Canadian Muslim community offers flowers to pedestrians in Toronto

Members of Toronto's Muslim community gathered in front of the French consulate building to offer flowers to pedestrians.

01/11/2020

Travel News

Costa Rica is going to start offsetting visitors’ carbon footprints

Costa Rica is going to start offsetting visitors’ carbon footprints in an effort to support sustainable tourism.

01/11/2020

Canada

Sword-wielding man arrested after two die in Quebec stabbings

Police said five victims have been transported to a hospital, however, there was no immediate word on their conditions.

01/11/2020

Living

Why Nemonte Nenquimo has become the voice of the Indigenous population

Nenquimo has been named one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People of 2020.

01/11/2020

USA

US election: Obama attacks Trump in campaign speech for Joe Biden

Obama criticised Trump's behaviour during his four years in office, stating that people wouldn't have to wake up and see retweets of conspiracy theories with a new president in office.

31/10/2020

USA

US election: Why is healthcare a key issue with Latino voters?

Health, along with the coronavirus crisis and the economy, forms part of the triad of issues that will inform Latino votes - here's why.

31/10/2020

USA

US election: What are the Senate races to look out for?

US voters won't just election a president on November 3, they're also choosing 35 Senators.

31/10/2020

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Coronavirus forces Halloween events to be scaled back in the US

Halloween is normally big business In the US. But the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put pay to a lot of events.

30/10/2020

USA

Euroviews. David Miliband: If Biden wins, Europe needs to make itself an indispensable partner abroad ǀ View

If Joe Biden wins the US presidency on November 3, he is going to have his hands full at home. As well as working with the US on domestic goals, Europe needs to learn to make itself an indispensable partner abroad to tackle global problems.

30/10/2020

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Guatemalans make offerings to folk hero San Simon for COVID protection

San Simon is a venerated folk saint in the indigenous village of San Andres Itzapa, western Guatemala.

30/10/2020

USA

US election: Trump and Biden campaign in key states in final stretch

The two candidates in the US presidential race are campaigning in a few key battleground states in the hopes of winning the election.

30/10/2020

USA

Borat 2: Fundraiser for film's 'breakout star' raises over $125,000

Jeanise Jones, a grandmother of six, was duped into believing she was babysitting Borat's teenage daughter, Tutar, but ended up giving her some sage advice.

29/10/2020

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Clashes with police as illegal settlement in Buenos Aires evicted

Close to 600 families have been illegally occupying the area of almost 100 hectares since July.

29/10/2020

Women Beyond Borders

Meet Crystal and Jazmyn: the couple travelling the world in a van

For 26-year-old Jazmyn Canning, and 25-year-old Crystal Drinkwalter, travelling wasn’t always on the agenda. Now, they explore the world full time in a van, with their two dogs in tow...

29/10/2020

USA

Trump's virus stance an 'insult' says Biden as campaign tone heats up

Trump was also criticised by his own infectious diseases expert over mask-wearing. Both candidates head to the key battleground state of Florida on Thursday.

29/10/2020

Green News

Will young green voters swing the US election?

GenZ and millennials are more enthusiastic than ever about voting after months of protests.

29/10/2020

USA

Former Trump administration official says he wrote anonymous critique

Miles Taylor said in a tweet six days before Election Day that Donald Trump is “a man without character” and “it's time for everyone to step out of the shadows.”

28/10/2020

Europe Decoded

CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter grilled on content moderation

The leaders of US tech giants faced strong criticism from US senators on Wednesday over the way they moderate content on their platforms.

28/10/2020

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Hurricane Zeta hits Mexico with strong winds and heavy rain

Roads are left flooded and properties damaged after Hurricane Zeta battered popular Mexican beach resort Playa del Carmen.

28/10/2020

USA

US foreign policy: How will Biden or Trump deal with friends and foes?

It's perhaps over Russia the two men differ most strongly. Trump has seemed reluctant to criticise President Putin at times, even when US intelligence concluded the Kremlin had interfered in the 2016 election. Whereas Biden has signalled he would take a much firmer line with Moscow

28/10/2020

Travel News

These Cuban bartenders have been making cocktails from native plants

The pair grew plants in pots and flowerbeds in their homes to use in their cocktails, because of a lack of syrups and liquor in the Caribbean island. Now they cultivated the species they need on a farm outside of Havana.

28/10/2020

USA

US election: Biden vows to unify and save country; Trump hits Midwest

With under a week to go until the vote, the Democratic challenger was in Georgia while the president is on a whistlestop tour of several Midwestern states.

28/10/2020