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Read More Storm Eta has unleashed torrential rain, causing catastrophic landslides and flooding in Central America. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced after raging torrents tore through cities. Eta, one of the fiercest storms to hit Central America in years, struck Nicaragua as a category 4 hurricane on Tuesday with 150mph (241kph)…

Read MoreWife of detained Palestinian says he is feeble, consuming only water and has difficulty speaking.Wife of detained Palestinian says he is feeble, consuming only water and has difficulty speaking.

Read More Due to the razor thin margin, BuzzFeed News and other news organizations are holding off on calling the state for the former vice president. View Entire Post › Due to the razor thin margin, BuzzFeed News and other news organizations are holding off on calling the state for the former vice president.View Entire…

Read More The 90-year-old cleric was abducted along with 10 others by suspected Anglophone separatists. The 90-year-old cleric was abducted along with 10 others by suspected Anglophone separatists.

Read More Digital system automatically reduces electric bicycles’ power in built-up areas Electric bike engines will be shut down when entering residential or built-up areas of Amsterdam, under a government-funded project to cut road deaths from the increasingly powerful vehicles. The digital technology, which has been successfully trialled on a four-kilometre stretch of bike lanes…

Read More Facebook has removed thousands of accounts and pages it connected to deceptive influence campaigns as part of a ramped-up crackdown on extremism and propaganda. Deleted networks include those endorsing President Trump. In its monthly report, released on Thursday, Facebook announced that they had deleted around 10,000 pages, groups and accounts for “coordinated inauthentic…

Read More MOSCOW — Seven hours into Leonid Volkov’s election-night YouTube marathon, viewers waking up in Russia were asking who had won.”We don’t know,” a bleary-eyed Volkov said. “This is what you call an unpredictable election.”Volkov is a top aide to Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, and his all-night livestream about the American presidential…

Read More Asymptomatic people encouraged to get tested as scheme launches amid some confusion Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s first mass-testing trial is under way in Liverpool as part of the government’s Operation Moonshot drive to test up to 10 million people a day. Six new testing centres opened…

Read MoreThe president made a string of claims but provided little evidence.The president made a string of claims but provided little evidence.

Read More Austrian authorities have decided to close “radical mosques” across the country following a terrorist attack by hardline Islamists in Vienna. The shootings across the city left four people dead and more than 20 injured. Austria’s interior and integration ministers announced the closure of radical mosques, APA news agency reported on Friday. The step…

Read More Latest updates: ONS figures represent around 1.13% of population; Operation Moonshot trial launches in Liverpool on Friday Will Operation Moonshot pass its first test fighting Covid in Liverpool? Operation Moonshot: rapid Covid test missed over 50% of cases in pilot Labour urges Patel to act on lockdown domestic abuse Abuse of babies is…

Read More Challenger moves ahead of Trump in Georgia while further closing gap in Pennsylvania US politics live – follow the latest in our live blog Trump v Biden – full results as they come in Joe Biden, the US Democratic presidential challenger, has edged closer to the White House after dramatically overtaking Donald Trump’s…

Read MoreFacebook says hate speech in Myanmar was ‘near historic lows’ but civil society groups still worry about fake news.Facebook says hate speech in Myanmar was ‘near historic lows’ but civil society groups still worry about fake news.

Read More Mutation that led to government order fuels debate about future of fur and safety of farms Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage John Papsø is devastated. You can hear it in his voice over the phone from Jutland. Like every other fur farmer in Denmark, he has 10 days to…

Read More This month, the tuna melt gets a grilling. Can it ever be microwaved? Are cranberries and pistachios ingredients too far? Should we look beyond mature cheddar for the topping? The tuna melt has had a busy 2020. In May, Bloomberg reported that Reddit had recorded a 30% surge in mentions for the melt…

Read More Twitter has permanently suspended the account of controversial UK author David Icke, saying it violated Twitter’s rules regarding Covid misinformation. YouTube and Facebook zapped Icke’s accounts in early May for the same reason. The ban hit this week as Icke’s Twitter handle boasted more than 380,000 followers. But it didn’t come as news…

Read More Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Introduction: Markets still gripped by US election Reuters: Nikkei closes at 29-year high US election live: Biden and Trump virtually tied in Georgia as Pennsylvania tightens 10.36am GMT The oil price has also dropped today. Brent crude, the global benchmark, is down 2.5% at…

Read MoreDenmark’s prime minister wants to cull all minks on farms to minimise the risk of re-transmitting COVID-19 to humans.Denmark’s prime minister wants to cull all minks on farms to minimise the risk of re-transmitting COVID-19 to humans.

