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As US reels, Pence and Harris square off in critical VP debate
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» SALT LAKE CITY, US: For once in their rollercoaster US presidential election, principals Donald Trump and Joe Biden yield the spotlight Wednesday to Vice President Mike Pence and the Democrat seeking his job, Kamala Harris, as they debate for the first time.
Lindsey Graham is Trump's most vital friend
News, Eli Lake, Published on 21/09/2020
» Lindsey Graham may be the most misunderstood figure in Donald Trump's Washington. For the #Resistance, the Republican senator from South Carolina is the lickspittle who abandoned his principles for access to a dangerous populist. For the populists, Mr Graham is an interloper, worming his way into the president's inner circle and persuading him to keep fighting the endless wars Trump campaigned against.
Russia promoting distrust in US vote-by-mail plans
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Russia is actively trying to undermine voters' faith in the US electoral system and especially in voting by mail ahead of the November 3 election, according to a Department of Homeland Security analysis Thursday.
Obama to headline convention as Harris accepts VP slot
AFP, Published on 19/08/2020
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Barack Obama, America's first black president, is the keynote speaker at the Democratic convention Wednesday as Kamala Harris, the first black woman on a major party ticket, formally accepts the nomination to be Joe Biden's running mate.
Suspense surrounds Biden's upcoming VP selection
AFP, Published on 02/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to soon reveal his running mate.
Hong Kong could postpone election ‘due to virus’
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government could postpone by a year a vote for seats in the city's legislature scheduled for Sept. 6 amid fears of a resurgence in novel coronavirus cases, public broadcaster RTHK reported on Wednesday.
Black and gay: New York progressives aim to shake up US Congress
AFP, Published on 25/07/2020
» NEW YORK - Energized by the US's massive anti-racism protests, history-making progressives from New York -- young, black, Latino and gay -- want to shake up Congress's status quo when they are likely elected in November.
Organiser of HK pro-democracy primaries steps down amid Beijing pressure
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2020
» HONG KONG: A key organiser of primary elections for Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp said on Wednesday he was stepping down after Beijing said the vote may violate the new national security law and could amount to subversion.
China says Hong Kong democracy activists trying to launch 'revolution'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» HONG KONG: China has accused Hong Kong democracy activists of trying to start a revolution as it warned some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a tough new security law it imposed on the city.
500,000 Hong Kongers cast 'protest' vote
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city's opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote against tough national security laws directly imposed by Beijing.