Hundreds arrested as Indonesians protest against new investment bill
JAKARTA: Hundreds of people were arrested in Jakarta today as tens of thousands protested across Indonesia for a third day...
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Outrage after French police shot in surprise attack
PARIS, French officials denounced today an “unacceptable” attack on two police officers who were shot and had their guns stolen...
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Virus cases top 4,000 a day in Germany, a first since April
BERLIN: New cases of coronavirus infections in Germany have soared past 4,000, official data showed today, reaching a daily level...
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Protests in Indonesia against new jobs law enter third day
JAKARTA: Nationwide protests and labour strikes against a polarising new jobs law in Indonesia continued across the country for a...
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With Trump ailing, a steady Pence tries to keep the campaign afloat
WASHINGTON: Mike Pence achieved on the debate stage what arguably President Donald Trump did not in a similar showdown last...
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Trump says catching Covid-19 was a ‘blessing from God’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday declared that catching the coronavirus was a “blessing from God” that exposed him to...
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Conflicting messages on Trump’s White House movements
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was not in the Oval Office yesterday, the day after he was discharged from hospital,...
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Hundreds held in Indonesia as tempers flare on second day of protests
JAKARTA: Indonesian police detained nearly 400 protesters today, some armed with molotov cocktails and sharp weapons, on a second day...
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Pence, Harris to clash in VP debate amid White House virus outbreak
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris will square off today in their only debate, as President Donald...
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Half of Karabakh population displaced as Putin says ‘tragedy’ must end
Emergencies personnel work in a damaged area of the city of Ganja following a reportedly Armenian rocket strike on October...
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Mainland China reports 10 new Covid-19 cases
BEIJING: Mainland China reported 10 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, the same as a day earlier, the health authority said today....
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Police increase patrolling in Australia’s Covid-19 hotspot
FILE PHOTO: A man runs along a waterway after lockdown restrictions were implemented in response to an outbreak of the...
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Advance voting begins in New Zealand election
WELLINGTON: Early voting began in New Zealand yesterday with Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern seen securing a...
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Thousands without power as storms lash France
NICE: Fierce winds drove heavy rain across large swathes of France yesterday, knocking out electricity for tens of thousands of...
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Spanish capital braces for closure as virus cases soar
MADRID: With coronavirus infections soaring, the city of Madrid was yesterday bracing for a partial lockdown that will cut it...
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Who are the foreign fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh?
BEIRUT: Armenia and Azerbaijan have traded accusations of using foreign fighters, mostly from Syria, in the battle for Nagorno-Karabakh. Here...
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The politics behind Xi’s big green promise for China
BEIJING: Xi Jinping’s vow to snuff out emissions by 2060 completes a diplomatic pirouette that moves China to the heart...
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California wildfires threaten towns, wineries ahead of dangerous weekend
CALISTOGA: California fire crews deploying water-dropping helicopters made a defensive stand on Friday against flames raging in the foothills of...
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Trump infection shows he did not take Covid seriously, say New Yorkers
NEW YORK: Donald Trump’s announcement that he has contracted Covid-19 was proof for many of his fellow New Yorkers that...
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Trump airlifted to hospital for Covid treatment
BETHESDA: President Donald Trump arrived by helicopter at a military hospital outside Washington yesterday, where the White House says he...
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