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US Election: Biden maintains momentum, leads in Pennsylvania, Georgia
Former Vice President, Joe Biden is now a shouting distance away from defeating President Donald Trump as has taken the lead in his birth state of Pennsylvania as the number of outstanding ballots has dwindled.
Biden needs 270…
US Election: Secret Service increases Biden’s security ahead of possible victory
The US Secret Service has increased its protective bubble around Joe Biden as chances increased that he will be the next US president, the Washington Post reported Friday.
The Secret Service sent an extra squad of agents to…
Trump sons back father’s election claims
While Donald Trump’s political allies remained silent or distanced themselves Thursday from the US president, increasingly alone in his fight against what he says is widespread election “fraud”, his oldest sons declared their…
China bars UK, Nigeria. Philippines from entry over COVID-19
After evaluating the COVID-19 situation across the globe, Chinese authorities on Thursday announced fresh travel restrictions for Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits.
Other…
US Election: European observer accuses Trump of ‘gross abuse of office’
The head of an international observer mission to the US elections accused Donald Trump on Thursday of a “gross abuse of office” after the president alleged he was being cheated and demanded that vote counting be halted.
“The most…
Tigray crisis: Ethiopia orders military response after army base seized
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered a military offensive, after an army base was taken over by forces loyal to the regional government of Tigray.
Mr Abiy accused the region's ruling party, the Tigray People's…
US Elections: Results on knife edge as Biden nears finishing line
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.
No candidate can credibly claim to have won as yet, and both campaigns said they had…
US election: Germany warns of ‘very explosive situation’
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Wednesday warned the United States was facing a “very explosive situation” and a possible systemic crisis after President Donald Trump prematurely declared election…
Trump heads to Supreme Court with US election ‘too close to call’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would go the Supreme Court to dispute the counting of votes in the United States presidential election.
Trump claimed he had won the election, although the final results has not…
Maradona undergoes successful brain clot surgery
Argentine football great Diego Maradona underwent successful brain surgery on a blood clot on Tuesday night, his doctor said.
“We managed to successfully remove the clot. Diego coped well with the surgery,” Leopoldo Luque said…