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Trump and Biden protesters duel outside vote-counting centers in cliffhanger election
PHOENIX/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Backers of President Donald Trump, some carrying guns, ramped up demonstrations on Thursday night against what he has baselessly called a rigged election, in battleground states where votes were still being counted.
Oregon police face off with anti-Trump protesters
PORTLAND (AFP): Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday (Nov 5) after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows a day after the election, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard.
Thai protesters spurn reconciliation panel plan to ease tensions
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thai pro-democracy activists rejected a parliament-initiated plan to form a reconciliation committee, calling it a "political ploy to buy time," and reiterated the demand for the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Anxiety, suspicions colour US post-election uncertainty
DETROIT (Reuters): Weary from one of the most bruising US presidential races in modern times, Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday (Nov 4) with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed.
Trump supporters descend on Michigan vote centre, 'Stop the count!'
(AP): Dozens of supporters of President Donald Trump chanting "Stop the count!” descended on a vote-tallying centre in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, as Americans on both sides of the political divide vented their anger and frustration over the undecided presidential contest at scattered protests around the country.
Michigan still counting votes, angry poll watchers barred in Detroit, Trump sues
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan, a battleground state that will help determine who wins the U.S. presidential election, is still counting "tens of thousands" of ballots according to a top state official and emotions were running high in Detroit, where poll watchers were barred from the counting room on Wednesday afternoon.
Post-election 'twilight zone' puts Americans on edge
DETROIT (Reuters) - After one of the most bruising U.S. presidential campaigns in modern times, supporters of President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden were angry, frustrated and fearful on Wednesday, with the result still days or even weeks away.
Polish PM says national quarantine possible if virus keeps spreading
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland announced further restrictions on Wednesday to halt the spread of the coronavirus and said it would impose a full national lockdown if COVID-19 cases continue to surge.
Palestinian officer fires at Israeli troops and is shot dead, army says
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian motorist fired a pistol at Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and was killed by them, a military spokesman said, and Palestinians identified the dead man as an officer in their security forces.
Trump holds off Biden blue wave in nail-biting US election
WASHINGTON (AFP): The most polarised US election in decades was on a knife-edge Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to have held off predictions of a sweeping Democratic wave but Joe Biden also scored key wins.
