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A SafeVote official ballot drop box for mail-in ballots is seen outside a polling site at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Washington Park location in Milwaukee, on the first day of in-person voting in Wisconsin, U.S., October 20, 2020.

04:16 GMT 24 November 2020 / updated: 05:21 GMT 2020 United States presidential election

Trump Tweets He'll 'Never Concede to Fake Ballots & Dominion' After Greenlighting Biden Transition

National security adviser Robert C. O'Brien listens during a news conference at the White House, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Washington

China Slams O'Brien's Scramble For Anti-China Alliance In SE Asia After $26.2bn RCEP Free Trade Deal

Joe Biden Declares Election 'Over' After GSA Initiates Transition Process

A researcher works inside a laboratory of the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology where the world's first coronavirus vaccine registered in Russia was developed, in Moscow, Russia

Sputnik V Efficacy Over 95% 42 Days After First Dose, Gamaleya Research Centre Announces

The prices of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US oil benchmark, and Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hit record lows not seen since April 2009 on Tuesday.

Brent Crude Hits Highest Price Since March in Ongoing Rebound

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US election 2020
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World
Twin Blasts in Central Afghanistan Kill 14, Injure 45, Officials Say
Earlier this month, the US promised to bring the number of its troops down from the 4,500 currently stationed in Afghanistan to 2,500 by 15 January.
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13:59 GMT 24.11.2020
World
Putin Talks Economic Ties, Unblocking of Transport Connections in Karabakh With Aliyev, Pashinyan
On 9 November, the sides to the conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan, signed a ceasefire deal, brokered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Nagorno-Karabakh after weeks of hostilities there. Under the agreement, Baku gained control of the territories seized during the recent flare-up, while Russia deployed its peacekeepers to the contested land.
Last update: 12:53 GMT 24.11.2020
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UK
Daesh Bride Shamima Begum’s Lawyer Accuses Priti Patel Of 'Conjuring Spectre' Of National Security
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Last update: 13:51 GMT 24.11.2020
13:51 GMT 24.11.2020
World
Old Habits Die Hard: Canadian Authorities Urge People Not to Let Moose Lick Their Cars
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Last update: 11:47 GMT 24.11.2020
11:47 GMT 24.11.2020
News
'Rude Awakening' for Anti-Vaxxers as Airline to Make COVID Vaccine Compulsory for Travel
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Last update: 04:39 GMT 24.11.2020
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World
Live Updates: Iran Breaks Single-Day Record of COVID-19 Cases Despite Toughened Restrictions
Numerous countries have reported spikes in the number of coronavirus cases amid another wave of the pandemic. The global COVID-19 tally has surpassed 59 million, while the death toll has reached almost 1.4 million worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Last update: 13:07 GMT 24.11.2020
13:07 GMT 24.11.2020
US
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James Mattis served under Trump from 2017 to 2019. He resigned in protest against the president's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria. Earlier this year he launched a scathing attack on Trump calling him a threat to the US Constitution.