Wednesday, November 4, 2020

MASS DISTRIBUTION OF RUSSIAN VACCINE UNLIKELY BY END OF YEAR

Russia's Covid-19 vaccine is unlikely to reach mass production by the end of the year, despite earlier promises by officials.

Vaccine manufacturers say they lack the capacity to increase production to the levels required in such a short time frame - and that promises to the contrary are unrealistic.

Stuart Smith has more from Moscow.

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Belgium's COVID-19 infections could be turning a corner

There is a glimmer of hope that Belgium may have turned a corner in its battle against an uncontrolled resurgence in coronavirus cases as the number of infections falls. But as Toni Waterman reports, hospitals are far from in the clear.

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Europe reacts to the close race in US election

Germany has described the situation in the US as explosive, as Europe awaits the result of the US election.

There has been criticism of President Trump's premature declaration of victory ahead of the final count. 

Lucy Hough is our Correspondent in Brussels. 

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TRUMP SAYS HE'LL GO TO SUPREME COURT OVER ELECTION

US President Donald Trump says he'll go to the Supreme Court over claims of election fraud.

The President spoke at the White House - without evidence for his claims - insisting that he should have won the election already.

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His rival Joe Biden's campaign says Donald Trump's comments are 'outrageous, unprecedented and incorrect.'

Millions of votes are still to be counted in a tight race for the White House.

Delhi's poor air quality could increase risk of contracting COVID 19, say experts

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Cases of COVID 19 are rising steadily in India.

With more than 8.3 million cases, India's caseload is the second highest in the world.

Experts say the winters and recent rise in Air pollution could make things worse, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.


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UGANDA PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has been nominated for another term.  Mr. Museveni has been at the helm for 34 years now, but faces a youthful and popular challenger, Robert 'Bobi Wine' Kyagulanyi, a celebrated musician turned politician. Leon Ssenyange reports from Kampala…

 

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US President Donald Trump wins swing state of Florida


US President Donald Trump has won the key swing state of Florida, keeping his hopes of winning the 2020 presidential election alive.

Our correspondent Giles Gibson reports from Florida's state capital, Tallahassee.

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US election update: both Biden and Trump project confidence even as race tightens

Despite no clear winner and votes still being counted, both U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden say they are confident of winning.

The race is tightening in a nail-biter of a race which has been bitter and hotly contested.


Both camps have lined up legal teams in anticipation of a protracted legal battle over votes.


Nina-Maria Potts has the latest: 


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Biden addresses supporters as vote count continues

Despite no clear winner and votes still being counted, presidential challenger Joe Biden expressed confidence about his prospects in key battleground states Michigan and Wisconsin.


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Speaking to his supporters from Wilmington in his home state of Delaware, Joe Biden urged them to be patient. 


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US election update: race tightens in fierce contest which is too close to call

With the count well underway, the U.S. election is tightening in a race that's too close to call.

Early projections suggest U.S. President Donald Trump is winning the popular vote, but Joe Biden is ahead in electoral college votes.


It’s been a bitter contest, with no sign of a clear winner yet- amid fears of protracted legal battles.


Nina-Maria Potts reports:


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AUSTRALIA – OPPOSITION LEADER PLEADS FOR DEMOCRACY IN US

Australias Federal Opposition Leader Athony Albanese says he has fears for the future of the US Australia alliance as votes are counted in the US election.


Shaun Bindley reports.

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US election update: votes are being counted, and results are now rolling in

The votes are being counted, and results are now rolling in.


After a bitter presidential race, U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are watching the results from their respective camps- Joe Biden at his home with family in Delaware, and President Trump from the White House.


U.S. correspondent, Nina-Maria Potts has the latest. 


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Democracy campaigners in Hong Kong condemn arrest of local journalist

Democracy campaigners and journalists in Hong Kong are condemning the arrest of a local television producer as an attack on press freedom. 

Journalist Bao Choy is accused of making false statements when conducting vehicle registration searches, as part of her investigations into Hong Kong's police force. 

Richard Kimber reports.


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America on edge, as a raft of states start reporting their vote count

 

Polls have closed in a raft of U.S. states, in a bitterly contested presidential election.


Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana and several more are reporting their results, but some states are too close to call.


Nina-Maria Potts has the latest:


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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

America in its final hours of voting in historic presidential election

America is in its final hours of voting, with the first polls closing. [NB EDITORS, FIRST POLLS CLOSE AT 6PM EST/ 23 GMT]

Political aids to U.S. President Donald Trump have set up a ‘war room’ at the White House, where the incumbent president is holding a watch party with 250 invited guests.

Joe Biden spent the day in Pennsylvania urging people to get out and vote, and ends the day at his base in Wilmington, Delaware.


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Trump again slams Supreme Court decision on Penn. ballot counting extension

US Pres trump has reiterated his criticism of the Supreme Court's decision allowing the counting of postal ballots received up to three days after Election Day in Pennsylvania - as long as they're postmarked by November 3rd.

He suggested it could lead to fraud. 

Kate Fisher reports from Washington. 

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California expected to deliver win for Biden

Voters in California are expected to cast their ballots for Joe Biden by a wide margin, giving him the state's 55 electoral college votes. 


America's most populous state has already seen record turnout so far.  


Ira Spitzer has more from Oakland.


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Biden pushes support in Pennsylvania in final hours of election

US presidential hopeful Joe Biden has visited his childhood home in
Pennsylvania and in the final hours before polls close in the US
election.

He's hoping to turn the crucial swingstate blue after President Trump
won it in 2016.

Nick Harper reports from Wilmington, Delaware.

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Trump to spend final hours of campaign at White House

US president Donald Trump will be spending the last hours of the election campaign at the White House. 

Polls suggest he has only a one-in-ten chance of retaining the presidency but the numbers are close in many crucial swing states. 

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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China Freezes Ant Group's $37 Billion Listing

China has slammed the brakes on Ant Group's bumper share sale just two days before it was due to list.

It's a dramatic development for what would have been the world's biggest initial public offering...

coming just a day after founder Jack Ma and other top executives were summoned for talks with regulators.

Patrick Fok has more details from Beijing.

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