Month: November 2020

Read More Two weeks of intensive talks between the EU and UK have failed to break an impasse towards an accord on post-Brexit ties, with chief negotiators from both sides saying Wednesday that major “divergences” remain. Two weeks of intensive talks between the EU and UK have failed to break an impasse towards an accord…

Read More Results across the midwest showed the US still divided as Trump again won Iowa and Republicans held on to crucial Senate seats America’s rural heartland stuck firmly with Donald Trump on Tuesday, dashing Joe Biden’s hope of a decisive victory that would have allowed him to claim he had reunited the country, as…

Read More We must stop holding as a broad cultural expectation the idea that African Americans need to overperform in the voting booth to stave off fascism.ide class=”right-rail__container right-rail__container–ad”> Since the 2000 election, the first in which I was old enough to vote, the Republican Party and the courts have worked together to disenfranchise voters…

Read More Election experts quickly corrected the president, who claimed he won the presidential election even as more votes needed to be counted. Election experts quickly corrected the president, who claimed he won the presidential election even as more votes needed to be counted.

Read MoreThe French government has banned a Turkish ultranationalist group that it accused of violent actions in FranceThe French government has banned a Turkish ultranationalist group that it accused of violent actions in France

Read More ‘We don’t know who won the presidential race yet,’ said Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell as he defended Trump’s threat to challenge election results in the supreme court, a statement that drew wide criticism. McConnell on Wednesday said Trump should not be criticised for threatening to bring in his lawyers, adding the Biden…

Read More Somali environmentalist Ahmed Ibrahim Awale hopes it will inspire African researchers. Somali environmentalist Ahmed Ibrahim Awale hopes it will inspire African researchers.

Read More With tens of thousands of votes yet to be counted in the contentious U.S. presidential race, President Trump falsely asserted election fraud and prematurely declared himself to be the winner Tuesday night—even though the final tally may take days to resolve, and even as Democratic candidate Joe Biden appeared to be surging on…

Read More As the U.S. presidential vote failed to swiftly yield a clear winner, a watching world responded with worry, disbelief and a measure of scorn. As the U.S. presidential vote failed to swiftly yield a clear winner, a watching world responded with worry, disbelief and a measure of scorn.

Read More Austria’s interior minister has revealed that Slovakia informed Austria about the Vienna attacker attempting to buy ammunition during the summer, but the information was somehow lost in a breakdown of communications. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told reporters on Wednesday that the Austrian authorities had failed to act on information provided by Slovakian intelligence…

Read More Intensified Brexit negotiations with Britain in recent days have yielded only moderate progress towards a trade deal and differences remain on key issues, the European Union’s negotiator told EU envoys on Wednesday, senior diplomats said. One senior diplomat said the negotiator, Michel Barnier, gave no timeline for an agreement or even any certainty…

Read MorePossession of small quantities of heroin or cocaine would be treated like a traffic violation.Possession of small quantities of heroin or cocaine would be treated like a traffic violation.

Read MoreFacebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok to pay over $1.1m for not abiding by Turkish regulation.Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok to pay over $1.1m for not abiding by Turkish regulation.

Read More Global Rubber Coated Fabrics Market to Reach $2. 2 Billion by 2027. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Rubber Coated Fabrics estimated at US$1. 7 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$2.New York, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of…

Read More Thousands of people in shelters as storm causes floods and deadly landslides Tropical Storm Eta spun through northern Nicaragua on Wednesday after lashing the country’s Caribbean coast for much of the past day, its floodwaters setting off landslides that killed at least three people. The storm had weakened from the category 4 hurricane…

Read More Global Semiconductor Lasers Market to Reach $10. 5 Billion by 2027. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Semiconductor Lasers estimated at US$7 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$10.New York, Nov. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Global…

Read More Abiy Ahmed says defence forces mobilised in Tigray region ‘to save the country’ Fighting has been reported in northern Ethiopia after the country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, ordered a military response to an “attack” by the ruling party of the restive Tigray region on a camp housing federal troops. Analysts and diplomats have…

Read MoreAustrian Macedonian national Kujtim Fejzulai, who killed four people, was released on probation in December.Austrian Macedonian national Kujtim Fejzulai, who killed four people, was released on probation in December.

