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China was previously among a handful of major countries including Russia and Mexico that had not congratulated the president-elect.

The remarks were part of a joint statement released on Thursday by the Election Infrastructure Government Co-ordinating Council, comprising senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Election Assistance Commission and also state-level officials, the BBC reported.

Her National League for Democracy (NLD) had already declared a landslide victory based on its own tallies, prompting street celebrations by supporters.

Regulatory approval was being sought for the vaccine to progress to Phase 3 clinical trials before the end of the year.

The study, published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, is the first comprehensive review of published research and preliminary papers that focus on the impact of coronavirus on different ethnic groups.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 8,683,916, while the country's death toll soared to 128,121.

In the wake of the ongoing pandemic, the official said that "every effort has been made to ensure that venues hosting Deepavali celebrations are cleaned and sanitised and that reduced capacity rules are strictly followed".

Four Indian organisations were among the group that brought the suit alleging that the Ivy League university violated the Constitution and Supreme Court rulings by discriminating against Asians in admissions.

The expanded polyethylene plant in Hebei province's Wuji county went up in flames around 6 pm on Thursday.

The number of confirmed cases fell by 16 per cent in a week.

The Commerce Department said it will not enforce an order that would have forced TikTok to shut down, citing an injunction from a federal judge in Pennsylvania last month, reports The Verge.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, also observed a decline in self-reports of smell and taste changes as early as five days after lockdown enforcement, with faster declines reported in countrie

Germany reported 21,866 new infections over the last 24 hours, according to disease control agency RKI data.

Heavy rain effectively shut down Manila, the sprawling capital of 12 million people, and surrounding areas, turning streets into rivers.

Harris, 56, is set to make history becoming the first woman - and the first woman of colour - to occupy the office.

Like many Israelis, the 28-year-old found her unemployment benefits did not cover her expenses, and she didn't know when her restaurant pay would resume.

Marcel, known as Quin-quin, is seen as a hero for carrying messages under his shirt to leaders of the resistance against Nazi occupation during World War II.

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Italy's second-largest manufacturing industry has been hit hard by the pandemic

The researchers believe the findings could help decision-makers take important measures at the local level, either in catching new outbreaks sooner, or in guiding the relaxation of local lockdowns.

According to a post by her friend Priyanka Reddy, Neha Reddy passed away in an accident involving a collision between two vehicles at South 1st Street and West Mary Street around 3 am on November 7. 

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 8,636,011, while the country's death toll soared to 127,571.

Most of the content people see there, even in an election season, is not about politics. This includes posts from friends or from Pages, according to Alex Schultz, VP of Analytics and Chief Marketing Officer.

The confirmation is based on the first interim data from the largest randomised, placebo-controlled Phase-III clinical trials in Russia involving 40,000 volunteers