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Twitter to introduce new function in 2021 to help users identify bots
WASHINGTON: Twitter announced on its blog that it will introduce next year a new function to allow users to distinguish between man-run and automated accounts, reported Sputnik news agency. “In 2021, we’re planning to build a new account type to
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‘Biden’s Presidency vital opportunity for lifting of anti-Iran sanctions’
NEW YORK: An American political expert evaluates recent remarks made by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the 2015 nuclear deal as positive, emphasising that the upcoming US administration is prepared to restore the nuclear agreement. Daryl Kimball, Chairman of the
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COVID-19 deaths, cases on the rise in Jordan, Gaza
ISTANBUL: Jordan and Gaza had announced more coronavirus fatalities Wednesday as they continued efforts to contain the disease. Jordan’s Health Ministry said 28 people died in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s death toll to 3,465, Anadolu Agency reported. The
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France: Sentences handed down in Charlie Hebdo attacks
PARIS: A French court handed down prison sentences ranging from four years to life Wednesday to 14 defendants considered accomplices in the Jan 7 to 9, 2015 attacks across the Ile-de-France region, including Paris, that left 17 people dead at the
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Pandemic shows healthcare workers’ heroism: WHO chief
GENEVA: The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of health workers’ heroic work, Anadolu Agency reported the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday. “Health workers account for an estimated three per cent of the world’s population but account for 14
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Electoral College affirms Biden’s presidential victory
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 — The US Electoral College on Monday affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory over outgoing President Donald Trump, Anadolu Agency reported. Biden surpassed the necessary 270-vote threshold as electors met in all 50 states and the District of Columbia
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President Maduro calls on Venezuelans to focus on country’s recovery
KUALA LUMPUR: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro called on all Venezuelans to focus on the recovery of the country following his coalition’s victory at the parliamentary elections held over last weekend. According to a statement provided by the Venezuelan Embassy in
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Lebanese premier charged over Beirut port blast
BEIRUT: A Lebanese judge on Thursday charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab with negligence that led to the devastating Aug 4 blast at the port of Beirut, killing more than 200 people, Anadolu Agency reported. According to the official Lebanese
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New US sanctions to deepen crisis in relations with Russia
WASHINGTON: The United States’ new sanctions against two Russians and six Russian entities will further damage the bilateral relationship, reported Sputnik news agency. “The actions of the US administration are just another unfriendly and detrimental move against Russia which will
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Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is under tax probe
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 — US President-elect Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, announced Wednesday he is under investigation by the top federal prosecutor in Delaware as part of a tax probe, Anadolu Agency reported. “I learned yesterday for the first time that the
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