world
BusinessBBCTesla shrugs off pandemic as sales hit new record
The electric carmaker has recorded its fifth quarter of profit in a row.
BusinessBBCChancellor expected to increase tier 2 jobs support
The chancellor is expected to give more help to workers in areas under tier two rules.
SportAgence-France Presse'Not an easy time': Last-gasp Lukaku rescues Inter draw against 'Gladbach
Romelu Lukaku scored twice, including a last-gasp equaliser, to rescue a 2-2 draw for Inter Milan in their Champions League opener against Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday.
- NewsAustralian Associated Press
Curfews after Nigerian protesters shot
Nigerian police are trying to enforce a curfew after a day of violence that included security forces shooting protesters rallying against police brutality.
SportAgence-France PresseGuardiola bemoans gruelling schedule as sluggish Man City see off Porto
Pep Guardiola said an injury to Fernandinho late in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Porto to begin their Champions League campaign will be far from the last his side suffer with a gruelling schedule ahead.
EntertainmentHuffPostChadwick Boseman Is Now In The Running To Win Posthumous Best Actor Oscar
While many questions linger about what a pandemic-era Oscars ceremony willlook like, this is now certain: Chadwick Boseman will get major considerationfor awards.
CelebrityBBCMichael Jackson: Court dismisses lawsuit from accuser James Safechuck
James Safechuck claimed the star's companies allowed the star to abuse him and other children.
SportAgence-France PresseBayern begin Champions League title defence in style, Real Madrid stunned
Bayern Munich began their defence of the Champions League title in ominous fashion by crushing Atletico Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday, while Liverpool and Manchester City also won but Real Madrid suffered a shock defeat.
PoliticsAgence-France PresseObama stumps for Biden in final stretch of White House race
Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for his former vice president Joe Biden on Wednesday, saying the United States "can't afford" another four years of Donald Trump in the White House and excoriating his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
PoliticsAgence-France PresseWhite House official says next 48 hours key for stimulus deal
A White House official on Wednesday said the next two days of talks over a new US stimulus package will be critical, as Washington policymakers touted only incremental progress in negotiations.
SportAgence-France PresseKlopp hails spirit as Liverpool show they can cope without Van Dijk
Jurgen Klopp saluted Liverpool's fighting spirit as the Reds proved they can cope without Virgil van Dijk by grinding out a 1-0 win at Ajax in the opening game of their Champions League campaign on Wednesday.
- PoliticsAustralian Associated Press
Obama on the campaign trail for Biden
Barack Obama has made his first campaign stop for Joe Biden in his tight race against President Donald Trump, with less than a fortnight until election day.
BusinessAgence-France PresseEuropean stocks, dollar slide awaiting US stimulus
US and European stock markets slid and the dollar faltered Wednesday as upbeat talk in Washington on a new stimulus package amounted to little.
SportAgence-France PresseZverev stays on course for Cologne double after three-set win over Millman
Fresh from winning the ATP tournament in Cologne last weekend, Germany's Alexander Zverev reached the quarter-finals of the second week on the Rhine with a tough, three-set triumph over John Millman of Australia on Wednesday.
SportAgence-France PresseComan strikes again as Bayern open title defence by routing Atletico
Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman picked up where he left off last season with two goals in a 4-0 home rout of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday as the holders got the defence of their Champions League campaign off to a winning start.
PoliticsHuffPostThat COVID-19 Internment Camp Conspiracy Is Totally False, Health Canada Says
Federal COVID-19 internment camps are not a thing in Canada, and any messagingsuggesting such is a dangerous conspiracy theory.
EntertainmentHuffPostRudy Giuliani Caught On Camera Appearing To Touch Genitals During Borat Prank
Rudy Giuliani, New York City's former mayor and President Donald Trump'spersonal lawyer, was caught on camera appearing to touch his genitals in frontof a woman he believed was a journalist, but was actually an actor involved inthe sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen's movie 'Borat.
EntertainmentAgence-France PresseAcademy holds first virtual ceremony to honor young filmmakers
The Oscar-awarding Academy hosted its first ever virtual award ceremony Wednesday, with Spike Lee among those presenting honors to pandemic-era student filmmakers.
NewsAgence-France PresseDeadly stabbing in Germany investigated as terrorist attack
A knife attack that killed one tourist and seriously injured another in the German city of Dresden in early October is being treated as a terrorist attack, prosecutors said Wednesday, turning fears to Islamist violence after a string of far-right attacks.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Is The Biggest 'Superspreader' Of Anti-Asian Racism, Advocates And Scholars Warn
Since March, a coalition of Asian American advocacy groups and scholars hasbeen collecting and documenting the alarming surge in anti-Asian racismrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NewsBBCCovid: No safety concerns found with Oxford vaccine trial after Brazil death
Oxford University says a review has found no safety concerns after the Brazilian volunteer's death.
SportAgence-France PresseNFL Raiders sweating on Covid scare ahead of Bucs clash
Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden said Wednesday that five members of the team's offensive line have been sent home after right tackle Trent Brown was placed on the Covid-19 reserve list.
NewsBBCCanada's Trudeau survives latest confidence vote
The vote could have sent Canadians to the polls in a snap federal election.
SportAgence-France PresseBaxter fears for pro rugby union future ahead of Premiership final
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter may be just 80 minutes away from seeing his side complete a Premiership and European double but the Chiefs boss says the greater issue for rugby union is remaining afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic.
LifestyleAgence-France PresseFree wartime daily bread for Stepanakert residents
An unprepossessing hangar, grey and tatty with cardboard-covered windows, houses a bakery whose bread is a boon for residents and soldiers alike caught up in the fighting in Nagorno Karabakh's capital Stepanakert.
