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US Election 2020: Florida begins early voting, no major problems reported

Floridians began early voting in much of the state Monday with no serious problems reported as the Trump campaign tries to cut into an early advantage Democrats have posted in mail-in votes in the key swing state. Many polling sites...

Trump slams ‘China-dominated’ WHO, says ‘was right’ on not imposing lockdowns

US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that the recent remarks by a World Health Organization envoy proved that he “was right” about not imposing Covid-19 lockdowns and said that the global health body, which was dominated...

Pushback to Xi Jinping to reflect in US approach to ‘One China’ policy | Analysis

Two of the biggest takeaways from the October 6, Quad security dialogue were that US confrontation with China over Taiwan has the potential of serious escalation and that Washington blames Beijing for not only the global pandemic but also for the...

Covid-19 downturn not as bad as feared; crisis not over: IMF chief

Amid a flood of government spending, the global downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic will not be as bad as originally feared, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday, but she warned that the crisis is far from over. “The picture...

Donald Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

US President Donald Trump faced a backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the Covid-19 disease that has killed more than 209,000 people in the country...

American to furlough 19,000 as clock runs out on airlines

American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees on Thursday after lawmakers and the White House failed to agree on a broad pandemic-relief package that includes more federal aid for airlines. CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday night that if Washington comes...

Donald Trump says he ‘enjoyed’ debate with Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump says he “enjoyed” debating former Vice President Joe Biden, but he is falsely claiming that Biden is trying to get of the next two debates. Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota, Wednesday. He gloated about...

Donald Trump’s choice of Amy Coney Barrett may not sway female voters he lacks

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is poised to give the Supreme Court its most conservative female justice in history but is unlikely to accomplish the one thing that could help seal his re-election -- a new...

Amy Coney Barrett: All you need to know about Donald Trump’s recent nominee to US Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump nominated conservative Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill in the vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The 48-year-old judge is Trump’s third such nomination after Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh. This is...

Donald Trump says he expects to nominate Ginsburg replacement next week

President Donald Trump said he expects to nominate a replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court next week and that he’ll likely select a woman. “I’ll be making my choice soon,” Trump told reporters as he...

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Robot welcomes voters with flowers at Puducherry booth

A robot carrying a plate of flower petals welcomed voters at a model polling booth set up at VOC...