US Election 2020: Time for US to unite, President-elect Biden says

Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House. The Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does not…

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Turkey’s central bank chief ousted after lira plunges to record lows

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has removed the governor of the country’s central bank from his post after the lira currency hit record lows, having lost 30% of its value since the start of the year. The decision to replace Murat Uysal as governor was made by presidential decree and announced in the country’s official gazette early on Saturday. It…

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