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US Election 2020: Republicans and Democrats battle for Congress
As well as the White House, Democrats and Republicans are in a crucial race for control of the US Congress.
This year, 35 out of 100 Senate seats are being contested. To gain control, a party needs an outright majority of 51.
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US Election 2020: Result goes to wire as Trump falsely claims fraud
The outcome of the US presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck in key swing states.
Mr Trump, a Republican, claimed to have won and vowed to launch a Supreme Court challenge,!-->!-->!-->…
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US Election: Twitter hides Trump tweet about ‘disappearing’ lead
Twitter has hidden some of Donald Trump's first tweets the day after a US election which remains undecided.
In one, the President wrote his vote advantage in key Democrat-run states had "started to magically disappear", and in another!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid threatens to ground India’s aviation industry
The pandemic has dealt a body blow to India's airlines, which had already been battling a broken pricing model and a domestic slowdown, writes the BBC's Nidhi Rai in Mumbai.
"I have sold my house and moved into a small apartment because!-->!-->!-->…
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Yuen Long attack: Hong Kong journalist who investigated police is arrested
Hong Kong police have arrested a journalist who helped investigate suspected police involvement in a violent attack on protesters last year.
Choy Yuk-ling's employer, broadcaster RTHK, said the arrest was linked to her reporting on!-->!-->!-->…
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US Election 2020: Americans choose between Trump and Biden
Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presidential polls in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against Democrat Joe Biden.
Polls have opened in the east of the country after a long and bitter campaign amid the!-->!-->!-->…
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Train saved from plunging 10m into water… by a whale tail sculpture
A train that shot through a stop block was saved from a dramatic plunge into the water below - by a sculpture of a whale's tail.
The metro train was left balancing on the tail fins - known as "flukes" - 10m above the ground near the!-->!-->!-->…
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Coronavirus: Queen and Prince Philip return to Windsor for lockdown
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have returned to Windsor Castle together, ready for England's second national lockdown.
Buckingham Palace said the royal couple travelled to Berkshire from the Sandringham estate on Monday - three!-->!-->!-->…
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‘Anti-fracking activist’ Lady Gaga and the Pennsylvania vote
Lady Gaga, that well-known "anti-fracking activist", has made her way into Donald Trump's mentions.
The 34-year-old, who is also known for being a pop superstar with several Grammy awards and one Oscar, is set to join Joe Biden and!-->!-->!-->…
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Coronavirus: Germany restricts social life in ‘lockdown light’
Germany has entered the first day of a month-long "lockdown light", shutting restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues, but keeping schools, shops and workplaces open.
The lockdown is not as restrictive as the March-April one,!-->!-->!-->…
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