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Read MoreMark Meadows, who has appeared at public events without wearing a mask, has been diagnosed with the virus.Mark Meadows, who has appeared at public events without wearing a mask, has been diagnosed with the virus.

Read MoreAmericans have been waiting longer than in any presidential election since 2000 to see who wins.Americans have been waiting longer than in any presidential election since 2000 to see who wins.

Read More Fussy feeding, bad nights – after my daughter’s birth, I thought I was just dealing with the typical challenges of a newborn. Then came an emergency visit to A&E… A chorus announces the arrival of birthday cake in the corridor of paediatric A&E in Lewisham hospital, London. Were it not for the paper…

Read More Freddy, 29, journalist, meets Rufus, 25, production assistant What were you hoping for?Someone with a sense of humour to accompany me to weddings and other major life events. Continue reading…Freddy, 29, journalist, meets Rufus, 25, production assistantWhat were you hoping for?Someone with a sense of humour to accompany me to weddings and other…

Read More The constant, low-level concentration required to stay upright makes it impossible to think about anything else I am sitting in my office, using a blue inflatable gym ball instead of a chair. This was recommended to me as a cure for certain occupational ailments, including neck pain, back pain and shoulder pain. The…

Read More Rescuers reach remote mountain village in Guatemala where people were buried in their homes The death toll from the calamitous Storm Eta in Central America has soared after the Guatemalan military reached a remote mountainous village where torrential rains had triggered devastating mudslides, killing about 100 people and adding to dozens of other…

Read More President appoints ex-finance minister to role after saying country being squeezed in ‘devil’s triangle of interest and exchange rates and inflation’ The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has removed the governor of the country’s central bank from his post after the lira currency hit record lows, having lost 30% of its value since…

Read More Joe Biden’s transition team isn’t waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to work. As officials continue to count ballots in several undecided states, longtime Biden aide Ted Kaufman is leading efforts to ensure the former vice president can begin building out a government in anticipation of a victory. Kaufman…

Read MoreMark Meadows, who has often been seen without a mask, is the latest Trump aide to be infected.Mark Meadows, who has often been seen without a mask, is the latest Trump aide to be infected.

Read More President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the U.S. Supreme Court. Over the last two days, Trump has leaned in to the idea that the high court should get involved in the election as it did in 2000. Then, the court…

Read More President Donald Trump’s wild and unsupported claims of voter fraud have emerged as a high-stakes Republican loyalty test that illustrates the tug of war likely to define the future of the GOP whether he wins or loses the presidency. There is a pervasive sense among current and former GOP officials that the president’s…

Read More President Donald Trump and some of his Republican supporters are testing out a rallying cry for his uphill fight to reverse the lead that Joe Biden holds in key battleground states: count all “legal” votes. The language is freighted with a clear implication, namely that Democrats want illegal votes counted, a claim for…

Read More Southern highlands cluster grows in NSW as ‘ring of steel’ around Melbourne expected to be lifted Follow today’s coronavirus blog Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state NSW cases map; Vic cases map NSW hotspots list Sign up for Guardian Australia’s weekly coronavirus email New South Wales has reported five new…

Read More Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump. There was intense focus on Pennsylvania, where Biden led Trump by more than 27,000 votes, and Nevada, where…

Read More Across the world, many were scratching their heads Friday — especially in countries that have long been advised by Washington on how to run elections — wondering if those assertions could truly be coming from the president of the United States, the nation considered one of the world’s most emblematic democracies. “Who’s the…

Read MoreJoe Biden says he is confident of winning the US election as his leads over Donald Trump widen in key states.Joe Biden says he is confident of winning the US election as his leads over Donald Trump widen in key states.

