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President Trump dubbed Joe Biden a “pathetic candidate”

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President Trump dubbed Joe Biden a “pathetic candidate” and held three rallies in the swing state of Pennsylvania as he tried to reverse the polls a week before election day. While his Democratic rival laid low, Mr Trump, 74, continued to insist that America was “rounding the turn” on the pandemic. He blamed the media for scare tactics as new coronavirus cases surged above 60,000 to their second-highest Sunday total and 11 states declared record hospital admissions. Meanwhile hard-line Iranian newspaper Vatan-e Emrooz published a front-page cartoon of Macron as the Devil, branding him anti-Islamic and claiming that ‘French extremists’ … Continue reading President Trump dubbed Joe Biden a “pathetic candidate”

A grandfather who dropped a toddler from a cruise ship window

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A grandfather who dropped a toddler from a cruise ship window has pleaded guilty to her death. Eighteen-month-old Chloe Weigand died when she fell from Salvatore Anello’s arms through a window on the 11th floor of Royal Caribbean cruise ship the Freedom of the Seas as it was docked. Ms Harris, 55, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, tested negative yesterday but is nevertheless returning to virtual electioneering until next week. “Senator Harris was not in close contact, as defined by the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], with either of these individuals during the two days prior to their positive … Continue reading A grandfather who dropped a toddler from a cruise ship window

A father and his three-year-old daughter

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A father and his three-year-old daughter are fighting for their life after being found in a gas filled room by a “frantic” wife. Shaun Mate and his daughter Eloise were discovered unconscious inside the room on Thursday before the man’s wife called emergency services. Soon a whole row of skeletons emerged, exposed by the team of forensic pathologists who worked alongside the woman, scratching and brushing at the soil on a bank abutting a forest track near the ruined hamlet of Cerska, 17 miles northwest of Srebrenica. It was day one of work on the first of numerous suspected mass … Continue reading A father and his three-year-old daughter

Two of the highest profile fashion houses are planning to cut back on how many collections a year they will launch

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Two of the highest profile fashion houses are planning to cut back on how many collections a year they will launch, the Associated Press reports. Gucci and Saint Laurent will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, which sees the industry shuttle between global capitals for runway shows. Mr Trump and Melania Trump didn’t wear masks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry or while laying a wreath earlier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Mr and Ms Biden were flanked by full Secret Service protection as they laid a wreath of white flowers tied … Continue reading Two of the highest profile fashion houses are planning to cut back on how many collections a year they will launch

Russia has joined China in denouncing President Donald Trump’s threat to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization

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Russia has joined China in denouncing President Donald Trump’s threat to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump on Monday called the WHO a ‘puppet of China’ before tweeting a letter he had sent to the organisation’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus threatening to make permanent a temporary freeze on funding from the US. The findings show the world has experienced the sharpest drop in carbon output since records began, with large sections of the global economy brought to a near standstill. When the lockdown was at its most stringent, … Continue reading Russia has joined China in denouncing President Donald Trump’s threat to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization

The Pentagon is moving Patriot missile systems out of Saudi Arabia

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The Pentagon is moving Patriot missile systems out of Saudi Arabia and reducing military forces across the Middle East, in another sign that tensions with Iran may be ebbing. President Trump and Pentagon officials confirmed reports that two Patriot missile systems were being withdrawn from the kingdom and two more from undisclosed bases in the Middle East. French President Emmanuel Macron led the celebrations in Paris by laying a wreath in front of a statue of General Charles de Gaulle before making his way to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier underneath the Arc du Triomphe. Accompanied by former presidents … Continue reading The Pentagon is moving Patriot missile systems out of Saudi Arabia

South Africa’s mining union has announced it has won a court case against the government

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South Africa’s mining union has announced it has won a court case against the government that will force authorities to impose strict guidelines on mining companies to protect workers against Covid-19. The union said in a statement on Facebook that it was “truly elated” with the court’s ruling on Friday. “Now the lives and livelihoods of mineworkers can be protected,” South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) president Joseph Mathunjwa said. The president began Sunday morning by tweeting out his approval rating, showing he had 47 per cent of support among voters in a Gallup poll conducted in … Continue reading South Africa’s mining union has announced it has won a court case against the government

Bernie Sanders endorsed his former campaign rival Joe Biden to become president last night

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Bernie Sanders endorsed his former campaign rival Joe Biden to become president last night, urging all Americans to unite behind his campaign to defeat Donald Trump in November. Mr Sanders, the standard-bearer of the American left, announced the end of his campaign to be the Democratic Party’s nominee last week, clearing the way for Mr Biden to secure the nomination at the party’s national convention in Wisconsin in August. So-called ‘crown fires’ – when flames spread at great speed from treetop to treetop – are advancing through the uninhabited ‘dead zone’ around the plant, it is believed. The Ukrainian government … Continue reading Bernie Sanders endorsed his former campaign rival Joe Biden to become president last night

Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination

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Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday but pledged to continue to try to move the party to the left. The democratic socialist insisted that he was “winning the ideological battle” but acknowledged that clinching the nomination was now “virtually impossible”. His decision clears the path for Joe Biden, 77, to take on President Trump in November. Ardern said the country was already ‘turning a corner’ just six weeks after the epidemic reached New Zealand, which has only 992 confirmed cases and one death so far.  Lockdown measures could be softened in just over … Continue reading Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination

Joe Biden vowed to pick a woman as his running-mate as polls suggested he is set to cement an unassailable lead over Bernie Sanders

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Joe Biden vowed to pick a woman as his running-mate as polls suggested he is set to cement an unassailable lead over Bernie Sanders with victories in four state primaries tonight. Mr Biden, 77, made his pledge on his vice-presidential choice during a feisty duel with Mr Sanders in their first head-to-head TV debate. Polls gave him double-digit leads in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. The document, seen by the Daily Telegraph, proposes that these criteria ‘must include age of less than 80’. Doctors have already described making life-or-death decisions about who can be treated and who may effectively be … Continue reading Joe Biden vowed to pick a woman as his running-mate as polls suggested he is set to cement an unassailable lead over Bernie Sanders