In the run-up to the 3 November presidential election in the United States, candidates are contesting to be the voice of America. Besides the two main candidates, sitting Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden, US rapper Kanye West joined the White House race at the last minute. Source link
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The release of White House tour footage coincides with the release of a new movie starring English actor Sacha Baron Cohen as the Borat character, alongside Bulgarian actress Mara Bakalova, who plays his daughter in the film. The scenes at the White House were said to have been edited out of the new ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Turkey’s test of the S-400 air defense may have serious consequences for Ankara’s relationship with Washington, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said in a statement on Friday. Source link
After a protracted search, officials in the US state of Washington have located the first American nest of the Asian giant hornet, an invasive species whose potentially deadly sting and infamous practice of slaughtering honeybee hives has earned it the moniker “murder hornet.” Source link
Jerusalem has given its tacit approval of a proposed deal that would see the United Arab Emirates buy advanced F-35 stealth aircraft from the United States. If completed, Abu Dhabi would become only the second country in the Middle East to operate the F-35, apart from Israel. Source link
Actress Luviena Lodh made her Bollywood debut in the singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya-starred movie ‘Kajrare’ in 2010, directed by filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter, Pooja Bhatt. Lodh later married Bhatt’s nephew, Sumit Sabharwal, and now accuses Bhatt and his family of harassment. Source link
Health officials in Hong Kong are seeing a startling uptick in cases of the superbug Candida auris, a fungal infection that is highly resistant to current antifungal drugs, following the discovery and global spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has imposed sanctions on the State Research Center of the Russian Federation FGUP Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stated. Source link
The Shetland Space Centre could see up to 30 rocket launches per year carrying satellites of up to 600 kg in weight into orbit following the decision by Lockheed Martin’s UK division. The remote far northern location of the Shetland islands would avoid rockets overflying built-up areas. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO has reduced its military personnel in Afghanistan to fewer than 12,000, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg stated. Source link
In January 2016 the then Prime Minister, David Cameron, proposed a Holocaust Memorial be built in Victoria Towers Gardens, next to the Palace of Westminster. But the memorial has been opposed by local residents and many prominent Jews. Source link
Surely the definition of being ‘scum’ is voting against poor children getting free school meals whilst wasting billions on a track and trace system that does not work? I am no fan of Angela Rayner but I admired her passion when she shouted ‘scum’ in the Commons the other day. We need more of this in UK politics and political debate. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence on Friday voted early in the US presidential election. Source link
The BJP promised free COVID-19 vaccines for the people of poll-bound Bihar state on Thursday, evoking strong protests from opposition parties and social media regulars. The party, however, scoffed at the criticism, saying it was a state matter and that its Bihar unit has decided to provide it for free. Source link
Earlier this week, the rapper joked that Biden’s plan to raise taxes would turn him into “20 Cent”. The Democratic candidate’s proposal and economic agenda have been harshly criticised in studies, which say that Biden’s plans would cost the average American several thousand dollars per year. Source link
Since protests in Nigeria began earlier this month, the local government has announced the dissolution of a special police squad, but people are still hitting the streets. Source link
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The practice of giving EU passports to foreign citizens in exchange for large investments, informally called golden passports, appears to be on its last leg with dizzying abruptness. Source link
Ri Sol-ju, aged 31, was last captured on camera while attending a public event just before the global corona epidemic erupted earlier this year. Source link
Top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in early January, further exacerbating tensions between Tehran and Washington. Tensions have been a staple feature of US-Iranian relations since the Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Turkey will not have any consultations with the United States regarding tests of the S-400 air defence systems purchased from Russia, Washington’s approach is not binding, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Source link
Previous Ghislaine Maxwell depositions shedding light on her ties to suspected sex trafficker and abuser Jeffrey Epstein have now been revealed, following a respective order by a New York judge. Source link
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – The Kremlin did not watch the final debate of US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, it only read relevant media reports, but will not make any estimate on who came out victorious, since it is up to the US citizens to decide, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Source link
Earlier this month, Public Health England, an executive agency of the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care, admitted that thousands of COVID-19 cases were recently missed due to an apparent software glitch in the government’s test and trace system. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica told Sputnik he is not surprised with Russia’s progress in the development of vaccines against COVID-19 and also expressed hope for scaled-up production of efficient vaccines. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kathleen Rubins, a crew member on the recent Soyuz MS-17 spaceflight, has voted in the upcoming US presidential election from the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronaut said. Source link
During India’s Navaratri festival, “pandals” are set up for spectators to witness the representation of the final battle between Goddess Durga and the evil Mahishasura. Immense creativity is employed in the depiction of the act that is traditionally represented in the form of idols of the fierce Goddess slaying the demon with a trident. Source link
India’s state funded Defence Research and Development Organisation has tested over a dozen missiles including the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target since September of this year. The Indian media played up these tests as a warning to Beijing amid an ongoing border standoff with China. Source link
On Thursday night, US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden clashed in a final debate ahead of the 3 November election on a whole array of pressing issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, racism, and North Korea. Source link
Trump and Biden clashed during their second and final presidential debate on Thursday, addressing a wide range of issues, including healthcare and the pandemic response, immigration, economic prospects, and the recent scandal regarding Joe Biden’s son Hunter and his purported business schemes. Source link
Several dog owners have a bad habit of offering food or leftovers to their pets. But as per veterinarians and trainers, such a practice is inadvisable. Source link
In a portion of an interview with Norah O’Donnell on the CBS News ‘60 Minutes’ show released on Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate, former US Vice President Joe Biden, announced his intention to, if elected, create a national commission to study and provide recommendations to reform the US court system “because it’s getting out of whack”. Source link
On Thursday, Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden’s, held a news conference to “set the record straight” about the Biden family’s involvement in joint business dealings. Source link