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Ghana president wins second term, according to electoral commission

President and candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo addresses supporters during the final day of campaigning at James Town in Accra, on December 5, 2020. /AFP Ghana

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How the Electoral College finalizes U.S. Presidential election

03:24 Joe Biden is set to become the next president of the United States. It will be official when the Electoral College votes.It’s a system where each state casts votes based on popul

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Trump team requests another votes recount in Georgia

U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team said on Saturday that his campaign has requested another recount of votes in the presidential election in Georgia.The new request came after Georgia's State S

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reelected as Democratic leader

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. /VCG Image Nancy Pelosi will lead the Democrats in the House after she won re-election on Wednesday during a virtual exercise.The 80-year-old ran unopposed and only

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Michigan's largest county certifies election result after blocking it

Michigan's Wayne County, which houses the Detroit area, unanimously certified its presidential election count Tuesday night after Republicans first blocked it in a party-line vote.The Wayne County Bo

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U.S. Election 2020: This is who Biden owes his win to

According to exit polls analyzed by Edison Research for the National Election Pool several groups made key votes that helped to secure Joe Biden his win in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.These c

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Former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia after a year in exile

Former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia after a year in exile, to supporters cheering his arrival. Morales still faces charges of treason and sedition but a jud

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S&P 500, Dow hit record highs on vaccine optimism

The SP 500 and Dow hit record highs moments after the open on Monday, as news of the first successful late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials stirred hopes of the economy emerging from a year of pandemic-

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U.S. Election: Vote counts continue in Georgia

05:32 The closely contested state of Georgia has yet to declare a winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential race.Joe Biden is now marginally ahead of Donald Trump inGeorgiawith 98 percent o

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Judge denies Trump campaign bid to halt Philadelphia count

A federal judge denied an emergency request from U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday to stop ballot counting in Philadelphia so long as Republican observ

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Biden campaign willing to fight Trump in court

Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign says it will fight any efforts by President Donald Trump’s campaign to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent ballots from being tabulate

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Portland, Maine passes referendum banning facial surveillance

As we’re currently shifting through all of the national and local votes from last night’s elections, here’s a small but important victory for privacy advocates out of Portland, Maine . Per the Bangor

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Early voting in U.S. election tops 90 million

More than 90 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Saturday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University o

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Spain's regions urge government to impose state of emergency to allow curfews

Spanish regions are urging the central government to take measures that would give them legal backing to impose curfews as the country battles a resurgent coronavirus e

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Philippines' lower chamber of congress approves proposed 2021 budget to help fight COVID-19

MANILA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The House of Representatives of the Philippines on Friday approved the proposed a 4.5-trillion-peso (92-billion-U.S. dollar) national budget for 2021 to assist the country

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Trump signs stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded through December 11, 2020, White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a tweet early on Thursday

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UK parliament's lower house appoves bill able to break Brexit treaty

The EU flag hangs from Europa House in London, September 29, 2020. /AP Britain's House of Commons approved legislation on Tuesday that gives ministers the power to break its divorce deal with