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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

Earth 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

The Cube

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

USA

USA: Unrest in Philadelphia after Black man shot dead by police

Police say officers shot Walter Wallace, 27, when he ignored orders to drop a knife. His family say he was experiencing a mental health crisis.

28/10/2020

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Firefighters battle out-of-control blazes in southern California

Electricity firm Southern California Edison reported to regulators that it was investigating whether its equipment might have sparked the Silverado Fire near the city of Irvine.

27/10/2020

Earth News

Decoy sea turtle eggs help track down illegal wildlife traffickers

Meet the GPS-enabled InvestEggator.

27/10/2020

The Cube

Fact-check: Did Kamala Harris illegally campaign near polling station?

An investigation by The Cube has found no evidence that the Democratic vice presidential nominee broke Ohio county rules during an appearance near a polling station.

27/10/2020

USA

Judge rules US can't replace Trump as defendant in slander lawsuit

The government’s lawyers argued that the United States could step in as the defendant because Trump was forced to respond to the lawsuit to prove he was physically and mentally fit for the job.

27/10/2020

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La Paz eagerly waits for return of tourists after COVID

Residents pin their hopes on a colorful urban art project designed to bring in tourism dollars.

27/10/2020

USA

Summer of protests shaping voters' attitudes to US election

the Trump campaign is squarely blaming Black Lives Matter for the violence, pushing a law-and-order message. "Jobs versus mobs", they say, and they're running commercials in Wisconsin, hoping to scare voters away from the Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

27/10/2020

USA

Southern California: 100,000 evacuated due to fast-moving wildfires

An electricity firm says its equipment may have caused a wildfire which forced mass evacuation orders and injured two firefighters.

27/10/2020

USA

Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court by divided Senate

Trump's choice to fill the vacancy potentially opens a new era of rulings on abortion, the Affordable Care Act and even his own election.

27/10/2020

USA

Frozen water discovered in more places on Moon, scientists confirm

The discovery of reserves of ice water on the Moon could mean future lunar bases will be able to access drinking water.

26/10/2020