Twitter flags ‘president-elect Biden’ posts as premature
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Friday (Nov 6) flagged as premature posts referring to Joe Biden as "president-elect," as the vote...
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A blue-green glow adds to platypuses’ long list of bizarre features
The fur oThe fur of Australia’s iconic oddity fluoresces under ultraviolet lightf Australia’s iconic oddity fluoresces under ultraviolet light Between...
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Renault takes on ‘range anxiety’ in electric sales push. But it’s a long road
Steve Tomlin, who runs a Renault dealership in Britain, says sales of the Zoe small electric car have shot up...
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FBI probing Trump caravan confrontation with Biden campaign bus in Texas
AUSTIN: The FBI said yesterday it was investigating an incident in which a convoy of vehicles flying flags in support...
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WHO chief says he is identified as contact of Covid-19 positive person
GENEVA: World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday that he had been identified as a contact of someone...
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Texan Republicans lose bid to halt drive-through voting but fight continues
AUSTIN: A group of Texas Republicans have lost one of two legal challenges they brought in the hope of halting...
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White House and US’s top virus doctor clash ahead of election
NEW YORK: One of America's top government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent plea for a change in US...
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Man rescued from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 62
IZMIR: A 70-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Izmir yesterday,...
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New Zealand PM Ardern names finmin Robertson as new deputy prime minister
SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today named finance minister Grant Robertson as deputy prime minister in her new...
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US coronavirus cases keep rising in grim march to Election Day
WASHINGTON: Coronavirus cases continued their grim climb in the United States yesterday with Midwestern states experiencing record hospitalizations, as increasingly...
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As US election day approaches, inaccurate claims persist
WASHINGTON: As the US awaits election day tomorrow, misleading claims from President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden are...
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US will ‘vigorously defend’ TikTok executive order despite ruling
WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department said on Sunday (Nov 1) it would "vigorously defend" an executive order that seeks to...
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No guarantee I will be in F1 next year, says Hamilton
LONDON: Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Sunday there were no guarantees he would be in Formula One next...
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Ronaldo returns with double in Juventus win as Zlatan sinks Udinese
MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to score a brace on his return from coronavirus as Juventus got back...
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No home comforts for Man United in Arsenal defeat, Bale send Spurs second
LONDON: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang condemned Manchester United to fresh misery at Old Trafford as his penalty clinched a 1-0 win for...
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Italy has 48 hours to approve new Covid-19 restrictions, says health minister
ROME: Italy’s health minister said today hat new data on the coronavirus was “terrifying” and the country had two days...
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Australia records no new Covid-19 cases for first time in five months
MELBOURNE: Australia recorded no new daily coronavirus community infections today for the first time in nearly five months, health officials...
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Trump, Biden hit key states on final weekend before vote
United States: Donald Trump, challenger Joe Biden and their top surrogates barrelled through crucial states in the industrial Midwest and...
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Macron vows defiance after ‘Islamist’ knife attack in church kills three
NICE: French president Emmanuel Macron vowed his country would stand firm against religious extremists after a knife-wielding man killed three...
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Robinsons to close last 2 stores in Singapore due to weak demand
SINGAPORE: After more than 160 years in Singapore, Robinsons is closing its last two department stores at The Heeren and...
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