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Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency that hinges on the outcome of tight contests in key battleground States.

Oye Owolewa and Esther Agbaje, have been elected into the US Senate to represent the District of Columbia as a shadow congressman and Minnesota House of Representatives respectively.

France’s daily COVID-19 death toll spiked by 854 on Tuesday, an increase unseen since April 15, while the number of people hospitalised for the disease went up by more than a 1,000 for the fifth time in nine days.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States hit another record high last week, rising 18% to more than 575,000, while deaths inched up 3%, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.

Two people were killed and five wounded after being stabbed by a man dressed in medieval clothes and wielding a sword, Quebec police said on Sunday, noting the attack appeared to be driven by personal motives and not linked to any terror group.

Israel began human trials on Sunday for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate which, if successful, could be ready for the general public by next September.

The one-month lockdown for England announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson this weekend could be extended as Britain struggles to contain a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior cabinet member said on Sunday.

Two sisters are being charged for attempted first-degree murder in Illinois for allegedly stabbing a store security guard, after being told they needed to wear a mask and use hand sanitiser, according to a CNN report.

Iran extended COVID-19 curbs in Tehran and across the country on Monday as health authorities said they were recording a death from the virus every four minutes.

After the Lekki shootings that allegedly claimed the lives of peaceful #EndSARS protesters, Nigerians and the youth have continued to attract empathy and attention from several international communities and individuals.