Read More Tensions between Tigray and the federal government threaten to boil over into a serous conflict. Tensions between Tigray and the federal government threaten to boil over into a serous conflict.

Read More French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has thanked police for quickly arresting a man armed with a box cutter who was making threats outside an elementary school in the Seine-Saint-Denis area of Paris. “I salute the composure and dynamism of the police, who intervened very quickly to arrest a dangerous individual, armed with a…

Read More Denmark has found mink-related versions of coronavirus in 214 people since June, according to a report updated on 5 November. Denmark has found mink-related versions of coronavirus in 214 people since June, according to a report updated on 5 November.

Read More The Israeli Navy took delivery of its new anti-missile ship, Sa’ar 6 corvette, according to a recent service news release. “The Israeli Navy welcomed its newest addition, the Sa’ar 6 Corvette, this week,” said in a statement, “Not only is the 2,000-ton ship the Israeli Navy’s most advanced anti-missile ship yet, it will…

Read MoreMr Trump makes an unsubstantiated claim of election rigging as Mr Biden again predicts victory.Mr Trump makes an unsubstantiated claim of election rigging as Mr Biden again predicts victory.

Read MoreAddis Ababa declares ‘unexpected war’ on opposition-ruled northern region as UN expresses alarm over the situation.Addis Ababa declares ‘unexpected war’ on opposition-ruled northern region as UN expresses alarm over the situation.

Read More Airline expects to fly no more than 20% of planned capacity for rest of 2020 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage EasyJet is cutting its flight schedule further after the introduction of new lockdown measures in the UK and mainland Europe, saying it will only run a maximum of 20%…

Read More The army’s deputy chief of staff accuses regional troops of treason as the Tigray conflicts continues. The army’s deputy chief of staff accuses regional troops of treason as the Tigray conflicts continues.

Read MoreThe army’s deputy chief of staff accuses regional troops of treason as the Tigray conflicts continues.The army’s deputy chief of staff accuses regional troops of treason as the Tigray conflicts continues.

Read More Vote counting is continuing in Pennsylvania as duelling protest groups gathered throughout the day outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the centre of Philadelphia. The battleground state received 358,257 mail-in ballots and the count has resulted in the vote gap narrowing between Joe Biden and Donald Trump US election live: Biden and Trump…

Read MoreFacebook is making a big push into India’s huge market, after also agreeing to buy a stake in Jio Platforms in April.Facebook is making a big push into India’s huge market, after also agreeing to buy a stake in Jio Platforms in April.

Read More Playing proper shows in her post-pandemic homeland, making headlines for her politics and losing her privacy, the 20-year-old viral pop star is now learning to deal with real-life fame Twelve thousand fans packed into a venue on a Saturday night, phones aloft, no masks in sight: it looks like a scene from another…

Read More This year the Lagos photo festival examines the ramifications of restitution through the Home Museum. An open call in May asked people to submit images of objects important to them and their home, resulting in more than 200 submissions Continue reading…This year the Lagos photo festival examines the ramifications of restitution through the…

Read More SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Memories of the Bosnian War are shaping Zdenka Sutalo’s perception of the coronavirus. The 58-year-old unemployed woman attends group therapy sessions to work through the trauma of the 1992-95 conflict. As a young woman in Sarajevo, she endured bombardment, hunger, electricity shortages and was forced to break off her…

Read More From naked protests to spells in prison, Stella Nyanzi has stood up to President Museveni – now she’s standing as an MP “Stella is my Mama Africa, because she has always fought for women!” shouts Hanifa Nagujja, a 28-year-old cook at akatale kabalema or “market of the disabled” in the heart of Kampala,…

Read MoreState Department informs Congress it plans to sell 18 armed MQ-9B aerial drones to Abu Dhabi, sources tell Reuters.State Department informs Congress it plans to sell 18 armed MQ-9B aerial drones to Abu Dhabi, sources tell Reuters.

Read MoreTrump claims without evidence the poll is being rigged by Democrats, as Biden closes the gap in key battleground states.Trump claims without evidence the poll is being rigged by Democrats, as Biden closes the gap in key battleground states.