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Social media companies Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc on Monday outlined plans for placing warning labels on posts from U.S. election candidates and campaigns that claim victory in advance of official results. The moves come as social network platforms brace for what has been an unusual election cycle due to …

First polling stations opened in the U.S. state of Vermont, kicking off the in-person voting in U.S. elections where incumbent President Donald Trump is in a tight race with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. In addition, all 435 seats of the House of Representative are up for grabs and 35 …

The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday, disclosed that he was injected with COVID-19 trial vaccine produced by the UAE medical teams. @HHShkMohd, who shared this on Twitter with a photo of a health worker injecting him, said the teams worked …

Former Vice President Joe Biden, has been declared winner in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the US-Canada border. The township is said to be among the first places in the country to make its presidential preference known. Biden took all five of the votes cast for president …

Wales manager and Manchester United great Ryan Giggs has denied “all allegations of assault” of his girlfriend Kate Greville after being arrested following reports of a disturbance at his home on Sunday. The 46-year-old was co-operating with police, according to a statement released by his representative. “Mr Giggs denies all …

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit western Turkey rose to 100 on Tuesday, the country’s disaster authority said. The 7.0 magnitude quake also injured 994 people, the agency is known by its Turkish acronym AFAD reported, with 147 still in the hospital. It added that rescue workers …

English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck was euthanised Tuesday after breaking down during the Melbourne Cup, the seventh horse since 2013 to die at the race. The five-year-old Irish stallion pulled up lame on the home straight with star jockey Hugh Bowman, who rode super-mare Winx, dismounting uninjured and a …

The United Nations and the British Government have described the increasing attacks on media houses and journalists in Nigeria as disturbing. The UN and the UK, therefore, urged the authorities to stop all harassment and victimisation of the press which is crucial in holding governments accountable to the people. British …

More shops in New York City, especially luxury stores in mid-Manhattan, boarded up over the weekend, in anticipation of riots after tomorrow’s election. Workers at chain stores such as Staples, Ann Taylor, and Bed Bath & Beyond in Chelsea were in the midst of hammering plywood across plate glass windows …

Sixteen people were killed and dozens left missing Thursday after landslides triggered by a typhoon hit central Vietnam, prompting a desperate search for survivors as the country battles some of the worst weather seen in years. Typhoon Molave hit villages in the central provinces on Wednesday, reportedly killing two people …