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Brazil's Bolsonaro alleges fraud in US presidential election 29 Nov 2020 - 11:37 pm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after voting during the second round of municipal elections at the Rosa da Fonseca Municipal School, in the Military Village, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 29, 2020. / AFP / Andre Coelho
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump 29 Nov 2020 - 10:44 pm
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Trump questions whether Supreme Court would hear election challenge as options dwindle 29 Nov 2020 - 09:46 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Camp David, U.S., November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
New York City public schools will begin to reopen with weekly COVID-19 testing 29 Nov 2020 - 08:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past Public School 41 following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Investigators search doctor's office, probing Maradona death 29 Nov 2020 - 07:29 pm
Police officers stand guard outside the building where Leopoldo Luque, the personal doctor of late Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona, has his office in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Fauci warns Americans to brace for 'surge upon surge' of virus 29 Nov 2020 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who co-leads the Trump administration effort dubbed
Trump loses another election court challenge 29 Nov 2020 - 12:19 pm
US President Donald Trump walks out of Marine One along with Donald Trump Jr, at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., November 28, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Mysterious monolith in US desert reportedly disappears 29 Nov 2020 - 11:18 am
A metal monolith is seen in Red Rock Desert, Utah, U.S., November 25, 2020, in this still image obtained from a social media video. @davidsurber_ via REUTERS
Most Canadians could get COVID-19 vaccine by Sept if all goes well: PM Trudeau 27 Nov 2020 - 08:47 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Brazil's Bolsonaro says won't take virus vaccine 27 Nov 2020 - 01:14 pm
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Trump says he will leave office -- if Biden victory is confirmed 27 Nov 2020 - 12:16 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Thanksgiving video teleconference with members of the military forces at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Sao Paulo may use Sinovac vaccine without Brazil regulator's approval, governor says 26 Nov 2020 - 11:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Sao Paulo state governor, Joao Doria, and director of Instituto Butantan, Dimas Tadeu Covas, hold boxes of the China's Sinovac vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a cargo plane containing the vaccines arrives at Sao
Disney increases planned layoffs to 32,000 as virus hits park attendance 26 Nov 2020 - 07:55 pm
Cheryl Ooley and Stephanie Horning wait to get inside Disney California Adventure as its retail stores and restaurants partially reopened without rides during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Anaheim, California, U.S., November 19, 2
America celebrates scaled-back Thanksgiving as COVID-19 surges 26 Nov 2020 - 07:51 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 24, 2020, people take photos of Thanksgiving decorations at Macy's Herald Square store in New York City. Thanksgiving is an official American holiday that celebrates one of the country's founding myths. It is f
US grants ByteDance new seven-day extension of TikTok sale order -filing 25 Nov 2020 - 11:52 pm
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Biden urges Americans to be safe during holiday, fight coronavirus pandemic 25 Nov 2020 - 11:32 pm
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving address at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Biden to unveil economic team next week as transition moves ahead 25 Nov 2020 - 10:19 pm
:US President-elect Joe Biden talks to the media after neeting with members of his cabinet at the Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 24, 2020. US President-elect Joe Biden introduced November 24, 2020 a seasoned national security team he said was
Mexico's president again declines to recognize Biden win 25 Nov 2020 - 08:43 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico November 25, 2020. Mexico's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO

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(Files) This picture taken on December 11, 2019, shows an oil tanker at the port of Ras al-Khair, about 185 kilometres north of Dammam in Saudi Arabia's eastern province overlooking the Gulf. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace / AFP) Saudi says Houthis target Makkah, warns of 'red line'

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Image used for representation only Australian researchers develop 'smart' self-repairing coating to extend rust protection
This handout aerial picture taken on September 6, 2026 and released on September 7, 2026 by the Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation shows the Mount Krakatau (Krakatoa) in the Sunda Strait, in South Lampung, Lampung province, spewing smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. (Photo by Handout / Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation / AFP) Indonesia ends search for journalists missing on volcano mission
A man wearing a rain jacket stands in front of a booth promoting the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on September 16, 2026. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP) China out of Asian Games women's cricket without a ball being bowled
A mother reacts after the death of her child following a fire incident outside the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital in Islamabad on August 26, 2026. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) Pakistan maternity ward fire was 'institutional failure': inquiry

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