Sony’s PlayStation 5 is the largest video game console ever made, due to an innovative cooling system that utilises a large fan, enormous copper heat sink and liquid metal conductor.

China threatened on Thursday to retaliate against a $1.8 billion U.S. arms sale to Chinese-claimed Taiwan. The Trump administration has ramped up support for Taiwan, adding to tensions between Beijing and Washington

European Union fishing rights in Britain’s coastal waters are one of the most sensitive issues blocking a post-Brexit trade deal. More than 60% of the tonnage landed from British waters is caught by foreign boats.

Spain has become the first Western European country to exceed one million Covid-19 infections, doubling its tally in just six weeks. Europe has recorded more than 7.5 million cases and almost 244,000 deaths.

Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have made an unexpected anatomical discovery while studying a new type of scan -- the fourth pair of salivary glands located where the nasal cavity meets the throat.

France, one of Europe’s biggest military powers, will reach a NATO spending benchmark of 2% sought by the U.S. this year, but several other European countries – including Germany – still lag far behind.

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Friday in efforts to end the heaviest fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh since the 1990s.

Each month Graphic News publishes a World Agenda of forthcoming events that will shape the world in the month ahead. Events in November include the U.S. presidential election.

The interactive version of the World Agenda for November includes the G20 summit and the launching of the first two Sentinel satellites designed to track rising sea levels.

Anti-government protesters in Thailand are continuing to take to the streets as they step up their demands for the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and reform of the monarchy.

The European Parliament is to vote on banning the term “veggie burger,” reserving words such as “burger”, “hamburger” and “sausage” exclusively to labels for real meat, as alternatives gain in popularity.

France is preparing to expel 231 foreigners on a religious extremist watch list, two days after a Russian-born Islamist beheaded a teacher. France has suffered a litany of extremist attacks in recent years that have killed hundreds of civilians and police.

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease.

Two Sentinel-6 spacecraft will provide centimetre-scale measurements of global sea-level rise. The twin craft -- Sentinel-6A and Sentinel-6B -- will each carry powerful new Poseidon-4 radar altimeters.

Bolivia’s Socialists look set to return to power after exit polls showed them on course to win a majority in the presidential election.

U.S. voters go to the polls to decide who will become the next President of the United States on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. With just two weeks to Election Day, the poll average updates the election candidates’ poll of polls with a week's worth of new data to October 18.

Jacinda Ardern’s first term in office has been challenging but her leadership style under crisis – both decisive and compassionate – has seen her become one of the world’s most prominent leaders.

Recent fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces is raising concern over the safety of strategic pipelines that carry Azerbaijan’s oil and gas to international energy markets.

President Macron has ordered Paris and eight other large French cities to be put under nightly curfew to try and stop a second wave of Covid-19. The curfews will take effect from Saturday, October 17 and run nightly from 9pm to 6am the following morning.

The European Union has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle as punishment for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan in the run-up to the U.S. election. The deal comes as U.S.-China relations have plunged to their lowest point in decades.

Apple has announced four editions of its new iPhone 12, all of which can tap into 5G wireless data networks. Apple heads into a holiday quarter when it is expected to sell upwards of 80 million flagship phones.

Coronavirus can survive on items such as polymer banknotes and mobile phone screens for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

Dubbed as the Hwasong-16, the new mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) could pack multiple warheads into a single payload to increase the chances of striking an American city with a nuclear device.

Almost twice as many natural disasters have been reported in the past 20 years compared to the preceding two decades, with climate change largely to blame for the rise, according to a UN report.

The effects of Covid-19 will shrink every economy in the European Union, with the impact felt hardest in southern tourism-dependent countries, which are less resilient to the financial strains of the crisis.

Iranians will elect a new president in June 2021 from conservative candidates whose influence has surged since U.S. President Donald Trump quit the nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed devastating sanctions.

The 50 richest Americans have a combined net worth of almost $2 trillion, nearly equal to the poorest 50% -- about 165 million people -- who hold just $2.08 trillion of all household wealth, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Democrats and Republicans are preparing for a potential crisis that could plunge the United States into constitutional turmoil -- a so-called “contingent election” in the weeks after Election Day.

Emboldened by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Delta is steaming towards the Louisiana coast – the year’s 25th named storm. The U.S. has been struck by 16 climate-related disasters costing more that $1 billion each so far this year.

For more than two decades extreme poverty has been declining, but now the economic fallout of Covid-19 will create millions of new poor, according to the "Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020" report by the World Bank.

Evidence collected by two documentary filmmakers is challenging the official explanation of how 852 people died in the 1994 sinking of the MS Estonia ferry in the Baltic Sea, one of Europe’s deadliest peacetime maritime disasters.

The U.S. is preparing to impose fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector -- blacklisting as many as 14 Iranian banks -- effectively shutting the Islamic Republic out of the global financial system.

