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Competence is making a comeback.

Biden has won 306 electoral votes, while Trump has 232. Two hundred and seventy electoral votes are needed to become president.

All of the New Zealand and West Indies players in isolation in Christchurch have tested negative for the novel coronavirus and are due to be released as scheduled on Thursday, a day ahead of their opening Twenty20 match in Auckland.

Foreign donors pledged a projected $12 billion in civilian aid to Afghanistan over the next four years at a key donor conference on Tuesday but many made it conditional on protecting human rights and maintaining progress during peace talks underway with t...

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday he aimed to offer free antigen testing for COVID19 by Christmas for any citizens who want it.

Sweden's health watchdog said on Tuesday it had uncovered "serious shortcomings" in COVID19 care for residents of nursing homes where thousands have died, increasing pressure on the country's unorthodox pandemic strategy.

Hong Kong will close bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues for the third time this year, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Tuesday as authorities scramble to tackle a renewed rise in coronavirus cases.

States have begun certifying their results from the Nov. 3 presidential election in the run-up to the Electoral College meeting in mid-December.

Indonesia hit a grim milestone on Monday in surpassing more than half a million cases of the coronavirus, as hospitals across the country's most populated province edged closer towards capacity.

U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation's first COVID19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government's vaccine development effort said on Sunday.

Its not just Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition thats under a microscope.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday he was confident that Democrat Joe Biden's incoming U.S. administration would pursue policies that help regional stability and that any discussions with it would lead to strong cooperation.

Housing Secretary Ben Carson is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life after he became desperately ill following his infection with the coronavirus.

The attack came hours before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to meet with negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban in the Qatari capital Doha amid signs of progress in their peace talks.

In Arizona, Alejandra Gomez was one of an army of activists who strapped on face masks and plastic face shields in 100-plus-degree heat to go door-to-door to get out the Mexican American vote.

Michigan's Republican state legislative leaders said after meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday that they had no information that would change the outcome of the presidential election in the state, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden.