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Fears of violence, vote rigging and confusion beset eve of US election
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden fought Monday through the eve of an election threatened by legal chaos and fears of violence after Trump, down in the polls and with only hours to go, pushed hard to discredit the US voting process.
Two children rescued days after deadly Turkey quake
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» BAYRAKLı (TURKEY) - Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in Turkey on Monday, delivering hope nearly three days after a major earthquake hit the Aegean, killing 93 people and ruining dozens of buildings.
What a tail: whale sculpture saves runaway Dutch train
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» SPIJKENISSE (NETHERLANDS) - A runaway Dutch metro train was saved from disaster on Monday after it smashed through a stop barrier but then came to rest on a giant sculpture of a whale's tail.
Russia battles four-year doping ban
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» LAUSANNE - Russia's attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international sport got under way in Lausanne Monday, the latest chapter of a long-running and controversial saga over state-sanctioned doping.
16 dead after Typhoon Goni batters Philippines
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» MANILA - The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year destroyed tens of thousands of homes and killed at least 16 people, officials said Monday, as communications to the worst-hit areas remained cut off.
Depp loses UK libel case on 'wife beater' claims
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» LONDON - Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Monday lost a libel lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for branding him a "wife-beater" in a case that laid bare his chaotic lifestyle and shattered his global reputation.
Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over 'wife-beater' story
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» LONDON: Hollywood star Johnny Depp on Monday lost his libel lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for branding him a "wife-beater" in a case that laid bare his chaotic lifestyle.
Two children rescued days after deadly Turkey quake
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» BAYRAKLı, Turkey: Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in western Turkey on Monday, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean, killing 85 people.
Baby Shark becomes most-watched YouTube video
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» SEOUL: The wildly infectious and relentlessly repetitive children's song <i>Baby Shark</i> became the most-watched YouTube video on Monday, with more than seven billion plays.
Britain's Prince William 'caught Covid in April'
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» LONDON: Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, contracted coronavirus in April but kept his diagnosis secret, media reported on Monday.