As cinemas around the world struggle to remain open due to Covid-19 restrictions, movie studios are continually having to shift release dates forwards, mostly into 2021 and beyond.

Polish divers claim to have found the wreck of a German World War II ship that may solve a decades-old mystery – the whereabouts of the fabled Amber Room, dubbed the eighth wonder of the world.

All bars, gyms and swimming pools in Paris are to close after the city raised its coronavirus alert to maximum following a surge in infections. Cinemas, theatres and museums will continue to open but sports and fitness clubs will remain closed.

Heavy fighting over the disputed Caucasus mountain region of Nagorno-Karabakh has intensified as Armenian forces bombarded Azerbaijan’s second city in retaliation for attacks on the capital of the breakaway territory.

The number of Americans without health insurance climbed to more than 33 million in 2019 -- the highest number in five years -- and could escalate by a further 20 million if the Supreme Court repeals the Affordable Care Act.

Under the 25th Amendment, U.S. President Donald Trump has the option of temporarily transferring power to the vice president. He can reclaim his authority whenever he deems himself fit for duty.

Despite nine years’ delay, budget overruns and a global pandemic, it is hoped Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) – conceived to celebrate reunified Germany’s capital – will become an international hub.

In January 2017, when President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. had 145.6 million nonfarm jobs. Coronavirus closures and a recession has pushed that number down to 141.7 million by September 2020, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A cheap test that can diagnose coronavirus in 15 minutes is set to dramatically expand the capacity to detect cases around the world. The $5 tests will be made by drug manufacturers Abbott and SD Biosensor.

When U.S. voters go to the polls in November, they will choose between the two oldest presidential candidates in the country’s history -- 74-year-old incumbent Donald Trump, and Democrat Joe Biden, aged 77.

The developing East Asia and the Pacific region has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. While China is forecast to grow by 2.0 percent in 2020, the rest of the EAP is projected to contract by 3.5 percent, according to the World Bank.

Beijing’s Forbidden City, so-named because commoners were forbidden to enter, was home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for five centuries, and has since served as a public museum. Construction was completed in December 1420.

When U.S. President Donald Trump faces Democrat Joe Biden in November’s presidential election, voters in most of America’s 50 states will have already had the chance to cast their ballots to avoid election day crowds.

Microsoft is buying ZeniMax Media, owner of video game publisher Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion – the biggest video game purchase in history. By acquiring Bethesda, Microsoft is doubling its gaming content capacity.

Around half of Americans say they would not get a vaccine to prevent Covid-19, if it were available today – up from 27% four months ago. Of those who said they would take the vaccine, only 21% said definitively – half what it was four months ago.

Both Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s XBox Series X gaming consoles are now available to pre-order. Sony sold millions more PS4 consoles than Microsoft’s XBox One, but this time things could be different.

Amid fears of the coronavirus, a record number of American voters plan to cast their ballots in the upcoming presidential election by mail. As many as six in 10 (61%) registered voters would prefer to use mail-in ballots before Election Day.

Contrary to popular belief, American voters do not directly elect their president. When citizens go to polls, they vote for “electors” -- members of an Electoral College whose sole purpose is to select the president and vice president of the United States.

A journey through time, charting all 45 U.S. presidents and their years in office. U.S. voters go to the polls to decide who will become the next President of the United States on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Microsoft's hotly anticipated XBox Series X game console will launch on November 10, but without its flagship game, Halo Infinite which has been postponed until 2021 after coronavirus-related lockdowns slowed production.

Microsoft's hotly anticipated XBox Series X game console will launch on November 10. Its simple, box-like design belies the powerful processor it houses – which needs several innovative methods to keep it cool.

Russia’s “Sputnik-V” coronavirus vaccine produced an antibody response in all the 76 participants in phase 1/2 trials. The so-called viral vector vaccine has now started a 40,000-strong phase 3 trial.

The U.S. has more confirmed cases of COVID-19 than any other country according to daily updates from the Johns Hopkins University, at around a quarter of the global total, with fatalities expected to reach between 100,000- 240,000.

It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the U.S. presidency -- a majority of the 538 votes across 50 states and Washington DC. About 45% of the U.S. population lives in 15 leaning and so-called toss-up states.

A Japanese supercomputer, voted the world’s fastest, is to use its enormous power to try and identify treatments for Covid-19. The Fugaku supercomputer is already being deployed in the fight against coronavirus.

UEFA Champions League Matchday 2, Tueday fixtures. Europe’s new UEFA Champions League season continues, with key fixtures including Liverpool hosting Midtjylland, Bayern Munich travelling to Lokomotiv Moscow, and Real Madrid taking on Borussia Monchengladbach.

The Copa Libertadores, South America’s premier club competition enters the knock-out stages. Ties of the round include defending champions Flamengo against Argentina’s Racing, 6-time champions Boca Juniors against 2-time winners Internacional, competition heavyweight River Plate against Athletico Paranaense, and Santos taking on LDU Quito.

