Election

03 November 2020, US, Scranton: Former US Vice-President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (C) stops to visit his childhood on the day of the US Presidential election. Photo: Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa.

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CORONAVIRUS

Biden announces coronavirus task force, warns of 'dark winter'

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/20

In his first policy speech on the virus after he was elected president, Biden implored the public to wear face masks.

FILED - 27 August 2020, US, Washington: Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee, Senator Kamala Harris, delivers a statement to the press at George Washington University. Harris, who is heading to the White House as Democrat Joe Biden's vice president, indicates she is ready to "get started" on the work ahead. Photo: Lawrence Jackson/Biden for President/dpa.

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US ELECTION

'Welcome back America': World leaders congratulate Biden and Harris

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/8/20

"It's time to get back to building bridges, not walls," said London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

FILED - 01 February 2013, Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with then US Vice-President Joe Biden prior to their meeting. Merkel said Berlin's friendship with the US is vital if the problems of these times are to be overcome, as she congratulates Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election. Photo: picture alliance / dpa

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US ELECTION

Friends again? Europe looks to Biden to repair transatlantic ties

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/8/20

The wide consensus is that things can only get better, though European analysts warn it would be completely wrong to thing that now everything is gonna go back to the way it was: Some political…

November 06, 2020 - Wilmington, Delaware, USA. - Screen grab from the MSNBC coverage of Democratic candidate for president, Vice President JOE BIDEN, delivering a progress update and expressing confidence concerning the vote count in the six states not yet called for either presidential candidate.(Credit Image: © Msnbc/ZUMA Wire Photo: Msnbc/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Biden all but declares victory as votes turn sharply in his favour

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/7/20

As he has done repeatedly in recent days he said people should remain calm and patient as election workers tabulated every last ballot.

27 October 2020, US, Atlanta: Former Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in rally at Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood. Photo: Curtis Compton/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Biden edges ahead of Trump in Georgia as nation awaits result

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/6/20

Trump has made repeated claims of "fraud" and blames a conspiracy of "big media, big money and big tech."

04 November 2020, US, Washington: A Biden's supporter posses for photograph during a Black Lives Matter protest near the White House while waiting for the final result of the 2020 Presidential election. Photo: Probal Rashid/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Biden inches closer to win as Trump rails against 'fraud'

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/6/20

"We have no doubt when the count is finished, Senator Harris and I will be declared the winners," Biden said on Thursday, referring to Kamala Harris, his running mate. "Democracy is sometimes…

03 November 2020, US, Scranton: Former US Vice-President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden uses a megaphone to speak to his supporters as part of a quick visit to the Union Hall during the US Presidential election. Photo: Aimee Dilger/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Confident Biden closer to victory

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/20

Biden expressed confidence in winning the race, while President Donald Trump sought to undermine the integrity of the election.

04 November 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt: Traders sit in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in front of their monitors, which also show reports on the US presidential election. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Trump raises specter of legal battles in nail-biter election

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/4/20

Joe Biden still has multiple pathways to the White House and, in brief remarks to supporters, said he felt confident he would eventually be declared the winner.

03 November 2020, US, San Bernardino: Election workers process ballots at the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters office in the 2020 presidential election. Photo: Watchara Phomicinda/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Trump proclaims himself the winner, denounces "major fraud"

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/4/20

Ballots are still being counted in a number of key swing states and the race for the White House is tight .

03 November 2020, US, Washington: Anti-Trump protesters gather outside the White House during while vote is still ongoing during the US Presidential election. Photo: Essdras M. Suarez/dpa.

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US ELECTION

Trump and Biden in tight race as swing states remain undecided

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/4/20

Speaking shortly after midnight, Biden said he is confident that he will win the election, but says results may take some time, urging people to be "patient" and "keep the faith."

30 October 2020, US, Green Bay: US President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during a campaign rally at the Austin Straubel Airport in Green Bay. Photo: Daniel Deslover/dpa.

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US CAMPAIGN

After 4 years of Trump, Europe pins hopes on Biden win to repair ties

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/2/20

If he loses to Joe Biden, current US President Donald Trump will not be missed by Europe's foreign policy establishment . But even under new management, the White House will not…

27 October 2020, US, Lansing: US President Trump speaks to supporters during a Make America Great Again campaign rally at the Lansing Regional Airport. Photo: Todd Mcinturf/dpa.

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US CAMPAIGN

Survey: No European countries would reelect Trump except Poland

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/28/20

His opponent, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, would get about 45% of the vote in most European states, according to the survey by the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation.

A moment of the debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Image: screenshot from YouTube/C-SPAN.

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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Biden blamed President Trump for 220,000 coronavirus deaths in the US

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/23/20

Biden claimed that Trump is among the "most racist presidents we have ever had in modern history." Trump, for his part, said he was "the least racist person" in the room.

15 October 2020, US, Miami: Anti Trump activists and Joe Biden supporters take part in a protest on Biscayne Boulevard near Perez Art Museum Miami where President Trump held a town hall meeting with NBC News instead of the cancelled Presidential Debate. Photo: Adam Delgiudice/dpa.

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US CAMPAIGN

Trump and Biden to face off in final presidential debate

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/22/20

The president has repeatedly attacked the debates commission, characterizing the event as unfair and accusing the moderator of favouring Biden.

15 October 2020, US, Miami: US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon his arrival at Miami International Airport on the way to campaign events. Photo: Orit Ben-Ezzer/dpa.

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CAMPAIGN

Trump and Biden differ on virus, other issues at competing townhalls

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/16/20

Biden used his event to attack the president on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

October 12, 2020, Sanford, Florida, USA: President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Orlando Sanford International Airport on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 in Sanford. (Credit Image: © Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire Photo: Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire/dpa.

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Trump says he feels 'powerful' at first rally since virus diagnosis

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/13/20

Trump's doctor on Monday for the first time said he had tested negative for the coronavirus.

30 July 2020, Belarus, Minsk: Presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya attends a campaign rally ahead of The presidential election in Belarus which is scheduled on 09 August 2020. Photo: Celestino Arce Lavin/dpa.

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Danish parliament committee meets fake Belarusian opposition leader

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/20

During the 40-minute session it soon became apparent something was wrong.

HANDOUT - 04 October 2020, US, Bethesda: US President Donald Trump, joined by Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, participates in a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, at his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated from coronavirus. Photo: Tia Dufour/White House /dpa.

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CAMPAIGN

Declared 'symptom-free,' Trump makes return to Oval Office

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/20

Trump wants to participate in next week's debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the second face-to-face leading up to the November election. Biden has insisted that Trump be virus-free.

FILED - 07 July 2017, Hamburg: US President Donald Trump (L) and his wife Melania arrive for the concert at the Elbphilharmonie. Trump and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine, he wrote on Twitter early on Friday. Photo: Bernd Von Jutrczenka/dpa.

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CORONAVIRUS

Trump treated with antiviral drug, 'resting comfortably' in hospital

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/3/20

He walked out of the White House on his own and without assistance, giving a thumbs up as he boarded the Marine One helicopter.

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US ELECTION

Trump and Biden star in chaotic and insulting US presidential debate

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/30/20

Trump again and again attacked Biden's mental faculties and the former vice president's family, though both men interjected with biting insults. Biden called Trump a "clown." The instant survey…