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Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Science & Tech
Walmart’s latest round of Black Friday 2020 deal drops is here—and it’s the best one yet

The Walmart Black Friday 2020 deals continue with the retailer's third round of markdowns—shop our top picks.

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Science & Tech
Walmart’s latest round of Black Friday 2020 deal drops is here—and it’s the best one yet

The Walmart Black Friday 2020 deals continue with the retailer's third round of markdowns—shop our top picks.

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Trump concedes US election but backtracks 90 minutes later

President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge losing the US election yesterday but then backtracked and said he conceded “nothing”.

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central America...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central American...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Business
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s bogus claims about Biden win, vaccine

President Donald Trump is rebelling against Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren't...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Business
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s bogus claims about Biden win, vaccine

President Donald Trump is rebelling against Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren't...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn

Who is the president of Peru? That answer to that question early Monday was no one. The Latin American nation's political turmoil took a chaotic turn Sunday when interim leader...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn

Who is the president of Peru? That answer to that question early Monday was no one. The Latin American nation's political turmoil took a chaotic turn Sunday when interim leader...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn

Who is the president of Peru? That answer to that question early Monday was no one. The Latin American nation's political turmoil took a chaotic turn Sunday when interim leader...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Business
Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Business
Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Business
Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central American...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central American...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central American...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
As virus mutes Dubai nightlife, Filipino bands feel the pain

Eric Roman struts onstage in his torn jeans and grasps the microphone. It's midnight on a Friday and in normal times, he'd hear wild applause from this tightly packed hotel...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
As virus mutes Dubai nightlife, Filipino bands feel the pain

Eric Roman struts onstage in his torn jeans and grasps the microphone. It's midnight on a Friday and in normal times, he'd hear wild applause from this tightly packed hotel...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
As virus mutes Dubai nightlife, Filipino bands feel the pain

Eric Roman struts onstage in his torn jeans and grasps the microphone. It's midnight on a Friday and in normal times, he'd hear wild applause from this tightly packed hotel...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Here comes Santa Claus – with face masks and plexiglass

Santa Claus is coming to the mall — just don't try to sit on his lap. Despite the pandemic — and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Here comes Santa Claus – with face masks and plexiglass

Santa Claus is coming to the mall — just don't try to sit on his lap. Despite the pandemic — and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students

Just two semesters short of earning a cybersecurity master's degree in the U.S., Sai Naini is stuck in India, unsure what his future holds. He rushed home this summer after...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students

Just two semesters short of earning a cybersecurity master's degree in the U.S., Sai Naini is stuck in India, unsure what his future holds. He rushed home this summer after...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies age 79

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country's most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died Monday....

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies age 79

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country's most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died Monday....

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Fire in Hong Kong apartment building kills 7, injures 11

Hong Kong authorities said a fire at an apartment building in a crowded residential district has killed at least seven people and injured another 11. The blaze occurred Sunday night...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Fire in Hong Kong apartment building kills 7, injures 11

Hong Kong authorities said a fire at an apartment building in a crowded residential district has killed at least seven people and injured another 11. The blaze occurred Sunday night...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Culinary students in North Carolina adapt skills amid COVID

On an unseasonably warm late-fall day, the din of chain saws rang out over the campus of A-B Tech. Behind the Magnolia building, a socially distanced cluster of masked students...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Culinary students in North Carolina adapt skills amid COVID

On an unseasonably warm late-fall day, the din of chain saws rang out over the campus of A-B Tech. Behind the Magnolia building, a socially distanced cluster of masked students...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: New Zealand imposes new mask rules as precaution

Starting Thursday, New Zealanders will be legally required to wear masks on public transport in Auckland and on planes nationwide. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Virus Response Minister Chris Hipkins...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: New Zealand imposes new mask rules as precaution

Starting Thursday, New Zealanders will be legally required to wear masks on public transport in Auckland and on planes nationwide. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Virus Response Minister Chris Hipkins...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Asian shares climb after S&P 500 record, despite virus woes

Shares started out the week on a strong footing after the Standard & Poors 500 hit a fresh high on Friday, with robust data from Japan and China fueling optimism...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
US coronavirus surge continues to spike as cases top 11 million

Michigan has joined Washington and several other states in announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported in the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
US coronavirus surge continues to spike as cases top 11 million

Michigan has joined Washington and several other states in announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported in the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Politics
Asian shares climb after S&P 500 record, despite virus woes

Shares started out the week on a strong footing after the Standard & Poors 500 hit a fresh high on Friday, with strong robust from Japan and China fueling optimism...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
More pupils skip Irish since rule change allowing principals to authorise exemptions

Exemptions for studying Irish to Leaving Cert due to learning difficulties have risen by just over 16pc in the past school year. The rise has coincided with the introduction of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Techno is music, German judges rule over tax breaks for clubs

Germany's highest financial court has ruled that people go to Berlin's techno clubs primarily to appreciate the music rather than for the clubs' notorious cocktail of alcohol, dancing and anonymous...

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
President concedes and then backtracks 90 minutes later

President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge losing the US election yesterday but then backtracked and said he conceded “nothing”.

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
No new role for Symonds after Cummings let go by Johnson

Carrie Symonds will not be given any formal role or taxpayer funded office, Downing Street sources insisted last night as they applied the brakes to her expanding influence.

Posted by The Analyst | November 16, 2020 | Breaking News
Belgian pigeon flies the nest after attracting record-breaking €1.6m at auction

A Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim has been purchased for a record-breaking €1.6m at auction.