My Daily Routine (MD Mujeeb Subhan)

Lost in the commentary about this month’s U.S. presidential election is just how difficult it is to unseat authoritarian-leaning populists through the ballot box. In fact, around the world, relatively few opposition parties manage to unseat such movements that way, at least in their first attempt. That’s because the populists’ willingness to break norms, drum up anger, and erode checks and balances typically is appealing and works to further institutionalize their power. In Latin America, where autocratic populism has a long history, only two populist presidents have lost elections since the 1980s: Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua in 1990 and Hipólito Mejía in the Dominican Republic in 2004. The rest have won popular votes, only abandoning power under military pressure, as in the case of Bolivia’s Evo Morales in 2019; societal pressure, as happened to Peru’s Alberto Fujimori in 2000; or because of constitutional limits to their reelection, as for Colombia’s Álvaro Uribe in 2010. The most imp...

Researchers are in the process of developing more than 170 potential vaccines to protect against coronavirus. Never before have so many teams worked simultaneously to create a drug that could save the lives of millions of people. The News is following the race to create a vaccine to protect against COVID-19. Experts say it will only be when we have a fully functioning, tested and proven safe vaccine that the world can begin to return to normal. Below is a tracker to help you follow the progress of the groups around the world trying to develop one first. Currently leading the race is the Russian group from the Gamaleya Research Institute. Russia has approved the vaccine for use on its people even though it has not undergone the usual rounds of testing. A British/Swedish group from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca is close behind as it was the first to embark on Phase 3 testing - the final stage required before a licence is granted. https://twitter.com/mujeebsubhan786 https://web...

Paths to victory remain in the US presidential race for both  Donald Trump  and Joe Biden, but Biden has more ways to win and appears to be running stronger state to state, based on the places – cities, mainly – where large absentee votes have yet to be counted. Biden leads the electoral college vote tally 264-214 after he was declared the winner in Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday and Trump gained one vote in Maine. Adding Alaska for Trump – which had not been called but where the result is not in doubt – gives the president 217. From there, four states remained to be called as of Friday: Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Trump’s paths For Trump to find the 53 electoral votes he needs, he would need to win Pennsylvania, plus all three other states. But a huge Democratic vote share remained to be tallied in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, meaning Trump could have difficulty hanging...

  The much-anticipated US election 2020 has now arrived and despite a record-breaking 99 million early voters, millions of Americans will cast their ballots on election day. In an election that has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest, the US will choose whether US President Donald Trump should be given a second term in office or if Democrat Joe Biden is the best to lead the country out of its current health crisis. When do voting polls close? The US election 2020 will be held today, on Tuesday, November 3. The opening and closing times for polls vary depending on where in the country you’re voting from. Most polls open at 6am and the latest stay open until 9pm local time, such as in New York. In states including Vermont, voters will be able to cast their ballots from 5am local time. All polling stations will have shut by 9pm local time on November 3. In some states, eligible voters will be allowed to vote after the polling station has closed if they were alr...