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Month: November 2020
England’s chief medical officer said “economically and socially destructive” lockdowns are the only practical option to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, more details of England’s lockdown have also been revealed, with the publication of the legislation that will bring them into force.
Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presidential polls in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against Democrat Joe Biden.
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Scroll table to see more data *Deaths per 100,000 people Filter: Country Deaths Death rate* Total Cases New Cases 10 100 1k 5k US 230,064 70.3 9,134,699 Brazil 160,074 76.4 5,545,705 India 122,607 9.1 8,229,313 Mexico 91,895 72.8 929,392 UK 46,717 69.6 1,034,914 Italy 38,826 64.0 709,335 France 36,788 56.6 1,364,625 Spain 35,878 76.8 1,185,678
Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted it was “a precautionary measure and is not based on any specific threat”.
1. Donald Trump and Joe Biden are done with their final frenzy of campaigning, but with so many votes cast early or mailed in, the real battle might be whether all those votes will count or be challenged in court.
US votes in most divisive contest in decades The highest turnout in a century is expected as Americans choose between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
The tweet was hidden behind a warning on the president’s account that the content was “disputed and might be misleading”. Twitter has taken similar action against Mr Trump’s account in the past.
Election day dawns as US picks Trump or Biden Americans head to polls to choose their president, with almost 99 million early votes already cast.
Around 100 pilot whales have beached themselves near the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Navy personnel and local volunteers have rushed to rescue them, but pushing the animals back into the ocean has been difficult as many get washed up again. It’s not clear why whales get stranded but it’s not uncommon. In September, hundreds of
The most misleading old quote regarding football analysis — aside from “defense wins championships” — is from Bill Parcells. At some point, Parcells said, “You are what your record says you are.” And it stuck. Even he says he doesn’t remember exactly when or how he came up with it as it became one of
At a last-minute campaign stop in Ohio, Mr Biden repeated the core message of his campaign, telling voters that the race was about the soul of America. He said it was time for Mr Trump to “pack his bags”, saying “we’re done with the tweets, the anger, the hate, the failure, the irresponsibility”.
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Australia’s peak bushfire season is rapidly approaching – with all eyes on whether the blazes will be anywhere near as bad as the devastation of last year. As well as claiming more than 30 lives and destroying thousands of homes – the country’s wildlife was also terribly hit. One of the worst-affected areas was Kangaroo