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Biden wins U.S. presidency, supporters celebrate in deeply divided nation

Published On: November 8, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 8: Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election on Saturday after a bitter campaign, sparking street celebrations among his supporters in major cities even as President Donald Trump refused to accept defeat.

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Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risk grows

Published On: November 7, 2020 02:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7: Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of federal military sites and weapons.

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'We're going to win this race': Biden predicts victory as his lead over Trump grows

Published On: November 7, 2020 12:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground states, although television networks held off from declaring him he victor as officials continued to count votes.

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Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?

Published On: November 7, 2020 10:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 7: Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway. Some companies had suggested early trial data could be ready for release in October, but have since pushed that back to November and December.

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Common cold antibodies hold clues to COVID-19 behavior; lung scans speed COVID-19 diagnosis in stroke patients

Published On: November 7, 2020 09:28 AM NPT By: Reuters

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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Trump turns to courts, as Biden inches closer to victory in U.S. election

Published On: November 7, 2020 08:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov 7: With Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking a lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and inching closer to victory in the U.S. presidential election on Friday, Republican President Donald Trump has turned to the courts to challenge votes in several states.

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Timeline: Which states could tip U.S. election and when will they report results?

Published On: November 6, 2020 06:41 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON DC, Nov 6: The outcome of the U.S. presidential election hung in the balance on Thursday as five swing states continued to count their ballots.

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UK media report that Putin is ill and poised to quit is nonsense, says Kremlin

Published On: November 6, 2020 05:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, Nov 6: The Kremlin on Friday rejected as untrue a report in Britain’s mass market Sun newspaper which suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have Parkinson’s disease and be poised to quit early next year.

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Biden gains ground on Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania, edges closer to White House

Published On: November 6, 2020 02:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 6: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gained more ground on President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday, edging closer to the White House hours after Trump falsely claimed the election was being “stolen” from him.

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Ruthless Mumbai crush Delhi to reach IPL final

Published On: November 6, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Nov 6: Defending champions Mumbai Indians moved closer to a fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Thursday, steamrolling Delhi Capitals by 57 runs to sail into the Nov. 10 final in Dubai.

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Biden gains ground in White House vote count as Trump mounts legal challenges

Published On: November 5, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the U.S. presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets.

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India-made COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February - government scientist

Published On: November 5, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Nov 5: An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February - months earlier than expected - as last-stage trials begin this month and studies have so far showed it is safe and effective, a senior government scientist told Reuters.

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Biden predicts a win, promises to unite as Trump goes to court

Published On: November 5, 2020 11:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states, while the Republican incumbent alleged fraud, filed lawsuits and demanded recounts in a race yet to be decided a day after polls closed.

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Which U.S. states are still counting votes and when will they be done?

Published On: November 5, 2020 11:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 5: The outcome of the U.S. presidential election hung in the balance on Wednesday as several states continued to count their ballots, including some of the most competitive battlegrounds where the tally could take days to complete.

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U.S. formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty

Published On: November 5, 2020 08:52 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Nov 5: The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change.

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Biden foresees victory in U.S. election; Trump pursues suits, recount

Published On: November 5, 2020 05:32 AM NPT By: Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was headed toward a victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election after claiming the pivotal Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Michigan, while the Republican incumbent opened a multi-pronged attack on vote counts by pursuing lawsuits and a recount.

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Aegean quake toll rises to 116 as Turkey ends search

Published On: November 4, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISTANBUL, Nov 4: Turkey on Wednesday ended search and rescue efforts in the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of Friday’s strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea, after the death toll crept up to 116 in the western city of Izmir and a Greek island.

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Top Indian news anchor Arnab Goswami arrested for alleged abetment of suicide

Published On: November 4, 2020 05:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, Nov 4: One of India’s top TV news anchors, Arnab Goswami, was arrested by police in Mumbai on Wednesday for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018, his channel said in a statement.

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Trump falsely claims victory, after rival Biden voices confidence

Published On: November 4, 2020 02:29 PM NPT By: Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, Nov 4: President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory over Democratic rival Joe Biden on Wednesday with millions of votes still uncounted in a tight White House race that will not be resolved until a handful of states complete vote-counting over the next hours or days.

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Who is winning the U.S. presidential election?

Published On: November 4, 2020 10:35 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 4: Republican Donald Trump faced Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election.

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