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US Elections: Business owners fear of riots, violent clashes
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Data shows that if Joe Biden wins, a peaceful exchange of power might be trumped by violent clashes between the supporters of both the parties.
Police calls Canada swords attack as premeditated
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The suspect has no previous criminal record and some of the five injured people suffered serious stab wounds, but that their lives are not in danger.
FBI probing alleged harassment of Joe Biden campaign bus
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FBI spokesperson Michelle Lee said that the "FBI San Antonio is aware of the incident and investigating". The incident took place on October 29 in Austin, Texas, on the state's last day of early voting.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn calls Thailand 'land of compromise'
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The King made the statement in an exclusive joint interview with CNN and Channel 4 News at the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Sunday.
21 Indian-Americans collected $100,000 each for Biden
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The list of 820 volunteers on the $100K+ list released by the campaign on Saturday showed that Indian-Americans made up 2.5 per cent of it, more than double the proportion of the community in the country's population reflecting its deep involvement in American politics as well its status as the ethnic group with the highest income.
Sean Connery never wrote a rude letter to Steve Jobs
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The typewritten letter purports to show Connery's outrage over Jobs asking him to appear in an Apple commercial. The letter was actually part of a satirical article on humour site Scoopertino.
WHO chief Tedros under self-quarantines
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Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, he said: "I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with WHO protocols, and work from home."
10 dead, over 390,000 displaced in Philippines
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The Office of Civil Defence (OCD) in Bicol, one of the hardest-hit southernmost regions of Luzon, said that at least nine died in Albay province and one in Catanduanes island province where the super typhoon made landfall at around 4.50 a.m. on Sunday.
Global Covid-19 cases reach 46.4 million
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As of Monday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 46,420,940 and 1,199,501, respectively, the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 10 points
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Biden's support stands at 52 per cent to Trump's 42 per cent among national registered voters, the NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll showed as Election day is just two days away.
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