US election 2020: Why do different news sites have different tallies?
Why do different news sites have different tallies?
If you are seeing different tallies at the top of the live coverage from various news sites, you might well be confused.
This is because some news sites have projected wins in Arizona (meaning an extra 11 electoral college votes) and Wisconsin (10 electoral college votes) for Joe Biden.
The BBC still considers these too early to project.
Kosovo’s president resigns to face war crimes charges in The Hague
Hashim Thaçi was guerrilla leader during 1990s war for independence from Serbia
Kosovo’s president, Hashim Thaçi, a guerrilla leader during the country’s war for independence from Serbia in the 1990s, has resigned to face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague.
Thaçi announced his resignation at a news conference in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital. He said he was taking the step “to protect the integrity of the presidency of Kosovo”.
He was indicted by a special Kosovo court based in The Hague, Netherlands, which was set up to try the alleged crimes of former ethnic Albanian rebel leaders. A spokesman for the prosecutor at the court said he had no comment.
India: Interfaith couples suffer amid a growing religious divide
A jewelry advertisement in India showing a Hindu woman married into a Muslim family led to a fierce backlash from right-wing groups. But what is it like for a real interfaith couple amid rising intolerance?
Sadaf has not had a proper conversation with her father for about three years now. He just wouldn't talk to her. That is the price she had to pay for choosing to marry a non-Muslim. The New Delhi-based lawyer still visits her parents' home in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, in the hope that her father will eventually come around and accept her Hindu husband.
Interfaith marriages are often contentious in Indian society, especially when it involves a Hindu and a Muslim. This was recently seen when a jewelry advertisement featuring an interfaith couple sparked an outrage so intense that the brand, owned by one of the largest conglomerates in India, withdrew the ad.
Lebanon to demolish blast-hit silos over safety fears
Lebanon will demolish grain silos at Beirut port that were severely damaged in an enormous explosion in August because they are at risk of collapse, economy minister Raoul Nehme said Thursday.
"The grain silos are damaged and more precisely, they pose a risk to public safety," the caretaker minister said in a press conference, citing an assessment by experts.
"It is necessary to demolish them to avoid any further problems," he said, adding that the army will carry out that task, supported by experts.
Lebanon built the grain silos in the late 1960s with a loan from Kuwait.
AstraZeneca chief says COVID vaccine on track for year end
AstraZeneca CEO dismisses reports of delays with COVID-19 vaccine, says large-scale vaccinations could be possible by December.
AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus shot could be ready for large-scale vaccinations as early as this year, Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot said, dismissing reports of delays and production snags.
The U.K. drugmaker is poised to unveil vaccine test results by year-end even after trials were slightly delayed over the summer as infection rates slowed in the northern hemisphere. A recent resurgence has allowed scientists to gather the clinical data they need, according to Soriot. Astra and the University of Oxford are keeping the vaccine in a frozen bulk state to preserve its shelf life while they await final test results.
Crate of oranges sells for $9,600 in Japan
Maggie Hiufu Wong and Junko Ogura, CNN • Updated 5th November 2020
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