Washington, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):With fewer than 40 days before the US election, the race for the White House is in high gear, giving AFP the chance to select the strangest moments from a week on the campaign trail. Mask backwards On the chin or even on the neck, anti-virus masks are worn in all sorts of odd ways, but Joe Biden may have coined a new variation. On the campaign trail in Wisconsin, the Democratic contender delivered a speech wearing a mask — the problem was, it appeared to be on backwards. The campaign of President Donald Trump was quick to leap on the slip on social media. The Republican president, who for a long time was reluctant to wear a mask in public, takes every opportunity to berate his opponent’s mask-wearing, despite health authorities recommending it. “Did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him?” Trump said at a rally. “When he makes a speech he has it hanging down (from his ear), because, you know what, it gives him a feeling of security. You know what, if I was a psychiatrist…I’d say this guy has got some big issues.” Bird flight Has Mother … Continue reading Masks, birds and Italy dreams: This week on the US campaign trail