|  | | | | | | | | | U.S. elections | | | | | | Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win re-election in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races.
Democrats, who had been favored to win the Senate majority heading into Tuesday’s election, had a net gain of only one seat to show by Wednesday afternoon as their options for further increases dwindled, despite a huge Democratic money advantage going into the final weeks of the campaign.
Social networks fail to corral Trump's misinformation about U.S. vote count
As U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies flooded social media on Wednesday with false claims of victory and unsupported allegations of voter fraud, social media companies warned users the presidential election had yet to be decided.
The posts on Twitter, Facebook and other sites are imposing a real-time test of Silicon Valley's much-touted rules on handling election misinformation and premature claims of victory.
Police arrest 11 in Portland, 50 in New York at protests after U.S. vote
Police in Portland declared riots, arrested 11 people and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the National Guard in response to protests on the night after voting in the U.S. presidential election.
A crowd of Donald Trump supporters, some armed with rifles and handguns, gathered outside an election center in Arizona on Wednesday night after unsubstantiated rumors that votes for the Republican president were deliberately not being counted. | | | | | | | | | What you need to know about the coronavirus today | | | | | | Greece orders nationwide lockdown
Greece ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday for three weeks to help contain a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
"I've chosen to take drastic measures sooner rather than later," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
Under the new countrywide restrictions to take effect from Saturday, retail businesses will be shut with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies. Civilians will need a time-slot permit to venture outdoors.
Norway imposes new restrictions
Prime Minister Erna Solberg told Norwegians to avoid traveling domestically and instead stay at home as much as possible as part of a new round of recommendations and restrictions.
The number of cases has risen in many parts of Norway, hitting a record last week in a country which long had one of Europe's lowest rate of infections.
Czech Republic reports record daily tally for infections
The Czech Republic reported on Thursday a record daily tally of new coronavirus cases following several days of slowdowns in infections.
Czech laboratories identified 15,729 new coronavirus cases for Wednesday, Health Ministry data showed.
The country of 10.7 million had seen fewer cases on a weekly comparison on a string of days over the past week although it still faces one of Europe's highest infection rates.
Denmark plans to cull its mink population
Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
Health authorities found virus strains in humans and in mink which showed decreased sensitivity against antibodies, potentially lowering the efficacy of future vaccines, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
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