Month: November 2020

Read More New York representative denies Movement for Black Lives and Green New Deal cost seats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has criticised the Democratic party for incompetence in a no-holds-barred, post-election interview with the New York Times, warning that if the Biden administration does not put progressives in top positions, the party would lose big in the…

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Read More Results reveal Jorgensen’s vote share was higher than the Trump-Biden margins in some states – but did she really take votes from Trump? When it became increasingly clear that a handful of battleground states would decide the winner in 2020’s US presidential election, many were struck by the razor-thin margins that emerged. Related:…

Read More The next 11 weeks could be the most dangerous in US history, some analysts believe, with a vengeful and fearful lame duck incumbentSome of the mayhem that will follow Donald Trump losing the presidential election is already known. The US exited the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday regardless. The coronavirus pandemic that has…

Read More The U.S. Air Force received the first two HH-60W Jolly Green II  Combat Rescue helicopters, according to a recent service news release. The 23d Wing and 347th Rescue Group leadership received the Air Force’s newest Combat Rescue aircraft on 5 November. The delivery of the new model is significant to the personnel recovery…

Read More Report claims Kate Bingham’s venture capital firm has invested in companies developing Covid-19 antibody cocktails Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The head of the government’s vaccine taskforce faces fresh questions after it emerged she hailed the launch of a biotechnology investment fund in her capacity as managing director of…

Read More Abiy Ahmed made his name as a reformer – but was there always an authoritarian waiting to come out? The beginning of the week saw Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, in one role: a forward-looking statesman, with a vision of peace and prosperity, and a tailored suit. The 44-year-old leader was…

Read More Investment in robot warfare at heart of UK’s planned five-year defence review Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Thirty thousand “robot soldiers” could form an integral part of the British army in the 2030s, working alongside humans in and around the frontline, the head of the armed forces said in…

Read More Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei blasted the US presidential election as a “spectacle” amid Donald Trump’s voter fraud allegations. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Iranian elections a “joke” in an ensuing Twitter spat. “The situation in the US & what they themselves say about their elections is a spectacle!” Khamenei wrote…

Read MoreBiden’s supporters say this is ‘a moment in history’ as first Delawarian president-elect addresses the US.Biden’s supporters say this is ‘a moment in history’ as first Delawarian president-elect addresses the US.

Read More Diana’s revelations to Panorama 25 years ago rocked the royal family. Now the BBC is being accused of setting her up Confidence is crucial. It has to be established to entice a big name to give a candid TV interview. It is also, of course, the basis of many a scam. Pulling off…

Read More The president-elect mapped out his vision of a unified America with opportunity for all, no matter their background Read our full report on the speech My fellow Americans, the people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory. A convincing victory. A victory for “We the People.” We have…

Read More There have been some changes to metropolitan Melbourne’s tough coronavirus restrictions. Here’s what you need to know Regional Victoria’s restrictions: Covid restrictions state by state Victoria cases trend map; Vic hotspots list; full Australian Covid stats Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, announced his government’s roadmap for…

Read More Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have offered a message of unity as the pair spoke following their election victory. Harris, who will be the first woman to be vice-president, paid tribute to her mother. For Biden, his speech was an opportunity to offer an olive branch to his political rivals after nearly four…

Read More While, at home, Labour moves ahead to gain a four-point lead over Tories, at 42% More than three times as many UK voters wanted Joe Biden to win the US election than favoured Donald Trump, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. About 57% of British people chose Biden against just…

Read More Millions of missed diagnoses will add to global pandemic toll, warns WHO study Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have warned that several hundred thousand extra deaths from tuberculosis are likely to occur this year as a result of Covid-19’s effect on global health services. In many countries –…

Read MoreHow the president who has never wavered dealt with defeat after four years in the White House.How the president who has never wavered dealt with defeat after four years in the White House.

