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As new Covid-19 cases surge across the United States, the US president has hinted at firing the nation's top infectious disease expert after the elections.
The threat to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci came during a rally in Florida Sunday night, and after Dr. Fauci warned about the country's handling of the pandemic.
Liling Tan reports.
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Democratic presidential challenger, Joe Biden, has spent the final days of his campaign making a push with black voters.
He has been appealing to them across the country to vote in-person on Election Day, despite the pandemic which has overwhelmingly hurt their community.
Accusing President Donald Trump of criminal negligence in his handling of the pandemic, Joe Biden has been participating in a “souls to the polls” push to get black churchgoers to vote.
Donald Trump is on course to win under 15 per cent of the African American voters- many of whom say he has stoked racial divisions:
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President Trump and Joe Biden are spending one last day on the campaign trail in the United States.
America's Presidential election ends tomorrow night, and President Trump is already threatening to take legal action in a bid to stop postal ballots from being counted in key battleground states.
The President also says that if he wins re-election, he may fire the country's top public health official Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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America is on edge, as Democratic challenger Joe Biden and the incumbent president Donald Trump make a final push to clinch votes on the eve of ‘Election Day’.
More than 93 million Americans had voted by Sunday, casting their ballots early or by post in record numbers. That’s two thirds of the total ballots in 2016.
Democrats are now braced for a legally contested outcome, with the race tightening in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Johnny Depp has lost a libel case against the Sun after the British newspaper alleged that he beat his former wife Amber Heard.
The court in London also refused to award the Hollywood actor compensation for damage to his reputation following the trial.
Benji Hyer has the details from London.
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New Delhi's air quality is dropping to the lowest level this year as stubble burning continues in nearby states.
The massive spike in air pollution is likely to cause an increase in asthma cases, experts warn.
Ishan Garg has more on this from New Delhi.
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The White House has hit back after Dr Anthony Fauci warned in an interview that the US was facing a difficult time ahead in its battle against the coronavirus.
The US's top infectious diseases expert told the Washington Post the US was "in for a whole lot of hurt".
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
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Democracy campaigners in Hong Kong are accusing the police of making what they call "selective prosecutions", following the arrest of seven opposition activists over clashes at a legislative meeting in May.
No pro-establishment lawmakers have been arrested over the incident.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The US election goes into its final day of campaigning today.
Joe Biden is warning that he won't allow President Trump to steal the election, amid reports that the President plans to declare victory on Wednesday, even before crucial postal votes are counted in some of the battleground states.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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U.S. President Donald Trump spent the weekend stoking fears he will challenge the result of the presidential election, as the number of early voters surpassed record levels.
Both candidates have spent the last three days in a race to clinch votes: President Trump was on a five-stop final campaign tour on Sunday from Michigan to Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Meanwhile, his rival, Joe Biden, doubled down on Pennsylvania.
Nina-Maria Potts reports from Washington:
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