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  1. Belarusians strike nationwide in latest push to oust president

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    Factory workers, students and business owners in Belarus on Monday began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of continuing mass protests following a disputed election.

  2. Tropical storm Zeta strengthens into hurricane as it heads for Mexico

    Mexico Tropical Storm Zeta

    Tropical storm Zeta strengthened to a hurricane on Monday afternoon as it continued on a track for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula resorts. It was forecast to possibly make U.S. landfall in the central Gulf Coast by midweek, though it could weaken by then.

  3. U.S. Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

    Supreme Court Barrett

    Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

  4. Stock markets sell off on renewed uncertainty over COVID-19 and U.S. election

    GERMANY STOCKS CORONAVIRUS

    Stock markets around the world sold off on Monday as surging coronavirus infections prompted a new wave of fear and uncertainty, barely a week before a U.S. election that could reshape global geopolitics.

  5. How the electoral college determines who wins the U.S. presidency

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    Here's a look at how the electoral college process works, how it came to be engrained in U.S. presidential elections and its influence on the future of politics in the country.