The Six Nations, the northern hemisphere’s premier tournament will conclude 273 days after beginning in February -- four matches remain to be completed, with England and France leading the standings.

The Portuguese GP takes place at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao. British driver Lewis Hamilton needs just one more race victory to overhaul the record of German legend Michael Schumacher.

The 116th edition of Major League Baseball’s World Series gets underway, a best-of-seven playoff between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays, the champion teams of the MLB’s National and American Leagues.

The new UEFA Europa League season kicks off. Key opening fixtures include AC Milan travelling to Celtic, Tottenham Hotspur hosting LASK, and AEK Athens taking on Sporting Braga. The season culminates with the final at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Poland on May 26, 2021.

The Portuguese GP, the 12th race of the Formula One 2020 season, takes place at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimao. This is the first Portuguese Grand Prix to be held since the 1996 race, which took place at the Autódromo do Estoril.

22 teams are competing in the 75th edition of the Vuelta a España. 18 WorldTour teams receive an automatic invite to the race, with eight riders each, while four wildcard teams are also chosen by the organiser, Amaury Sport Organisation.

The 75th edition of the Vuelta a España, cycling’s final Grand Tour of the year, will feature more than three weeks of racing and 18 stages, covering a distance of almost 3,000km. The competition includes five mountain-top finishes, an individual time trial and four sprint stages.

The 75th edition of the Vuelta a España starts in Irun in the Basque Country, then moves through Pamplona and Huesca. After crossing over to France, the peloton heads to Aragon, following the northern coastline of Asturias and Galicia before ending with a circuit in Madrid.

UEFA Champions League Matchday 1, Wednesday fixtures include reigning champions Bayern Munich hosting Atletico Madrid, Liverpool travelling to Ajax, and Real Madrid taking on Shakhtar Donetsk.

UEFA Champions League Matchday 1. Europe’s new UEFA Champions League season kicks off, with key fixtures including 2020 finalists Paris St-Germain taking on Manchester United, Chelsea hosting reigning Europa League champions Sevilla, and Borussia Dortmund travelling to Lazio.

The UEFA Champions League -- Europe’s premier club football competition -- kicks off, with 32 teams battling to lift the trophy. German heavyweights Bayern Munich will aim to repeat last year’s campaign which began with emphatic wins in all six group stage matches en route to claiming the title.

Europe’s new UEFA Champions League season kicks off -- the 29th season of Europe’s primary club football tournament. Bayern Munich are aiming for their seventh title to equal AC Milan as joint-second most successful club in European Cup history, behind Spanish giants Real Madrid, with 13 titles.

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the premier international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, taking place at more than 30 venues in 13 countries. The season begins in Soelden, Austria, and concludes in March at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

European Champions Bayern Munich open the defence of their title against Atletico Madrid, as the new Champions League season opens, culminating with the final at Turkey’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on May 29, 2021.

The Euro 2020 play-offs take place as sixteen nations will battle it out for the final four places in the UEFA European Championships, set to take place in 12 cities across Europe. The showpiece tournament is now scheduled for June and July 2021 after being delayed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The new UEFA Europa League season kicks off on October 22 and culminates with the final at Poland’s Stadion Energa Gdańsk on May 26, 2021.

The Giro d’Italia starts in Sicily and ends a gruelling three weeks and almost 3,500km later in Milan. Usually the first Grand Tour of the Year, the 2020 race was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Indian Premier League season begins with defending champions Mumbai Indians playing last year’s finalists Chennai Super Kings. The delayed competition will be played across the UAE, with Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi hosting the matches.

The 29th Premier League season kicks off, with Liverpool aiming to defend their title after ending a 30-year wait to become top-flight champions. Champions League qualification, fierce rivalries, title glory or relegation will all be decided over 380 enthralling matches.

Defending champions Juventus kick off the new Serie A season with a home clash against Sampdoria, while Internazionale, who finished second last season, face newly promoted Benevento.

The new Spanish La Liga season gets underway just weeks after the late finish of the previous season, which was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Granada host the opening fixture with a home clash against Athletic Bilbao.

Fussball-Bundesliga season, Germany’s premier football competition. Bayern Munich, the reigning champions and favourites to clinch a 30th Bundesliga title, kick off the new season with a home clash against Schalke.

The 2020-21 football season gets underway just weeks after the late finish of the previous season due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Premier League champions Liverpool hosting Championship winners Leeds Utd.

The 75th edition of the Vuelta a España, cycling’s final Grand Tour of the year, will feature more than three weeks of racing and 18 stages, covering a distance of almost 3,000km.

Formula One celebrates its 70th anniversary as the 2020 World Championship gets underway. The starting lights will go up on a delayed season that begins with eight races in Europe. The FIA aims to confirm up to nine further races as the sport recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme founded the Road Racing World Championship in 1949, staging just six Grands Prix in Europe. Now a global brand with multiple races each year, MotoGP is firmly established as the premier class of motorcycle racing.