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Read More Millions of missed diagnoses will add to global pandemic toll, warns WHO study Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have warned that several hundred thousand extra deaths from tuberculosis are likely to occur this year as a result of Covid-19’s effect on global health services. In many countries –…

Read MoreHow the president who has never wavered dealt with defeat after four years in the White House.How the president who has never wavered dealt with defeat after four years in the White House.

Read More Sketch: In his victory speech, the president-elect proved himself the right person at the right time for an ailing country Joe Biden ran jauntily on to the stage, wearing a black face mask but suddenly looking several years younger. Looking, in fact, like millions of Americans felt, with burdens to bear but a…

Read MorePresident-elect has pledged to immediately halt travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.President-elect has pledged to immediately halt travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.

Read MorePresident-elect outlines his policies after winning the US election over incumbent Donald Trump.President-elect outlines his policies after winning the US election over incumbent Donald Trump.

Read More Turnbull says Joe Biden’s victory means the US will again take a leading role on climate change and Australia must get with the program Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have a history: an uneasy collaboration on climate policy before the Liberal party grabbed that prospect out of Turnbull’s hands in 2009, then, years…

Read More How crucial was the 2020 election to the LGBTQ community? It felt the same terror about its future that reproductive rights advocates felt another four years of Trump would mean for Roe vs. Wade. How crucial was the 2020 election to the LGBTQ community? It felt the same terror about its future that…

Read More Major media outlets welcomed the defeat of Donald Trump, but said Joe Biden would not have an easy task as president With headlines like “God Bless America”, powerful media outlets around the world welcomed the defeat of Donald Trump but warned that president-elect Joe Biden faced enormous challenges in healing the US. The…

Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi’s NLD expected to triumph in Myanmar’s second general election since the end of military rule.Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD expected to triumph in Myanmar’s second general election since the end of military rule.

Read More Kamala Harris credited the work of generations of women for her barrier-breaking election as Vice President of the United States in a victory speech on Saturday night. “Black women, Asian, white, Latina and Native American women throughout our nation’s history who have paved the way for this moment tonight,” she said, adding: “Tonight,…

Read More Daniel Andrews announces an easing of a range of restrictions but says mask rules must remain in place Daniel Andrews has announced the so-called “ring of steel” separating metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria will be scrapped along with travel restrictions for city residents, as the state recorded no new cases of Covid-19 for…

Read MoreSupporters of US President-Elect Joe Biden give their message to people who voted for Donald Trump.Supporters of US President-Elect Joe Biden give their message to people who voted for Donald Trump.

Read More In a forceful and eloquent victory speech Saturday night, President-elect Joe Biden vowed to usher in “a time to heal” in America, claiming a moral mandate as well as a political one as he vowed to comfort a bruised and angry nation. More than a health care plan or a climate proposal, or…

Read More Andrés Manuel López Obrador will wait for courts to rule on Trump lawsuits in bid to avoid friction Joe Biden wins: US election 2020 – live updates Biden styled himself as the antithesis to Trumpism – and won Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner…

Read More“This is the time to heal in America,” the Democrat says in his first speech as president-elect.”This is the time to heal in America,” the Democrat says in his first speech as president-elect.

Read More Deaths top 400 in one day in the UK; Australian state of Victoria eases more restrictions as emjoys ninth day of zero cases. Follow updates live US confirms more than 126,000 Covid cases in new record UK test and trace needs radical reform, experts say English couples heartbroken as weddings cancelled again 2.02am…

Read More Scott Morrison has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their projected US election win. Morrison spoke about the importance of the alliance between the two countries that was strengthened following the second world war and the value of the US in the Australia-Pacific region. While President Donald Trump is yet to concede,…

Read More Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and first South Asian American woman to become vice president-elect, began her victory speech by quoting the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, who said, ‘Democracy is not a state, it’s not an act.’ A century after women won the right to vote, Harris, wearing suffragette white,…

Read More Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator of Vermont who put up a strong challenge to Joe Biden in the Democratic primaries before helping him campaign, has offered congratulations to the president-elect and his running mate, Kamala Harris. Sanders called this election the most important in modern American history The path to Joe Biden’s victory: five days…

Read More The US president’s blind faith in the power of positive thinking appears to have collided with the reality of coronavirus Donald Trump came to use the line often at his campaign rallies. “Can you imagine if you lose to a guy like this?” he would say of Joe Biden. “It’s unbelievable.” It’s not…

Read More Donald Trump was golfing at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia when major news outlets projected presidential rival Joe Biden had won the 2020 US election. Trump posed for photos at the club but did not comment on the results at the time. The president’s camp has since refused to concede the…

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Read More Joe Biden’s long-awaited victory did not prevent President Trump from falsely claiming that he won the election. Joe Biden’s long-awaited victory did not prevent President Trump from falsely claiming that he won the election.

Read More Australia’s current and former prime minister respond to the US election result declared early Sunday morning Follow our live blog Australia warned it could be isolated over climate inaction after Joe Biden victory Australia will not be invisible to Joe Biden, especially when it comes to China and climate change | Katharine Murphy…

Read More Statements poured in congratulating Biden on his victory in the 2020 election — including from Trump’s global allies. Iranian and Palestinian leaders expressed relief at the president’s loss. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) Statements poured in congratulating Biden on his victory in the 2020 election — including from Trump’s global allies. Iranian and Palestinian…

Read MoreThe former vice-president is projected to win the White House – but does not get to move in straight away.The former vice-president is projected to win the White House – but does not get to move in straight away.

Read More Kamala Harris made history as the first woman of color to be elected US vice-president. ‘It brings tears to my eyes and joy to my heart,’ said the former US national security adviser Susan Rice, while Atlanta’s mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, said: ‘She represents the best of us.’ Harris, who is of Indian…

Read MoreSalvatore Forte lost both parents to Covid-19. Now he is fighting to keep his business going.Salvatore Forte lost both parents to Covid-19. Now he is fighting to keep his business going.

Read MoreHow Jack Ma’s clash with the Chinese authorities stopped the biggest-ever share market debut.How Jack Ma’s clash with the Chinese authorities stopped the biggest-ever share market debut.

Read MoreThai and Hong Kong pro-democracy youth activists have joined forces, even sharing protest tactics.Thai and Hong Kong pro-democracy youth activists have joined forces, even sharing protest tactics.

Read MoreThousands throng Washington, DC streets celebrating Joe Biden’s election win.Thousands throng Washington, DC streets celebrating Joe Biden’s election win.

Read More Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor’s advice. Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor’s advice.

Read MoreAndrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor’s advice.Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor’s advice.

Read MoreThe young Afghans symbolising hope who were attacked in the assault on Kabul University.The young Afghans symbolising hope who were attacked in the assault on Kabul University.

Read MoreThe nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.