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Biden no lover of UK's 'Trump clone' Johnson

Joe Biden has long had a testy relationship with the UK prime minister, that will likely colour relations if he wins the presidency

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China 'to sanction' US firms over Taiwan arms sale

Under President Donald Trump the US has brought Taiwan into play as part of a wider diplomatic and economic squeeze of China

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Japan PM sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality

Innovation is key, says Yoshihide Suga, citing examples including next-generation solar batteries

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Ultra-royalists push back against protesters

'The monarchy is necessary for stability'

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Biden accuses Trump of giving up in Covid fight

Biden has maintained a stable lead of around 10 points in national polls

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Qatar ‘forcibly examined’ women, drawing angry diplomatic response

Security agents escorted a number of women from the tarmac to ambulances, where they were examined for signs they had recently given birth.

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Chileans vote overwhelmingly for new constitution

Voters turned out in droves to throw-out the constitution left by dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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Early US voting surpasses 2016, nine days before election

Trump has been claiming for months that mail-ballots lead to fraud

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7 held after British army boards threatened oil tanker in English Channel

Armed forces gain control of the ship and crew members are safe and well

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Pakistan PM accuses France Macron of ‘attacking Islam’

This comes after a French teacher was beheaded near Paris after showing cartoons of the Prophet

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Australia's second-wave epicentre records zero new virus cases

Pressure is mounting on Melbourne authorities to ease restrictions

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Dinner off as Italy closes restaurants early in virus crackdown

Cinemas, theatres, gyms and swimming pools must close until Nov 24

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Spain declares second state of emergency over virus

Local regions prefer the power to impose curfews themselves