The 2020 American Music Awards are in full swing.
A host of stars from the world of music turned out at the ceremony in person, with performances from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theatre from the likes of Dua Lipa, Maluma and Jennifer Lopez.
Other stars have performed from a distance, including BTS in South Korea and The Weeknd, who used an empty street as his stage.
I'm just happy to be off the couch and in some real fashion
It was a big night for The Weeknd, who picked up three of the eight awards he was nominated for so far – Favourite Male Soul / R&B Artist, Favourite Soul/R&B Album and Favourite Soul / R&B Song. On the night, he arrived and performed at the awards sporting a large white bandage wrapped around his face and nose.
Click through the gallery above to see photos from performances at the 2020 American Music Awards.
He gave no reason for his appearance, which confused fans on social media, but it appeared to be an artistic choice that started with his March album cover where he sported a bloodied and broken nose.
The Weeknd and Californian rapper Roddy Ricch went into the fan-voted awards show with a leading eight nominations apiece.
Both musicians are competing for the top award, Artist of the Year, along with Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Taylor Swift, but lost out to the Folklore singer – the only female nominated in the category.
Along with The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift topped the winners list, with three awards each, followed by Dan + Shay, Bad Bunny, BTS, Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj, who each took home two apiece.
The show was hosted by Golden Globe-winning actress, Taraji P Henson, who said as she opened the night: "I'm just happy to be off the couch and in some real fashion." The Empire actress wore a silver Armani Prive dress, Tom Ford shoes, and Tiffany & Co jewellery to arrive at the show.
"It has been a long year and, now that 2020 is coming to an end, it's time to remember that we are one country, y'all. We need to heal," she added.
Masked dancers and stripped-down performances were the order of the night, kicking off with Bieber singing his hits Lonely and Holy before being joined by Shawn Mendes for their duet Monster.
The show celebrated the surge in popularity of Latin music with expanded categories and a performance by Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Maluma singing Lonely in both English and Spanish.
Becky G, whose parents are Mexican-American, won Best Female Latin Artist and dedicated her award to immigrant workers.
K-Pop stars BTS were named the Favourite Pop / Rock Group, and accepted their award from South Korea, after performing remotely during the show.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion marked her debut performance at the American Music Awards with Body and later accepted the Best Rap / Hip-Hop Song trophy for her summer collaboration WAP with Cardi B.
Bieber and country singers Dan + Shay won Best Country Song and Best Collaboration for 10,000 Hours, while Katy Perry gave her first major performance since giving birth to a baby girl, Daisy, in August.
The 2020 American Music Awards winners:
Artist of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
The Weeknd
New Artist of the Year
WINNER: Doja Cat
Lewis Capaldi
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion
Collaboration of the Year
WINNER: Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, WAP
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce, Savage (Remix)
Favourite Social Artist
WINNER: BTS
Billie Eilish
Exo
Ariana Grande
NCT 127
Favourite Music Video
WINNER: Taylor Swift, Cardigan
Doja Cat, Say So
Future featuring Drake, Life Is Good
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights
Favourite Male Artist – Pop / Rock
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Artist – Pop / Rock
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Favourite Duo or Group – Pop / Rock
WINNER: BTS
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Favourite Album – Pop / Rock
WINNER: Harry Styles, Fine Line
Taylor Swift, Folklore
The Weeknd, After Hours
Favourite Song – Pop / Rock
WINNER: Dua Lipa, Don’t Start Now
Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved
Post Malone, Circles
Roddy Ricch, The Box
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights
Favourite Male Artist – Country
WINNER: Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Favourite Female Artist – Country
WINNER: Maren Morris
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Favourite Duo or Group – Country
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Favourite Album – Country
WINNER: Blake Shelton, Fully Loaded: God’s Country
Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me
Favourite Song – Country
WINNER: Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours
Maren Morris, The Bones
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Nobody But You
Favourite Male Artist – Rap / Hip-hop
WINNER: Juice WRLD
DaBaby
Roddy Ricch
Favourite Female Artist – Rap / Hip-hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
Cardi B
Megan Thee Stallion
Favourite Album – Rap / Hip-hop
WINNER: Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
Lil Baby, My Turn
Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake
Favourite Song – Rap / Hip-hop
WINNER: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, WAP
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar
Roddy Ricch, The Box
Favourite Male Artist – Soul / R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd
Chris Brown
John Legend
Favourite Female Artist – Soul / R&B
WINNER: Doja Cat
Jhene Aiko
Summer Walker
Favourite Album – Soul / R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd, After Hours
Doja Cat, Hot Pink
Summer Walker, Over It
Favourite Song – Soul / R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd, HeartlessChris Brown featuring Drake, No Guidance
Summer Walker, Playing Games
Favourite Male Artist – Latin
WINNER: Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Favourite Female Artist – Latin
WINNER: Becky G
Karol G
Rosalia
Favourite Album – Latin
WINNER: Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG
Anuel AA, Emmanuel
Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir
Favourite Song – Latin
WINNER: Karol G and Nicki Minaj, Tusa
Bad Bunny, Vete
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)
Favourite Artist – Alternative Rock
WINNER: Twenty One Pilots
Billie Eilish
Tame Impala
Favourite Artist – Adult Contemporary
WINNER: Jonas Brothers
Lewis Capaldi
Maroon 5
Favourite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
WINNER: Lauren Daigle
For King and Country
Kanye West
Favourite Artist – EDM
WINNER: Lady Gaga
Kygo
Marshmello
Favourite Soundtrack
WINNER: Birds of Prey: The Album
Frozen II
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Additional reporting by Reuters
Farage on Muslim Brotherhood
Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.
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If you go
The flights
Emirates flies from Dubai to Seattle from Dh5,555 return, including taxes. Portland is a 260 km drive from Seattle and Emirates offers codeshare flights to Portland with its partner Alaska Airlines.
The car
Hertz (www.hertz.ae) offers compact car rental from about $300 per week, including taxes. Emirates Skywards members can earn points on their car hire through Hertz.
Parks and accommodation
For information on Crater Lake National Park, visit www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm . Because of the altitude, large parts of the park are closed in winter due to snow. While the park’s summer season is May 22-October 31, typically, the full loop of the Rim Drive is only possible from late July until the end of October. Entry costs $25 per car for a day. For accommodation, see www.travelcraterlake.com. For information on Umpqua Hot Springs, see www.fs.usda.gov and https://soakoregon.com/umpqua-hot-springs/. For Bend, see https://www.visitbend.com/.
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Mr Kandhari is legally authorised to conduct marriages in the gurdwara
He has officiated weddings of Sikhs and people of different faiths from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Russia, the US and Canada
Father of two sons, grandfather of six
Plays golf once a week
Enjoys trying new holiday destinations with his wife and family
Walks for an hour every morning
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Loyola College, Chennai, India
2019 is a milestone because he completes 50 years in business
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Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.
Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.
Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.
Hobbies: Off-roading, scuba diving, playing squash and going to the gym.
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
Started: 2021
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
Based: Tunisia
Sector: Water technology
Number of staff: 22
Investment raised: $4 million
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Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
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Company profile
Date started: 2015
Founder: John Tsioris and Ioanna Angelidaki
Based: Dubai
Sector: Online grocery delivery
Staff: 200
Funding: Undisclosed, but investors include the Jabbar Internet Group and Venture Friends
