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Thai Parliament to vote on constitution as protests turn violent

Lawmakers will vote on how to amend the charter, one of the key demands of pro-democracy groups, who are also...
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Trump fires US defence secretary Mark Esper

Esper was Trump’s second defence secretary. The first, James Mattis, had resigned over policy differences with the president about troops...
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Joe Biden acts on Covid plan with task force

Biden, who had made fighting the pandemic his top priority, named a 13-member advisory board on Sunday to “shape my...
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US attorney general William Barr allows prosecutors to probe ‘allegations’ of voter fraud

The letter to prosecutors marked the first time Barr addressed President Donald Trump’s repeated and unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter...
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Zoom founder drops USD 5 billion as vaccine hits Covid-19 winners

Zoom Video Communications Inc. has hosted school lessons, family gatherings and business meetings for more than 300 million participants a...
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China vaccine trial halted in Brazil after serious adverse event

Serious adverse events that occur in drug trials include death, immediate risk of death, long term or serious incapacitation, and...
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President-elect Joe Biden warns country of ‘dark winter’ ahead with Covid-19 surge

“There’s a need for bold action to fight this pandemic. We’re still facing a very dark winter,” he said in...
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Beijing loyalists target Hong Kong judges after protester acquittals

HONG KONG: The acquittal of dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters – often accompanied by withering court criticism of police...
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‘Historic’: Congratulations, reactions across US after Biden win

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, bringing an end to Donald Trump’s turbulent four years in office,...
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Biden wins US presidency, calls for healing in appeal to Trump voters

WILMINGTON (Delaware): President-elect Joe Biden declared it was “time to heal” a deeply divided America in his first speech after...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi favoured to win as election gets underway

YANGON: Myanmar voted today in an election seen as a referendum on a fledgling democratic government whose reputation collapsed overseas...
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Biden to name ‘leading scientists’ tomorrow to Covid task force

WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden vowed yesterday to name a group top scientists to his coronavirus task force as early as...
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Brazilian telecoms snub US official over Huawei 5G pressure

BRASILIA: Brazil’s top four telecom companies have decide not to meet with a visiting senior US official who has advocated...
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Biden says US votes ‘clear and convincing’, prepares for the White House

WILMINGTON (US): Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the US presidency as his lead grew over President...
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Thai women and pride activists march for democracy and equality

BANGKOK: Thai feminists and LGBTQ activists marched to one of Bangkok’s nightlife districts today, insisting the fight for equality goes...
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Hungary reports record high 107 daily Covid-19 deaths

BUDAPEST: Hungary reported a record high 107 daily Covid-19 deaths today while new cases rose by 5,318, the government said...
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Iran judiciary says jailed rights lawyer Sotoudeh given furlough

TEHRAN: Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been granted temporary release, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan Online news website reported...
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French PM vows to fight radical Islam in tribute to attack victims

NICE: French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday the government would keep “fighting relentlessly” against radical Islam as he...
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Indonesia reports 4,262 new coronavirus infections

JAKARTA: Indonesia, the Southeast Asian country worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, reported 4,262 new infections today, taking the total...
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Biden vows virus action on ‘day one’ as Europe reels from second wave

WASHINGTON: The United States reported record new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as Joe Biden vowed...
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