Read More Sketch: In his victory speech, the president-elect proved himself the right person at the right time for an ailing country Joe Biden ran jauntily on to the stage, wearing a black face mask but suddenly looking several years younger. Looking, in fact, like millions of Americans felt, with burdens to bear but a…

Read MorePresident-elect has pledged to immediately halt travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.President-elect has pledged to immediately halt travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.

Read MorePresident-elect outlines his policies after winning the US election over incumbent Donald Trump.President-elect outlines his policies after winning the US election over incumbent Donald Trump.

Read More Turnbull says Joe Biden’s victory means the US will again take a leading role on climate change and Australia must get with the program Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have a history: an uneasy collaboration on climate policy before the Liberal party grabbed that prospect out of Turnbull’s hands in 2009, then, years…

Read More How crucial was the 2020 election to the LGBTQ community? It felt the same terror about its future that reproductive rights advocates felt another four years of Trump would mean for Roe vs. Wade. How crucial was the 2020 election to the LGBTQ community? It felt the same terror about its future that…

Read More Major media outlets welcomed the defeat of Donald Trump, but said Joe Biden would not have an easy task as president With headlines like “God Bless America”, powerful media outlets around the world welcomed the defeat of Donald Trump but warned that president-elect Joe Biden faced enormous challenges in healing the US. The…

Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi’s NLD expected to triumph in Myanmar’s second general election since the end of military rule.Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD expected to triumph in Myanmar’s second general election since the end of military rule.

Read More Kamala Harris credited the work of generations of women for her barrier-breaking election as Vice President of the United States in a victory speech on Saturday night. “Black women, Asian, white, Latina and Native American women throughout our nation’s history who have paved the way for this moment tonight,” she said, adding: “Tonight,…

Read More Daniel Andrews announces an easing of a range of restrictions but says mask rules must remain in place Daniel Andrews has announced the so-called “ring of steel” separating metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria will be scrapped along with travel restrictions for city residents, as the state recorded no new cases of Covid-19 for…

Read MoreSupporters of US President-Elect Joe Biden give their message to people who voted for Donald Trump.Supporters of US President-Elect Joe Biden give their message to people who voted for Donald Trump.

Read More In a forceful and eloquent victory speech Saturday night, President-elect Joe Biden vowed to usher in “a time to heal” in America, claiming a moral mandate as well as a political one as he vowed to comfort a bruised and angry nation. More than a health care plan or a climate proposal, or…

Read More Andrés Manuel López Obrador will wait for courts to rule on Trump lawsuits in bid to avoid friction Joe Biden wins: US election 2020 – live updates Biden styled himself as the antithesis to Trumpism – and won Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner…

Read More“This is the time to heal in America,” the Democrat says in his first speech as president-elect.”This is the time to heal in America,” the Democrat says in his first speech as president-elect.

Read More Deaths top 400 in one day in the UK; Australian state of Victoria eases more restrictions as emjoys ninth day of zero cases. Follow updates live US confirms more than 126,000 Covid cases in new record UK test and trace needs radical reform, experts say English couples heartbroken as weddings cancelled again 2.02am…

Read More Scott Morrison has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their projected US election win. Morrison spoke about the importance of the alliance between the two countries that was strengthened following the second world war and the value of the US in the Australia-Pacific region. While President Donald Trump is yet to concede,…

Read More Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and first South Asian American woman to become vice president-elect, began her victory speech by quoting the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, who said, ‘Democracy is not a state, it’s not an act.’ A century after women won the right to vote, Harris, wearing suffragette white,…

Read More Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator of Vermont who put up a strong challenge to Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries before helping him campaign, has offered congratulations to the president-elect and his running mate, Kamala Harris. Sanders called this election the most important in modern American history The path to Joe Biden’s victory: five days…

Read More The US president’s blind faith in the power of positive thinking appears to have collided with the reality of coronavirus Donald Trump came to use the line often at his campaign rallies. “Can you imagine if you lose to a guy like this?” he would say of Joe Biden. “It’s unbelievable.” It’s not…