The president-elect’s transition team starts vetting potential candidates to serve in key posts.
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Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks
Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.
Indian experts hail breakthrough in bid to save native bird
The birth of a great Indian bustard chick through artificial insemination has given hope to conservationists.
How a Chinese maths ‘prodigy’ unravelled in cheating storm
A 17-year-old student was hailed as a genius, until it emerged she’d cheated.
Putin congratulates ‘courageous’ Trump on election win
The Russian president says he was impressed by Trump’s reaction to the first assassination attempt against him.
Cuba works to restore power after hurricane blackout
Hurricane Rafael brought strong winds, causing a shutdown of the country’s electricity system for the second time in just weeks.
Three charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death
One Direction star Payne, 31, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
US central bank boss says Trump can’t fire him
The US central bank cuts interest rates, as its chairman vows to stay on the job.
Putin hails ‘courageous’ Trump after election win
The Russian president also said that Trump’s claim that he can help end the war in Ukraine “deserves attention at least”.
Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal
Arseny Turbin, one of Russia’s youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.