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Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin

Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting his election defeat. The General Services Administration (GSA) said it was acknowledging Mr Biden as the “apparent winner”. It came ...

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Trump fires election security official who contradicted him

Donald Trump says he has fired a top election official who contradicted the US president’s claims of voter fraud. President Trump said he “terminated” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) chief Chris Krebs for his “highly inaccurate” remarks on vote integrity. Mr Trump has refused to concede the US election, and has made unsubstantiated claims of “massive” voter fraud. Election ...

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Biden: ‘More people may die’ as Trump transition stalls

Joe Biden has warned “people may die” if his incoming presidential administration continues to be impeded by Donald Trump. Speaking in Delaware, the president-elect said co-ordination was needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. He called President Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he lost the vote, despite calls to do so from both sides, “totally irresponsible”. “This is not a game,” former ...

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Taylor Swift master tapes sold by Scooter Braun

US singer Taylor Swift has confirmed a report that music mogul Scooter Braun has sold the rights to her first six albums. US entertainment magazine Variety first reported on Monday that Braun had sold the rights – known as masters – to an investment fund. It said the deal is thought to be worth more than $300 million (£227m). Writing ...

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Kenya doctors’ fury after Covid-19 deaths

Kenya’s doctors’ union has given the government the statutory 21-day notice of a strike after it said that 10 of its members have died from coronavirus. Four doctors died last week alone, all in a 24-hour period, although it is unclear if they had contact with coronavirus patients. The doctors accuse the government of exposing them to Covid-19. The union’s ...

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Eswatini prime minister tests positive for Covid-19

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has tested positive for Covid-19. The prime minister on Sunday said he was self-isolating at home adding that he was asymptomatic and was feeling well. All the prime minister’s close contacts have been tested and are isolating. The country on Sunday tested 384 samples out of which two were found to be positive, according to ...

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US Election 2020: Trump alleges ‘shenanigans’ as Biden urges calm

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting “shenanigans” as the result from Tuesday’s White House election hangs in the balance. His Democratic challenger Joe Biden earlier appealed for calm as the nail-biting count drags on in five states. While clinging to wafer-thin leads in Nevada and Arizona, Mr Biden has been chewing into the Republican president’s edge in ...

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Trump sues as path to victory over Biden narrows

Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides gear up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. The BBC projects Mr Biden won Michigan. US media forecast ...

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Depp loses libel case over Sun ‘wife beater’ claim

Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against the Sun newspaper over an article that called him a “wife beater”. Mr Depp, 57, sued the paper after it claimed he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he denies. The Sun said the article was accurate. Judge Mr Justice Nicol said the Sun had proved what was in the article to ...

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France: Woman decapitated as three die in ‘suspected terror attack’ in Nice

A woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror attack in Nice, French police say. Three people have died and several others are injured after a knife attack reportedly took place near the Notre Dame church. Nice’s mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted: “Everything suggests a terrorist attack.” He added that one person had been arrested. French interior minister Gerald Darmanin said ...

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