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A US judge has dismissed another lawsuit brought by Donald Trump challenging the results of the November third election.
The President's legal team was attempting to invalidate nearly 7 million mail in votes in Pennsylvania - a state won by Joe Biden.
Sarah Walton has more
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France has been ranked the top international tourist market for Zanzibar in October despite challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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The Tanzanian ambassador to Belgium, Jestas Abuok Nyamanga, has refuted social media reports that the European Union (EU) parliament has resolved to suspend the provision of loans and other forms of aid to Tanzania.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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In the week ahead on Wall Street, investors will be hedging positive developments on the Covid-19 vaccine front against the second wave of the pandemic, as rates of infection, hospitalisations and deaths spike across the country.
But economic data will also factor in, as investors look to weekly jobless claims and the consumer confidence survey to gauge the health of the economy.
Here's correspondent Liling Tan on what to look out for.
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Georgia's secretary of state has certified President-elect Joseph Biden's victory in that state. That's another blow for President Donald Trump in his attempt to overturn the U.S. election.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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The British government has formally asked the UK's independent medicines regulator to assess the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that the MHRA [Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency] has already started reviewing whether the jab is suitable to be authorised.
Benji Hyer has the details from London.
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With the influx of Ethiopians fleeing fighting in Tigray into neighbouring Sudan, the World Food Programme is bracing for a full-scale humanitarian crisis.
The United Nations aid agency says that supplies are already fast running out.
U.N. correspondent Liling Tan reports.
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UK borrowing reached record levels last month as the government continues to pump money into the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Britain's national debt now stands at its highest rate in 60 years.
Hannah Simpson has the details from London.
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Emergency approval for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by drug company partners Pfizer and BioNTech, is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
If the data from advanced vaccine trials is deemed safe by the U.S. authorities, approval for roll-out could come within weeks.
This comes as the number of American deaths from the coronavirus continues to surge.
From Washington, Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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India's COVID 19 caseload is now past the 9 million mark.
As cases surge, the country's capital is feared to become the new epicenter of the outbreak.
But authorities are confident that they'll have the situation under control, as Ishan Garg finds out from New Delhi.
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Police in the state of South Australia say no action will be taken against the pizza shop worker whose lie saw the state go into hard lockdown earlier this week.
Shaun Bindley reports
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Japan's Prime Minister says the country is on 'maximum alert', after reporting a record breaking 2,300 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Tokyo saw 534 infections, topping 500 cases for the first time since the pandemic began. Grace Lee brings us more from the capital.
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The families of some of the 12 Hong Kongers detained in China for allegedly trying to flee by boat to Taiwan, say they doubt the authenticity of letters they've been sent from the detainees.
A group representing the families says the handwritten letters have similar content and "suspicious wording".
Richard Kimber reports.
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President-elect Joe Biden has called Donald Trump one of the "most irresponsible Presidents in American history" for his attempts to subvert the election results in key battleground states.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more
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The US State of Georgia has upheld Joe Biden's narrow victory there after completing a hand recount.
Officials in Georgia released the results of the statewide audit reaffirming the original machine tally of votes projecting Joe Biden to win.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
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