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Prince Harry sues publisher of British newspaper for libel
LONDON: Prince Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publisher of British newspaper the Mail on Sunday, for libel, reported Xinhua news agency. Lawyers of the Duke of Sussex from legal firm Schillings filed the lawsuit on Nov. 27 over
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Japan’s Suga announces US$700 bln additional economic package
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said that Japan will compile an additional economic package, Xinhua news agency reported. “We will maintain employment, keep businesses going, revive the economy and open a path to growth including through green
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UN declares Dec 27 International Epidemic Preparedness Day
WASHINGTON: The United Nations (UN) on Monday declared Dec 27 as the “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness” as the coronavirus has taken over a million lives since emerging nearly a year ago, Anadolu Agency reported. The General Assembly proclaimed the
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More than 60,000 koalas impacted by devastating bushfire in Australia
SYDNEY: The animals impacted by Australia’s “black summer” blazes included over 60,000 koalas, according to a report released on Monday. According to Xinhua News Agency, the the report was commissioned by environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia),
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Rudy Giuliani has COVID-19, Trump says
MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, 76, has tested positive for the coronavirus, reported Sputnik news agency. “Rudy Giuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the
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Iran ready to show goodwill if U.S., Europe abide by nuclear deal
ROME: Iran will fully comply with a 2015 deal aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons if both the United States and Europe honour their original commitments, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald
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Belgians can invite four people for Christmas party. Only one can use the bathroom
In Belgium, people have been allowed to have people over at their homes for Christmas parties but with restrictions. One of the rules is that only one guest will be allowed to use the bathroom. The pandemic has ruined the
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Ecuador to hire 12,000 doctors amid pandemic
QUITO: Ecuador will hire more than 12,000 doctors and healthcare workers to strengthen its public health system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Lenin Moreno said Thursday. Moreno announced the decision via Twitter after holding talks with healthcare professionals,
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Biden promises help to U.S. workers hit by pandemic, Trump hints at 2024 run
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday promised a group of workers hit by the raging COVID-19 pandemic that more aid would be on the way, while President Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to begin planning
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Germany extends COVID-19 restriction measures till January
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Wednesday that the federal and state governments have agreed to extend the country’s current COVID-19 restriction measures until Jan 10, reports Xinhua news agency. Merkel said that Germany was still “very far away” from
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