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US Supreme Court may not have final say in polls dispute

NEW YORK, Nov 05 (Reuters): While President Donald Trump has promised to ask the US Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, the nation's top judicial body may not be the final arbiter in this election, legal experts said.Election law experts...

Radio burst from within Milky Way may help solve cosmic mystery

PARIS, Nov 05 (AFP): Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our galaxy for the first time and identified its source, according to research published Wednesday that sheds new light on one of the mysteries of the Universe.The origin of powerful fast radio bursts (FRBs) -- intense...

New lockdown begins in UK

LONDON, Nov 05 (BBC): People who seriously flout new lockdown restrictions in England will face steep fines, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has warned.Under the rules, people have been told to stay at home and non-essential shops, pubs and gyms ordered to close.Households are also banned from mixing indoors or in...

Canada reports rare strain of swine flu in human

MONTREAL, Nov 05 (AFP): Canadian health authorities on Wednesday reported the country's first case of a human infected with the H1N2 virus, a rare strain of swine flu.The case, detected in the western province of Alberta in mid-October, appears to be isolated "and there is no increased risk to Albertans...

Democrats' hopes of gaining control of Senate fade

NEW YOR, Nov 05 (BBC): Democrats are rapidly losing hope of gaining control of the US Senate after underperforming in key states.Controlling the Senate would have allowed them to either obstruct or push through the next president's agenda.The party had high hopes of gaining the four necessary seats in Congress's...

Indian Army chief in Nepal to boost ties

NEW DELHI, Nov 05 (AP): Indian Army chief General MM Naravane is on a three-day tour of Nepal, a visit aimed at reviving the strained ties between the neighbouring nations.General Naravane's visit to the Himalayan nation comes in the wake of an official invitation from Nepalese Army chief General Purna...

Beijing bars arrivals from UK, Belgium

BEIJING, Nov 05 (AFP): China has imposed fresh travel bans on non-Chinese arrivals from Britain and Belgium, as it guards against a resurgence of the coronavirus by refusing entry to people from two of Europe's worst-hit nations.Covid-19 first emerged in central China late last year, but Beijing has largely brought...