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A gauge of Asian shares was set to cling to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish on Friday as the prospect of a divided U.S. legislature dimmed the chance of major policy changes, lifting risk appetite.

A Russian activist was detained by police Thursday after posing halfnaked on a large wooden cross near Moscow's headquarters of the top national security agency, mimicking Christ's crucifixion.

A federal appeals court ordered the immediate release of a Russian mother whose case garnered international attention after she was convicted of kidnapping for moving her children from the U.S. to Russia amid a divorce.

Nadda's statement came as Trump appears on the backfoot in the US presidential election race, with Democratic challenger Joe Biden on the cusp of a White House victory.

The U.S. government on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to block Visa Inc from purchasing the financial technology firm Plaid.

The action came after the district collectorate staff had filed a complaint of drunk and indecent behaviour against CJM Neeraj Kumar.

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election hung in the balance on Thursday as five swing states continued to count their ballots.

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Acclaimed Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins had not played with 10 fingers since he lost the use of his right hand in a 1995 mugging in Bulgaria.

The government has already challenged the single judge's stay order before a division bench in high court which has listed it for hearing on November 27.

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In an open letter to the people of Bihar ahead of the final phase of voting on Saturday, Modi said people have full faith that only the NDA government can work for the state's development.

A longawaited Vatican report into disgraced exU.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is expected to be released this month to coincide with an annual meeting of American bishops, Vatican sources said on Thursday.

General Motors is posting huge third quarter numbers, pulling in $4 billion in profit over three months after losing money due to the virus outbreak.

Indian banks are loosening their purse strings and lending more as pentup demand surfaces in the Indian festive season, though growth is still nearly half that seen last year.