US Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett has evaded questions about her views on key issues on day two of her Senate confirmation hearing.

She stated she had “no agenda” and vowed to stick to “the rule of law”.

If Judge Barrett passes the committee hearing, the full Senate will vote to confirm or reject her for a lifelong place on the top US court.

ELSEWHERE – Johnson & Johnson has paused its Covid vaccine trial to investigate why one participant in the study fell ill.

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The company said an independent review would check if the person’s unexplained symptoms were related to the jab.

It has suspended recruitment to the phase three trial as a precaution.

The company said that for privacy reasons, it could not give more details about the participant.

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England says refusing to self-isolate when told to is now illegal, with fines of up to 10,000 pounds.

Reports say anyone who tests positive for Covid-19, or has been told they have been in contact with someone who has, now has a legal duty to quarantine. It comes as a study commissioned by the government found just 18 percent of people who had symptoms went into isolation.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health has promised an uninterrupted supply of Personal Protective Equipment – PPE for front-line workers over the winter. Four-month stockpiles of PPE such as masks, visors and gowns, will be available from November.

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IN THE US – Media has reported that President Donald Trump paid just 750dollars in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the election, citing tax return data extending more than 20 years.

It added that he also paid only 750dollars in his first year in the White House, and he had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years because he reported losing much more money than he made. However, Trump immediately dismissed the report as “totally fake news.”

US presidents are not required by law to release details of their personal finances, but everyone since Richard Nixon has done so. Trump has broken with presidential tradition by refusing to release his returns, fighting a long battle in the courts and fueling speculation about what they might contain.

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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has issued a rare personal apology for the killing of a South Korean.

Kim reportedly told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the “disgraceful affair” should not have happened.

South Korea has said the 47-year-old man was found by troops floating in the North’s waters.

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STILL ON THE FOREIGN SCENE; High ranking Vatican official Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has unexpectedly resigned from office.

He previously worked as the second most senior official in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.

Cardinal Becciu became involved in a controversial deal to buy a luxury London building with church funds as an investment. The deal has since been the subject of a financial investigation.

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US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November’s election.

The president told a news conference at the White House.”Well, we’ll have to see what happens,” “You know that.” Trump also said he believed the election result could end up in the US Supreme Court, as he again cast doubt on postal voting.

More states are encouraging mail-in voting, citing the need to keep Americans safe from coronavirus.

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Trump was asked by a reporter if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power “win, lose or draw” to Democrat Joe Biden which prompted the president’s response. The president currently trails his challenger in national opinion polls with 41 days to go until the election.

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Officials have confirmed that more than 200 prisoners have escaped from a jail in north-east Uganda, bringing the local town to a standstill while security forces try to track them down.

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The inmates reportedly killed a soldier after they broke out of the facility in Moroto before heading for the hills. The army and prison officials are pursuing the escapees, who reportedly made off with 15 guns and ammunition.

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