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Trump campaigning non-stop as Biden holds firm in Delaware
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Democrat Joe Biden huddled in his home state Wednesday six days before a monumental US election, fine-tuning his pandemic response plan while President Donald Trump crisscrosses America at a frenetic pace, seemingly unfazed by Covid-19's dangers.
Dodgers end World Series drought with 3-1 victory over Rays
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» ARLINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The Los Angeles Dodgers ended their 32-year wait for a World Series title on Tuesday, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to claim the Major League Baseball crown at last after a string of agonizing near-misses.
Tokyu department store in Bangkok to close - Nikkei report
Online Reporters, Published on 28/10/2020
» The Tokyu department store in Bangkok will shut its doors in January, forced to close by rising competition and the loss of tourism, Nikkei financial news reported on Wednesday.
Millions queue to vote as India state election gets under way
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» PATNA, India: Millions of Indians turned out to cast ballots in a state election Wednesday in the world's biggest vote since the coronavirus emerged, with booths packed out and many ignoring government advice on wearing masks and social distancing.
Berlin's ill-fated new airport finally ready for take-off
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» BERLIN - Nine years late and eye-wateringly over budget, the Berlin region's new international airport will finally open on Saturday -- in the middle of a global pandemic that has crippled air travel.
Late Samsung chief laid to rest
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» SEOUL: South Korea's richest and most powerful industrialist, Lee Kun-hee, who turned Samsung Electronics into one of the world's biggest tech companies, was buried Wednesday following his death at the weekend.
Coronavirus thrives in Karabakh's bomb shelters
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» STEPANAKERT (AZERBAIJAN) - Close quarters, poor ventilation and no masks: in the cellars of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province, residents who have not fled fierce fighting may be safe from shelling, but not coronavirus.
Dodgers beat Rays 3-1 to end 32-year World Series drought
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» ARLINGTON: The Los Angeles Dodgers ended their 32-year wait for a World Series title on Tuesday, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to finally claim the Major League Baseball crown after a string of agonising near-misses.
Second night of clashes in Philadelphia after police kill Black man
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» NEW YORK - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Philadelphia late Tuesday, with looting and violence breaking out in a second night of unrest after the latest police shooting of a Black man in the US.
Parents of gunned-down teen bring him back in AI election video
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - When the parents of a teen murdered in America's deadliest high school shooting were approached by an advertising agency to digitally resurrect their son for an election video, they didn't hesitate for a moment.