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Early voting surge in US points to record turnout

The highest turnout in more than a century is predicted, with over 80 million votes already cast.

People queue to enter a polling site at the Milwaukee Public Library's Washington Park location in Milwaukee, on the first day of early voting in Wisconsin, October 20, 2020.
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Early voting surge in US points to record turnout

The highest turnout in more than a century is predicted, with over 80 million votes already cast.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden both held events in Florida in the final days before the US election.
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Trump v Biden: A tale of two rallies

Donald Trump and Joe Biden slug it out in Florida, with very different campaign styles.

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Trump and Biden duel in key swing state of Florida

Joe Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize.

A nun prays in front of candles and flowers left in tribute to the victims of a knife attack at the Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 30, 2020

Nice in mourning after church knife attack

Security across France tightens after a suspected Islamist militant stabs three people to death.

Armenian soldier
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'We raise them in basements, then send them to fight'

Armenian mothers fear for sons on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides suffer heavy casualties.

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Walmart pulls guns off shelves over 'civil unrest'

Walmart has removed gun and ammunition displays from its stores citing concerns of "civil unrest".

A woman with mask in one of Melbourne's iconic graffiti-filled laneways

Is the UK heading back into a full lockdown?

Infection rates are rising and European countries are going into lockdown. Could the UK be next?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Kanye brings Kim's dead father back as hologram

Kim Kardashian calls the message from beyond the grave "the most thoughtful" 40th birthday gift.

Swimmers stand near the water under a red sky at Jindabyne in New South Wales on 4 January

Australia told to plan for 'simultaneous disasters'

A long-awaited report into Australia's bushfires warns of an "alarming" outlook in future decades.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost

Scarlett Johansson marries in 'intimate' ceremony

The actor and fiancé Colin Jost announced their wedding through the US charity Meals on Wheels.

Swimmers stand near the water under a red sky at Jindabyne in New South Wales on 4 January

Australia told to plan for 'simultaneous disasters'

A long-awaited report into Australia's bushfires warns of an "alarming" outlook in future decades.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost

Scarlett Johansson marries in 'intimate' ceremony

The actor and fiancé Colin Jost announced their wedding through the US charity Meals on Wheels.

Scott Kirby

United Airlines to trial airport Covid testing

The airline's boss Scott Kirby tells the BBC passenger testing is "key to reopening the world economy".

Traffic in central Paris, 30 Oct 20

France returns to lockdown amid new Covid surge

The new national lockdown aims to tackle a sharp rise in infections and ease pressure on hospitals.

Close up of Ffranses Ingram
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Qatar 'invasive exams': Passenger feared hijack

A woman on the same flight as "invasively examined" female passengers feared a "hostage situation".

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