As polls closed in the eastern US, it showed Biden, whose candidacy was buoyed this week by a wave of high-profile endorsements, outperforming expectations
While the World Bank pledged emergency funding for developing countries, the US central bank cut interest rates to cushion the virus impact on the world's largest economy.
People are concerned about shaking hands with each other as the highly contagious strain of coronavirus - COVID 19, spreads via air and by touching an infected surface