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Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, between the hours of 23:00 and 06:00, would come into force on Sunday. Under the emergency measures, local …

Chileans have voted overwhelmingly in support of rewriting their constitution, which dates to the dictatorship of Gen Augusto Pinochet. With nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% of people had voted “yes” in a referendum that was called after mass protests against inequality. President Sebastian Piñera acknowledged the result and …

In a move to leave its colonial past behind, the Barbados government is now all set to remove the statue of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson from the National Heroes Square in the heart of the capital, Bridgetown. The statue, which has stood in the city for over 200 years, …

Police found four rifles, a handgun, explosive materials, and more than $500,000 in cash in a van belonging to Alexander Hillel Treisman, a 19-year-old who was arrested in North Carolina earlier this year, and federal authorities allege that, prior to his arrest, Treisman had begun mapping out a plot to assassinate Democratic …

Police in Victoria say they are not investigating money transfers from the Vatican rumored to be linked to the case of Cardinal George Pell. They said they had no evidence of suspicious activities related to the funds. Australian state police said on Friday they were not pursuing an investigation into transfers …

There doesn’t seem to be a clear winner out of the debate just yet, but in terms of talking time this evening, Trump edged out Biden. According to a record by CNN, Trump spoke for just over 41 minutes, and Biden for 37 minutes 53 seconds. The split reflects the …

US President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama, have directed blistering attacks at each other during rival rallies. Campaigning for Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden in Pennsylvania, Mr Obama likened Mr Trump to a “crazy uncle” and said he emboldened racists. In North Carolina, the Republican president mocked …

Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have “civil unions”. He made the comments, which are a significant departure from Vatican law and his predecessors, in a documentary directed by Evgeny Afineevsky. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family,” he said …

A California dad has been sentenced to 78 years in prison for stabbing his three sons to death.   Luiz Fuentes, 38, who entered his plea in a downtown courtroom on Tuesday, October 20, was immediately sentenced to 78 years to life in prison by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge …

US President Donald Trump has admitted he has a Chinese bank account, according to a report by the New York Times. The account is controlled by Trump International Hotels Management and paid local taxes between 2013 and 2015. It was set up “to explore the potential for hotel deals in Asia”, …