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US election: Key state recounts may decide presidency
November 5, 2020, 8:39 pm
ANKARA – President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden seem to be in the home stretch of the fiercely fought presidential race, but vote recounts in some key swing states could still determine who captures the crown. Former Vice President Biden has managed to flip three states Trump… Read More
Biden wins more votes than any other presidential candidate in US
November 5, 2020, 2:07 pm
NEW YORK – Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US history, shattering a record set by former President Barack Obama, according to a media report. As of Nov. 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for… Read More
US candidate who died of Covid-19 wins spot in legislature
November 5, 2020, 1:36 pm
WASHINGTON – A Republican businessman and candidate for North Dakota's state legislature appears to have won office after succumbing to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) last month, according to multiple reports published Wednesday. David Andahl, 55, died Oct. 5 after contracting the novel… Read More
US elections: Democrat Biden within striking distance
November 5, 2020, 12:28 pm
WASHINGTON – Democratic nominee Joe Biden is on the verge of winning the race for the White House Wednesday evening as Republican President Donald Trump mounts legal challenges in the hopes the courts can hand him a surprise victory. Biden is currently just six projected delegates short of the… Read More
US elections: Biden wins battleground state of Arizona
November 4, 2020, 9:07 pm
ANKARA – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won one of the key battleground states of Arizona early Wednesday. Biden's victory, called by The Associated Press, gave him 11 electoral votes, raising his Electoral College tally to 238. The Democratic victory put the state into the blue… Read More
US election: Democrats to keep House, Senate hopes fade
November 4, 2020, 8:46 pm
ANKARA – US Democrats were projected Wednesday to keep control of the House of Representatives, but their hopes of taking the Senate are dimming. In the Senate, 47 seats were projected to be controlled by Republicans and 46 by Democrats as of 4.00 a.m. on the US East Coast (0900GMT). While there… Read More
Trump declares premature victory as vote counts ongoing
November 4, 2020, 7:47 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory against Democratic nominee Joe Biden early Wednesday morning as results have yet to be called in several pivotal battleground states. "You just look at all of these states that we’ve won tonight, and then you take a look at… Read More
Biden takes early election lead as voting continues
November 4, 2020, 11:06 am
WASHINGTON – Democratic nominee Joe Biden took an early election night lead Tuesday, outpacing US President Donald Trump in this year's race for the White House with voting still underway across much of the country. Biden laid claim to victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland,… Read More
US Election: Judge orders rush delivery of mail ballots
November 4, 2020, 9:17 am
ANKARA – A federal judge ordered Tuesday the United States Postal Service (USPS) to expedite their efforts for rush delivery of mail-in ballots as the deadline looms in many states on Election Day. US District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, DC gave the USPS time until 3 p.m. EDT (2000GMT)… Read More
First polls close in US presidential election
November 4, 2020, 9:16 am
WASHINGTON – The first round of poll closures began Tuesday evening with parts of Indiana and Kentucky shuttering voting locations as the US prepares for results in this year's race for the White House. Those parts of the two states that lie within the Eastern Time zone have closed, but those… Read More
Targeting journalists takes toll on ‘societies as a whole’: UN
November 3, 2020, 3:34 pm
NEW YORK – When journalists are targeted, "societies as a whole pay a price", the UN chief said on Monday, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. "If we do not protect journalists, our ability to remain informed and make evidence-based decisions is severely… Read More
UN concerned over possible war crimes in Karabakh
November 3, 2020, 2:00 pm
GENEVA – The UN rights chief said Monday that indiscriminate attacks on civilian settlements amid fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region could amount to war crimes. "The parties to the conflict are obliged to effectively, promptly, thoroughly and… Read More
Covid-19 claims lives of 442 media workers in 8 months
November 3, 2020, 1:56 pm
GENEVA – At least 442 media workers in 52 countries have died of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) since early March, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), a non-government organization with special consultative UN status, said Monday. “Covid-19 continues to claim many victims among… Read More
US hits record-high 80,000 average daily Covid-19 cases
November 3, 2020, 9:40 am
WASHINGTON – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported a record-high 80,000 average daily increase of Covid-19 cases in the country, a new record of average daily cases since the onset of the pandemic. The seven-day average daily cases and deaths have been on a… Read More
At least 1 killed, 15 wounded in Vienna attack
November 3, 2020, 9:39 am
BERLIN – At least one person was killed and 15 others wounded in Austria’s capital Monday evening in a suspected terrorist attack by multiple gunmen. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told ORF television that one of the gunmen was shot and killed by the police and a major anti-terror operation… Read More
WHO chief quarantines after contact with Covid-19 patient
November 2, 2020, 2:32 pm
ANKARA – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sunday that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) but remained healthy. “I have been identified as a contact of someone who has… Read More
Turkey earthquake death toll rises to 76
November 2, 2020, 1:29 pm
ANKARA – The death toll in Turkey from Friday's magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Aegean Sea has risen to 76, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said early Monday. Some 1,044 aftershocks have hit the area since then, 43 of them above magnitude 4, AFAD said. It added… Read More
Over 80M vote early ahead of US presidential election
October 30, 2020, 8:53 am
WASHINGTON – Over 80 million Americans have cast early ballots ahead of the US's November 3 presidential election, a running tally from the US Elections Project found Thursday. In all, the study counted 80,721,858 early votes, with the vast majority -- over 52 million -- coming from mail-in… Read More
UN official calls for mutual respect amid cartoon row
October 29, 2020, 3:48 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations has called for the mutual respect of all religions and beliefs and for fostering a culture of fraternity and peace. In a statement on Wednesday, Miguel Angel Moratinos said he is following with deep concern… Read More
France heads for 2nd virus lockdown as infections soar
October 29, 2020, 8:45 am
PARIS – France will enter a second coronavirus lockdown from Friday midnight, the country’s president announced on Wednesday. The national lockdown will remain in place at least until Dec. 1, Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation. The announcement came as France reported… Read More
