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Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must begin
November 25,2020
WASHINGTON- Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover ...
India seeks more cold storage for vaccine push
November 25,2020
NEW DELHI- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged states that are witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases to establish cold storage facilities for COVID-19 vaccines ...
China launches mission to bring back material from moon
November 25,2020
WENCHANG- China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human ...
Oxford University vaccine is highly effective
November 24,2020
The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows...
Pope says his brush with death helps him relate to Covid victims
November 24,2020
VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis says in a new book that he can relate to people in intensive care units who fear dying from coronavirus because of his own experience when part of his lung was removed ...
The Children’s World Day Marks under Shadow of War and Violence in Afghanistan
November 23,2020
In recent days the children’s world day marked in Afghanistan whilst it is still considered as the most dangerous country for the children. Some local writers described ...
G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus
November 23,2020
DUBAI- The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world’s most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows ...
WHO COVID envoy fears third wave, calls Europe response ‘incomplete’
November 23,2020
ZURICH- A World Health Organization (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021, if governments repeat what he said was ...
Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza
November 23,2020
GAZA- Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday...
Trump camp’s lawsuit struck down in Pennsylvania
November 23,2020
APENSYLVANIA- judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit from the Trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes in the battleground state ...
Trump options narrow as Michigan backs Biden win
November 22,2020
WASHINGTON- Donald Trump has had a fresh setback in his bid to overturn his loss in the US election as Michigan lawmakers indicated they would not seek to undo Joe Biden's projected...
Chinese FM hails joint efforts with CEE countries against pandemic
November 22,2020
BEIJING- The cooperative mechanism between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) has played a positive role in their joint efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday...
Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge
November 22,2020
TEHRAN- Iran on Saturday shuttered businesses and curtailed travel between its major cities, including the capital of Tehran, as it grapples with the worst outbreak of the coronavirus ...
South Korea mulls steps as new virus cases rise
November 22,2020
SEOUL- South Korea has reported 386 new cases of the coronavirus in a resurgence that could force authorities to reimpose stronger social distancing restrictions after easing ...
Pfizer asks regulators for emergency vaccine use
November 21,2020
NEW YORK- Pfizer will ask U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting a process that could bring first shots as early as next month...
Biden wins Georgia recount as Trump setbacks mount
November 21,2020
WASHINGTON- US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia has been confirmed by a recount, as legal efforts by Donald Trump's allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed ...
In multiple countries, alarm over hunger crisis rings louder
November 21,2020
ABS- The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp for displaced people in Yemen’s north, their collar bones and ribs visible. They cried loudly ...
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
November 21,2020
NAIROBI- The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing ...
Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off
November 18,2020
WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking ...
Biden may review plans for troop withdrawal from Germany - German minister
November 18,2020
BERLIN- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden may revise plans for a major troop drawdown from Germany announced by the administration of President Donald Trump over the summer, German Defence Minister ...
Asia-Pacific countries including China sign world’s biggest trade pact
November 16,2020
China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia ...
Azerbaijan vows to protect Christian churches as many flee
November 16,2020
MOSCOW- The president of Azerbaijan is promising that Christian churches will be protected when the strongly Muslim country takes possession of areas formerly controlled ...
Attacks spur EU to weigh tough border, anti-extremism steps
November 14,2020
BRUSSELS- European Union interior ministers on Friday weighed new measures to counter extremist attacks following a series of killings in Austria and France in recent weeks ...
Gates Foundation pours another $70mn into pushing Covid-19 vaccines on 3rd world countries
November 14,2020
WASHINGTON- Billionaire vaccine evangelists Bill and Melinda Gates have topped off the global effort to roll out a shot against the novel coronavirus as some question the vague...
WHO to set up center on traditional medicine in India
November 14,2020
NEW DELHI- The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said during a video message on the Ayurveda Day in India that the global health body will set up a global center on traditional medicine in India...
US election security officials reject Trump’s fraud claims
November 14,2020
WASHINGTON- US election officials have said the 2020 White House vote was the "most secure in American history", rejecting President Donald Trump's fraud claims...
Sudan braces for up to 200,000 fleeing Ethiopia fighting
November 12,2020
NAIROBI- Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, officials said Wednesday ...
Thousands in Armenia protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms
November 12,2020
YEREVAN- Thousands of people gathered in the capital of Armenia on Wednesday to protest the country’s agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh...
Syria’s Assad says U.S. pressure, sanctions obstructing return of refugees
November 12,2020
AMMAN- Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Wednesday blamed U.S. sanctions and pressure on the United Nations and Syria’s neighbours for the reticence ...
Modi’s party, allies win vote in India’s key Bihar state
November 12,2020
PATNA- India’s ruling party and its allies have won a key state election seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic downturn...
Russian peacekeepers go to Nagorno-Karabakh to bolster truce
November 11,2020
MOSCOW- More than a dozen planes carrying Russian peacekeepers headed for Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the separatist ...
Barr tells US prosecutors to probe claims of vote irregularities
November 11,2020
William Barr, the attorney general of the United States, has authorised federal prosecutors to look into any possible “substantial” allegations of voting ...
Donald Trump fires US Defense Secretary Mark Esper
November 11,2020
United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had “terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper, appearing to use his final months in office after his November ...
Palestinian negotiator Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
November 11,2020
JERUSALEM- West Bank (Reuters) - Saeb Erekat, one of the most experienced and high-profile advocates for the Palestinian cause over decades of dispute with Israel ...
Joe Biden vows to ‘unify’ country in victory speech
November 09,2020
WASHINGTON- Joe Biden has said it is "time to heal" the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing "not to divide but to unify" the country...