News Archives for World - 2020-11-05

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World

Biden on cusp of White House victory, Trump turns to courts

The former senator from Delaware and Democratic hopeful currently has 253 electoral votes -- or 264 if the 11 electoral votes from the southwestern state of Arizona are included.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 11:55pm

Europe

Johnson appeals for unity as England enters new lockdown

The latest lockdown came into force at 0001 GMT and by daybreak, had turned normally bustling cities into ghost towns, and left normally packed tourist destinations deserted.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 11:49pm

USA

What happens if the U.S. Election is contested?

President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots will lead to widespread fraud by Democrats in the November presidential election.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 09:09pm

World

WHO warns of 'explosion' of virus cases in Europe: AFP interview

WHO on Thursday reported a total of over 12 million cases in the region, with nearly two million in the last seven days.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 09:06pm

USA

US weekly jobless claims fall marginally

First-time unemployment claims have dropped from a record 6.867 million in March.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 07:19pm

USA

FAA issues flight restrictions for Biden's hometown, as he edges closer to the presidency

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a flight advisory for presidential nominee Joe Biden's hometown of Wilmington Delaware, as he pushes closer to securing victory.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 07:04pm

South Asia

Delhi battling dual crises of pollution and coronavirus

India is the world's second most-infected nation after the United States with more than 8.3 million Covid-19 cases.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 06:54pm

Europe

Europe now region hardest hit by virus infections

Last week, 277,000 new cases a day were recorded, more than half of the total number of cases worldwide of 517,000 daily.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 06:49pm

Middle East

Iran's supreme leader mocks US democracy

On Tuesday, Khamenei insisted the outcome of the election would have no impact on Iranian policy.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 05:54pm

Europe

Greece to re-enter virus lockdown from Saturday

A total of 2,646 new infections and 18 deaths were recorded on Wednesday, up sharply from last week.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 05:47pm

Currency

EU warns no return to pre-crisis economy before 2023

The European Commission said the eurozone economy would expand by just 4.2 percent next year, much lower than the 6.1 percent it predicted in July.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 05:45pm

Europe

Anger as Italy's new 'red zones' prepare for lockdown

Southern regions Puglia and Sicily were designated orange, or medium-risk, and will face less restrictive measures, while the rest of Italy was yellow.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 05:42pm

World

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

Bharat Biotech, a private company that is developing COVAXIN with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), had earlier hoped to launch it only in the second quarter of next year.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:54pm

World

Violent attacks in Afghanistan increase by 50 percent amid peace talks: report

The report blamed the Taliban for launching attacks on cities and security installations, stating there are fears the recent spate of violence may jeopardise negotiations

Updated 06 Nov, 2020 09:15pm

World

Harris’s ancestral village in India gets festive as Biden leads count

Thulasendrapuram, located about 320 km (200 miles) south of Chennai, is where Harris’s maternal grandfather was born more than a century ago.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 01:38pm

World

Trump supporters protest outside Arizona vote center

A victory for Biden in Arizona would give the Democrat 11 electoral votes, a major boost in his bid to win the White House, while severely narrowing Trump’s path to re-election, in a state the Republican won in 2016.

Updated 05 Nov, 2020 01:10pm

World

Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after U.S. vote

Portland Police said it arrested ten people in the demonstrations after declaring riots in the city’s downtown area while the New York Police Department (NYPD) said it made about 50 arrests in protests that spread in the city late on Wednesday.

Updated 05 Nov, 2020 12:25pm

World

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

Democratic nominee Joe Biden has a slight edge over Republican President Donald Trump with 227 to 213 electoral votes. That leaves 98 electoral votes to be allocated, and possible paths to victory for both candidates. The winner needs to secure 270 votes.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 10:45am

World

U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat

The Trump campaign and other Republicans have also filed various complaints in other states, including an attempt to stop votes being counted in Michigan.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:14am

World

Biden says he expects to win the presidency

“After a long night of counting, it’s clear that we’re winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency,” Biden said. “I’m not here to declare that we’ve won, but I am here to report that when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners.”

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:11am

World

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

Trump’s campaign asked to intervene in a pending U.S. Supreme Court case over whether Pennsylvania, another key state that was still working its way through hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots, should be permitted to accept late-arriving ballots sent by Election Day.

Published 05 Nov, 2020 04:08am

World

Category 2 hurricane Eta batters Nicaragua

BILWI, (Nicaragua): Eta was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday even as it continued to pummel Nicaragua,...