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Storm Eta leaves 150 dead or missing in Guatemala

  GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- About 150 people have died or remain unaccounted for in Guatemala due to mudslides…

US Covid-19 cases hit record for third day, topping 127,000: monitor

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections,…

Why is US vote count taking so long?

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not…

Twitter flags ‘president-elect Biden’ posts as premature

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter on Friday flagged as premature posts referring to Joe Biden as "president-elect,"…

Supreme Court denies immediate halt of Pennsylvania count

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US Supreme Court justice on Friday denied a request by Pennsylvania's Republicans to…

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency

by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US…

Landslides kill 12 as Eta takes a toll on Central America

by Noe LEIVA TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- The death toll from hurricane Eta rose to at least 12 Thursday as…

Biden at 264 electoral votes, Trump at 214: US media

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday neared the magic number of 270 electoral…

Biden vows to rejoin Paris climate deal on first day in office

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Joe Biden vowed Wednesday that the US would rejoin the Paris climate accord on his…

US election heads to the courts

  by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Democrats and Republicans girded Wednesday for a legal…

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