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US hits new high with 201,961 fresh Covid-19 infections

This takes nation’s overall toll to 10,238,243

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Trump’s refusal to concede defeat an ‘embarrassment’, Biden says

US president-elect, however, dismisses stand-off as unimportant

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Erdogan congratulates Biden, thanks Trump for ‘warm friendship’

Turkish president conveys ‘sincere wishes for the peace and welfare of the US people’

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Pompeo refuses to recognise Biden victory

US secretary of state says there will be smooth transition to second Donald Trump administration

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US justice chief authorises probes into voting

United States Attorney General Bill Barr says his letter was not an indication that the Justice Department had evidence 

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Aung San Suu Kyi wins parliamentary seat in Myanmar elections

The National League for Democracy has secured 44 parliamentary seats

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Muslims in Austria wary of backlash after shooting 

Study shows Austrians believe mosques should not be tolerated and they have a negative image of Muslims

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Philippine economy shrinks 11.5% in third quarter

Gross domestic product fell 11.5% on-year in the latest quarter: Philippine Statistics Authority 

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Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

Bolsonaro has labelled CoronaVac as a vaccine from "that other country"

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Suicides rise in Malawi as virus debts compound misery

Malawi was already one of the world's poorest countries when the pandemic arrived

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EU signing Pfizer contract ‘soon’ for 300 million doses

‘European science works!’ says European Commission president 

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UK govt suffers parliamentary defeat over Brexit bill

Members of the House of Lords rejected key provisions of the Internal Market Bill

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US surpasses 10 million Covid-19 cases

The United States is now well into its third and by far biggest surge of its epidemic