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Joe Biden urges older voters in Florida to punish Trump at the ballot box

Trump won Florida narrowly four years ago and has almost no path to victory if he doesn't win the state's 29 electoral votes again

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for Covid-19, is asymptomatic: Report

Ronaldo was dropped from the country's Nations League match against Sweden on Wednesday

Americans Paul Milgrom, Robert Wilson win 2020 Nobel prize in economics

The winners were announced in Stockholm by Goran Hansson, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Rafael Nadal ties Roger Federer at 20 Slams by beating Djokovic in Paris

Nadal, No 2 in the rankings, improved to 100-2 at the French Open, including a combined 26-0 in semifinals and finals, and picked up his fourth consecutive title in Paris

Saudi's National Commercial Bank buys Samba Financial in $14.8 bn deal

The bank will control some $223 billion in assets and a market capitalisation of $46 billion after the merger wins regulatory approvals and is completed, National Commercial Bank said

UN's World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace prize for combating hunger

The announcement was made Friday in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee

Google must open payment talks with publishers, says French court

The Paris Court of Appeal sided with France's competition authority, which had ordered the US tech company to discuss compensation with publishers and news agencies

Mumbai Police names Republic TV in TRP racket, Goswami threatens defamation

Those responsible, Mumbai Police Commissioner said, would be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan dies days after heart surgery in Delhi

Chirag Paswan, son of the veteran Bihar leader, wrote about his father's death on Twitter

American poet Louise Glück wins 2020 Nobel prize for literature

The prize was announced Thursday in Stockholm by Mats Malm, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy

Trump, recovering after Covid infection, rejects virtual debate with Biden

The Commission on Presidential Debates had announced moments earlier that the second debate between Trump and Biden will take place virtually because of the president's diagnosis of Covid-19

Eddie Van Halen: The musician who remade the guitar and made it the star

"He was the best father I could ask for," Van Halen's son Wolfgang wrote in a social media po

Former N Korean ambassador to Italy living in South Korea, claims lawmaker

South Korea's spy agency earlier told lawmakers that Jo had left his official residence in Rome with his wife in November 2018

Kuwait's National Guard minister picked as next crown prince: Report

The nomination makes Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah the possible heir apparent to the new emir

Messi, Neymar aim for World Cup qualifying amid Covid-19 pandemic

Ten teams are battling for four direct berths. Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia, in that order, start as favorites for those spots.

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna

The recipients were announced Wednesday in Stockholm by Goran Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Italy prepares to make masks outdoors mandatory to fight coronavirus

It is necessary to return to restrictions that were gradually loosened over the spring and summer months after Italy's strict nearly three-month lockdown, said the health minister

UK govt plans to invest millions on wind power, says PM Boris Johnson

The continuing crisis has pushed other initiatives off the agenda, but green issues remain part of Johnson's plans.

Global economy facing long climb to recover: IMF head Kristalina Georgieva

While there has been some improvement, downside risks remain high, Georgieva said in a video-conference speech to the London School of Economics.

Three scientists share Nobel physics prize for discoveries in cosmology

It is common for several scientists who worked in related fields to share the prize