Read More Officials overseas have been monitoring the US presidential election, with some expressing support for one of the candidates, while others warned of a full-blown political crisis. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer noted that “the battle for the legitimacy of the result” has begun. “It is a very explosive situation,” she told public broadcaster…

Read More ‘It’s pretty clear that American people have elected Donald Trump,’ Janez Janša says as populist politicians say they back outgoing president ‘It’s pretty clear that American people have elected Donald Trump,’ Janez Janša says as populist politicians say they back outgoing president

Read More Analysts say Ma’s criticism of authorities likely reason for Ant Group’s IPO being halted In the hours after Chinese regulators halted what would have been the world’s largest share offering in history, of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, a phrase began circulating on the Chinese internet: “There is no so-called era of Ma Yun,…

Read More Flávio Bolsonaro accused of siphoning off employees’ publicly funded wages Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son has been formally accused of embezzlement, money laundering, misappropriation of funds and directing a “criminal organisation” as sleaze allegations continue to swirl around the family of Brazil’s far-right president. Prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro announced late on Tuesday that…

Read MoreAll eyes on key battleground states as both candidates maintain paths to winning race to the White House.All eyes on key battleground states as both candidates maintain paths to winning race to the White House.

Read More The U.S. – the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases – formally withdrew from the U.N.’s 2015 Paris climate change agreement on Nov. 4. Now ratified by 189 countries, the Paris Agreement is the most important international accord on combating climate change. It sets a central goal of limiting global average temperature…

Read More The airline has been coming up with creative ways to boost sales after hit of the coronavirus pandemic The airline has been coming up with creative ways to boost sales after hit of the coronavirus pandemic

Read MoreReforms will allow foreign workers the right to change jobs by transferring their sponsorship to new employers.Reforms will allow foreign workers the right to change jobs by transferring their sponsorship to new employers.

Read More Trump condemned for falsely claiming election victory Trump wins swing state Florida in setback for Biden Republicans confident they will keep Senate after fears of backlash Trump v Biden – full results Senate and House elections – full results 12.12pm GMT Trump’s path to retaining Wisconsin looks like it is getting more difficult…

Read More Latest updates: PM faces Labour leader in parliament as former chief whip joins Tory revolt before a Commons vote on England’s lockdown UK can expect at least three Covid waves with lockdowns, Mordaunt says Six NHS staff contract Covid after car sharing without wearing masks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…

Read More For three months from November 1973, the Dutch government banned private motor vehicles on Sundays to curb oil consumption during the Opec energy crisis Richard Norton-Taylor, Amsterdam5 November 1973 Continue reading…For three months from November 1973, the Dutch government banned private motor vehicles on Sundays to curb oil consumption during the Opec energy…

Read More Mark Kelly, the Democrat and former astronaut, focused on bipartisanship in a speech shortly before he was declared the winner of the Senate race in Arizona. ‘I’m confident that when all the votes are counted, we’re going to be successful in this mission,’ Kelly told supporters. ‘The work starts now.’ The retired US…

Read More Brazilian man was being held on the same wing as WikiLeaks founder An investigation has been launched after a Brazilian man, who was reportedly a friend of Julian Assange and was being held on the same wing as the WikiLeaks founder in Belmarsh prison, died on Monday. The prisons and probation ombudsman confirmed…

Read More Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong says it is in Australia’s interest that America remains ‘a credible democracy’ Australia’s shadow foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has rebuked Donald Trump, without naming him, after the US president falsely claimed victory in the 2020 election and flagged supreme court action to truncate the count. Wong…

Read MoreIn Miami, many of the president’s Cuban supporters were elated following his projected win in the Sunshine State.In Miami, many of the president’s Cuban supporters were elated following his projected win in the Sunshine State.

Read More Voters in Washington DC are deciding whether or not the capital will join a handful of other US cities in a move to decriminalise psychedelic plants and fungi Voters in Washington DC are deciding whether or not the capital will join a handful of other US cities in a move to decriminalise psychedelic…

Read More Russia has deployed a significant disinformation campaign against the Ukrainian defense industry to drive out the independent competitor. The Russian disinformation campaign has pushed fake news online in Egypt, Algeria, India, Peru, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia to discredit Ukraine as a reputable and reliable partner. Russia is actively intervening…