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Ivanka Trump visits farmer's market to promote government program amid scrutiny

It is facing allegations that it awarded contracts to dubious entities and concerns that it might not provide food in an "efficient and equitable way."

4 days ago

By Amanda

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As fires rage, Trump has head 'in the sand': LA mayor

Trump plans to meet with the heads of California's emergency services Monday, battling infernos that have now burned through nearly five million acres.

4 days ago

By Cyril Julien

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Virus woes, delayed Olympics: Tough tasks for next Japan PM

Even though Japan has seen a relatively small coronavirus outbreak, Abe's government was harshly criticised for its handling of the pandemic.

4 days ago

By Kyoko Hasegawa

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Groundhog Day as British MPs feud over Brexit

The House of Commons will hold its first debate over a bombshell new bill introduced by Johnson's Conservative government.

4 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi

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Angry EU rounds on Johnson's claim of Brexit blockade

The EU is worried that post-Brexit Britain could undercut its own food standards, as well as rules on state aid for companies.

4 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi

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Belgium's King Albert and Queen Paola and their dog Pikki

Love child of former Belgian King Albert II seeks equal birth rights as her siblings

Rumours of a royal love child circulated in 1999 after an unauthorised biography of Queen Paola was published

7 days ago

By Nina Siena

Twitter policy bans misleading election results claim

Russia, China hackers targeting US vote, Microsoft warns

Microsoft said that attackers have been targeting staff from the campaigns of President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.

7 days ago

By Rob Lever, with Julie Jammot in San Francisco

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Trump denies lying to US about virus after bombshell book

The Republican, who is down in the polls against Democrat Joe Biden and faces overwhelming disapproval from Americans on his handling of the coronavirus crisis

7 days ago

By Sebastian Smith

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UK rejects EU call to back down over Brexit Bill

The UK bill has further complicated the already messy Brexit process, as Britain unpicks nearly 50 years of European integration.

7 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi with Dave Clark in Brussels and Joe Stenson in Dublin

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Trump admitted playing down coronavirus danger

"I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," Trump said in the conversation with US veteran journalist Bob Woodward.

8 days ago

By Sebastian Smith

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UK admits to breaking EU treaty as top legal official quits

Britain is racing to agree a trade deal with Brussels as the clock ticks down to a crunch EU summit in mid-October.

9 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi with Joe Stenson in Dublin

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Kanye West defends meeting Jared Kushner amid allegations of vote siphoning for Trump

Meanwhile, Kanye is said to be on better terms with his wife Kim Kardashian but their marriage reportedly still needs work.

9 days ago

By Amanda

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Trump, Biden trade blows as White House race hits final stretch

Labor Day traditionally kicks off the final sprint of the campaign, with less than two months until the November 3 election.

10 days ago

By Kerem Yucel and Elodie Cuzin

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UK urges 'more realism' in crunch EU trade talks

Talks have been deadlocked for months over issues such as the extent of EU access to UK fishing waters, state aid and fair competition rules.

10 days ago

By Jitendra Joshi, Alice Ritchie

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Tombs at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

Trump called US marines killed in WWI battle 'losers': Report

Some critics pointed to Trump's denigrating comments about late senator John McCain, who was captured in Vietnam and was widely regarded as a war hero.

14 days ago

By AFP News

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Facebook to ban new political ads on cusp of US election

The moves follow sharp criticism of Facebook's handling of the 2016 presidential election, when it failed to restrict disinformation from Russian operatives.

14 days ago

By Glenn Chapman

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Ivanka Trump's supermodel sister-in-law Karlie Kloss to campaign for Joe Biden

The 28-year-old is a proud liberal and voted for the Democratic party in 2016 presidential elections as well.

15 days ago

By Amanda

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Outrage after Germany says Putin critic Navalny poisoned with Novichok

The Charite hospital that has been treating Navalny reported improvements in his condition.

15 days ago

By Hui Min Neo with Anna Malpas in Moscow

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UK vows aid budget is safe despite ministry's demise

The ministry is being subsumed into the Foreign Office, prompting fears Britain's £15-billion budget for international aid could be raided.

15 days ago

By Phil Hazlewood, Jitendra Joshi

Microsoft unveils 'deepfake' detector ahead of US vote

The Video Authenticator software analyzes an image or each frame of a video, looking for evidence of manipulation that could be invisible to the naked eye.

15 days ago

By AFP News

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