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Americans defy pandemic, political leaders to travel for Thanksgiving
Americans defied pleas from state and local officials to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday in the face of the surging coronavirus pandemic, triggering fresh warnings from health officials with the release of vaccines still weeks away. U.S. President-elect Joe
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Sudan’s former PM dies in UAE from COVID-19
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died early Thursday from the novel coronavirus at a hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), his National Umma Party (NUP) announced in a brief statement. Al-Mahdi, 84, was hospitalised in Sudan last
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Global coronavirus cases surpass 60 million: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpassed the 60 million mark Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported according to Johns Hopkins University. The US-based university has recorded 60,186,902 infections and 1,417,319 deaths since the virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan
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‘We’re drowning’: COVID cases flood hospitals in America’s heartland
The vital signs of the 30-year-old COVID-19 victim were crashing, and Kearny County Hospital in rural Lakin, Kansas, just wasn’t equipped to handle the case. Miller, Kearny’s chief medical officer – who doubles as the county health officer – called
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Azerbaijan president, wife visit liberated Aghdam city
BAKU: Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and the first lady Mehriban Aliyeva Monday visited the liberated city of Aghdam and raised the country’s flag in the city after 27 years of occupation, Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) reported. Driving the car on the
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ASEAN Summit statements reaffirm support for Korea peace efforts
SEOUL: Chair statements of this month’s virtual summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed international support for efforts to foster lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean foreign ministry said Monday. The three statements
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US Federal Agency greenlights Biden’s presidential transition
WASHINGTON: The US General Services Administration (GSA) on Monday told Joe Biden it was ready to begin the formal presidential transition process for him, Xinhua news agency reported. GSA Administrator Emily Murphy told Biden in a letter that she was prepared
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BTS wins two prizes at American Music Awards
SEOUL: K-pop megastar BTS has bagged two prizes at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMA) and put on its first televised performance of “Life Goes On” in a purple-lit stadium, Yonhap News Agency reported. The septet won the favourite duo
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Republican US Senator Murkowski calls on Trump to begin transition process
MOSCOW: US Senator from Alaska, Republican Lisa Murkowski, called on President Donald Trump to begin the transition process to a new administration, reported Sputnik news agency. “President Trump has had the opportunity to litigate his claims, and the courts have
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Venezuela launching mass production of multi-purpose drones, planes – Maduro
MEXICO CITY: Venezuela is launching mass production of domestically-developed multi-purpose drones and single-engine planes, President Nicolas Maduro said. On Thursday, the Venezuelan leader signed a decree to create the National Aviation Service Centre, reports Sputnik news agency. “Two prototypes of training
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