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Poland’s Iga Swiatek beats Sofia Kenin for French Open title

10:54 pm October 10, 2020

Paris: With the poise of a veteran and the shots of a champion, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek picked the perfect place for her first tour-level title: the French Open. Unseeded and ranked merely 54th, Swiatek grabbed the last six games to beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday, becoming the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles trophy. […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Voting-related lawsuits pepper US before Election Day

10:10 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: Hundreds of lawsuits about voting have been filed before the November 3 election. The cases concern the fundamentals of the American democratic process, including how ballots are cast and counted. A look at some of the top lawsuits in battleground states ARIZONA: A federal judge ruled in favour of Democrats by holding that voters who neglected to sign […]

Whitmer plot a new twist in fight for battleground Michigan

9:32 pm October 10, 2020

Lansing: Gretchen Whitmer knew she’d have the spotlight Thursday. And she decided not to waste it. Hours after the FBI revealed a group of anti-government vigilantes had plotted to kidnap her, the Democratic governor of Michigan addressed her state — and the nation — with a message that didn’t mince words about whom she blamed for the threat: President […]

China has deployed 60K soldiers on India’s northern border: Pompeo

12:01 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: China has amassed 60,000 troops on India’s northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as he hit out at Beijing for its “bad behaviour” and the threats it poses to the Quad countries. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group – the US, Japan, India and Australia – met in Tokyo on […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors

11:44 pm October 9, 2020

Washington: American companies promising to hire more Black employees in leadership roles and teach their workforce about racism are getting a message from President Donald Trump‘s administration: Watch your step if you want to keep doing business with the federal government. Trump’s Labor Department is using a 55-year-old presidential order spurred by the Civil Rights Movement to […]