NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

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Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

The Latest: Biden is game for in-person debate if it’s safe

10:42 pm October 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP): Joe Biden says he’s willing to go forward with an in-person debate later this month “if scientists say it’s safe,” even after President Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19. Speaking to reporters before boarding a flight to campaign in Florida, the Democratic presidential nominee declined to say Monday whether he believes the next […]

Police: 3 killed in crash during Minneapolis police chase

8:14 pm October 5, 2020

Minneapolis: Three people have died after a stolen vehicle in which they were riding crashed while being chased by police in Minneapolis early Monday, authorities said. Officers spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it about 1:45 a.m., according to police spokesman John Elder. The vehicle had been taken by force in a carjacking Sunday […]

3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus

8:03 pm October 5, 2020

Washington: Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work identified a […]

Trump’s defender: Pence’s campaign role grows at key moment

12:31 pm October 5, 2020

Washington: Vice President Mike Pence is in a familiar spot: standing by President Donald Trump. With Trump hospitalised with a virus that he spent months downplaying, his ever-loyal No. 2 will play an increasingly prominent role in the weeks ahead. Pence will take a leading role in campaigning around the country in the final stretch before the Nov. […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump was given oxygen before his admission to hospital

11:40 pm October 3, 2020

Bethesda: President Donald Trump on Friday was administered supplemental oxygen at the White House hours after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and before being flown to a military hospital. A person familiar with Trump’s condition confirmed that Trump was given oxygen at the White House, after the president’s physician, Navy Commander Dr Sean Conley, sidestepped the question at a press briefing […]