Read More Presidential hopeful Joe Biden has said ‘we’re going to win this race’ as crucial states trend in his favour as vote counting in the US election continues. Biden, who stands on the cusp of victory, said late on Friday he was on track to claim 300 electoral votes. The former vice-president has already…

Read More Nestlé, one of the largest food groups in the world, announced this week plans to introduce insect-based dog and cat food in Switzerland. U.S. options to come next year. (Image credit: Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images) Nestlé, one of the largest food groups in the world, announced this week plans to introduce insect-based…

Read More Cindy McCain, the widow of late Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, has backed Joe Biden to win the state of Arizona on his way to sealing the 2020 US election. Arizona, a Republican stronghold, was called in Joe Biden’s favour by a number of news organisations on election night.…

Read More Experiment let the primates choose what they wanted to hear, with rumbling vehicles thought to mimic elements of their own communications They may be naturally suited to swinging in rainforests, but monkeys in a Finnish zoo have demonstrated a “significant” preference for traffic sounds instead of the noises of the jungle, researchers have…

Read More Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue’s Senate seat, one of two high-profile contests in the state that could determine which party controls the upper chamber. Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel was able to get enough votes so that neither…

Read More Seven-day rolling average on brink of hitting 100,000 cases per day Seven-day rolling average on brink of hitting 100,000 cases per day

Read More Tensions are running high outside of the Maricopa County Elections office in Phoenix, Ariz., where more than one hundred protestors have demonstrated for the last three nights to argue about the electoral process after former Vice President Joe Biden became the front-runner in the traditionally red state. New York-based photographer Sinna Nasseri has…

Read More Supporters of Donald Trump, some of whom are armed, have continued to mass outside an election counting centre in Phoenix on Friday, as Joe Biden’s lead narrows slightly in the state of Arizona. The Trump campaign is angry that the state was called for Biden by media organisations including Fox News and Associated…

Read MoreAnti-Muslim sentiment intensify across the majority Buddhist country threatening to disenfranchise minority voters.Anti-Muslim sentiment intensify across the majority Buddhist country threatening to disenfranchise minority voters.

Read MoreKanye West took his first stab at the presidency this year. Will we be seeing him in Washington?Kanye West took his first stab at the presidency this year. Will we be seeing him in Washington?

Read More Republican senator Lindsey Graham has defended the Trump campaign’s baseless claim of irregularities during the election, saying the president’s team deserves the opportunity to make the case. “Democracy depends upon fair elections. President Trump’s team is going to have a chance to make a case regarding voting irregularities,” he said. “I’m going to…

Read More Police showed ‘disregard of the the principles of a free media’, says Society of Editors Scotland Yard has apologised after journalists and photographers covering an anti-lockdown protest were told to leave and threatened with arrest. Journalists at the demonstration protesting the new national lockdown in England in Trafalgar Square on Thursday were reportedly…

Read More ‘We are certainly heartbroken,’ says Amarillo’s public health director Casie Stoughton ‘We are certainly heartbroken,’ says Amarillo’s public health director Casie Stoughton

Read More US sees record 120,000 cases in a day as Texas edges towards 1m infections; New South Wales has one locally acquired case. Follow the updates Experts urge caution over Denmark’s mink coronavirus scare UK and others look for lessons from Slovakia mass testing scheme How ther Australian property market survived the pandemic UK…

Read MoreA party has started in Philadelphia as Joe Biden leads the count in Pennsylvania.A party has started in Philadelphia as Joe Biden leads the count in Pennsylvania.

Read MoreNewsbeat’s gaming reporter Steffan Powell previews the upcoming new gaming consoles.Newsbeat’s gaming reporter Steffan Powell previews the upcoming new gaming consoles.

Read More Before all votes were counted in the states that will determine the next president, conversations within Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s foreign policy orbit had intensified around one person: Tony Blinken.According to multiple sources who spoke to The Daily Beast, Blinken, who served as deputy secretary of state during former President Barack Obama’s second…

Read MoreA farmer’s child was found dead miles from home after the family was separated by volcanic mudflow.A farmer’s child was found dead miles from home after the family was separated by volcanic mudflow.

Read MorePoliticians are debating a bill that some worry is an attempt to stifle activism after the #EndSars protests.Politicians are debating a bill that some worry is an attempt to stifle activism after the #EndSars protests.