US Presidential Election 2020
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US election week anxieties in the world’s most powerful democracy
As 2020 draws to a close, FRANCE 24’s François Picard digs into his reporter’s notebook to recount the prime-time jitters…
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The false photos and videos that made their mark on 2020
Issued on: 30/12/2020 – 15:12 In 2020, the FRANCE 24 Observers team verified hundreds of false or misleading images that…
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A year of Covid-19, a US election, Black Lives Matter, Samuel Paty and Nagorno-Karabakh
Issued on: 24/12/2020 – 17:32 An invisible foe indifferent to man-made borders, the world’s greatest pandemic in a century triggered…
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US Electoral College confirms Joe Biden’s victory over Trump
Democrat Joe Biden on Monday won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that formally determines the U.S. presidency, all but ending President Donald…
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African-Americans to play key role in Georgia run-offs, determining control of US Senate
Early voting begins Monday in run-offs for both US Senate seats in Georgia, with the outcome determining whether Republicans or Democrats control the…
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Electoral College to formalise Biden win, ending a protracted presidential contest
Issued on: 14/12/2020 – 08:46 The 2020 US presidential election will quasi-officially come to an end on Monday, December 14,…
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Pro-Trump protests staged across US, rival groups clash in Washington
Conservative groups claiming without evidence that the Nov. 3 election was stolen from President Donald Trump staged protests across the…
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US Supreme Court dismisses Trump-backed Texas lawsuit challenging election result
Issued on: 12/12/2020 – 01:06 The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday brought an abrupt end to a long-shot lawsuit filed…
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‘Safe harbor’ provision secures Biden’s Electoral College win
Issued on: 08/12/2020 – 13:06 All US states except Wisconsin appear to have met a deadline under federal law to resolve…
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