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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange given permission to marry partner in prison

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to marry his partner, Stella Moris, in prison, British authorities say. Assange has been held in London's high-security Belmarsh Prison since…

admin November 12, 2021

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China, US maintaining ‘close communication’ to facilitate Xi-Biden virtual summit: Chinese spokesman

BEIJING: China on Friday said it was in "close communication" with the US to facilitate the first virtual summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden and…

admin November 12, 2021

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US President Joe Biden announces effort to ID toxic air issues in veterans

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, treat and identify…

admin November 11, 2021

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China’s Communist Party’s key conclave passes ‘landmark resolution’ ensuring Xi Jinping’s record 3rd term

BEIJING: A high-profile conclave of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday adopted a "landmark resolution" of the party's major achievements in the last 100 years besides clearing…

admin November 11, 2021

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Pakistan Supreme Court grills PM Imran Khan in 2014 Army Public School massacre case

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan on Wednesday faced a barrage of questions at a hearing of the 2014 terror attack on an Army-run school during which the Supreme Court bench asked the…

admin November 10, 2021

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Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor nations

GLASGOW: Large rifts remain as United Nations climate talks tick down to a Friday deadline. A lot of the divide comes down to money, which nations have it and which…

admin November 9, 2021

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Denmark wants to reintroduce phased-out coronavirus pass

COPENHAGEN: Denmark wants to again consider COVID-19 as “a socially critical disease,” paving the way for the reintroduction of a digital pass months after the label was removed and restrictions…

admin November 9, 2021

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Slovaks expand restrictions, plan more amid record surge

PRAGUE: Slovakia on Monday expanded strict coronavirus restrictions including hotel, bar and restaurant closures to almost a half of the country amid a record surge of infections. The government is…

admin November 8, 2021

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Nicaragua’s Ortega leads in vote tally after jailing rivals

MANAGUA (NICARAGUA): Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was ahead by a wide margin Monday in his bid for a fourth consecutive term in preliminary vote tallies for an election widely considered…

admin November 8, 2021

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Singapore reports 3,035 COVID-19 cases, rare virus-MIS-C among children

SINGAPORE: Singapore has reported emerging cases of a rare virus-linked paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome amidst rising number of COVID-19 cases as it tries to arrest the spread of the contagion.…

admin November 7, 2021

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Health care workers in Greece protest mandatory Covid vaccines

ATHENS: Hundreds of Greek health care workers protested in central Athens against mandatory coronavirus vaccines for their profession Wednesday, a day after the government imposed more restrictions on unvaccinated Greeks…

admin November 3, 2021

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PM Sher Bahadur Deuba thanks PM Modi for India’s support to Nepal during Covid pandemic

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for providing support to Nepal in essential medical supplies and vaccines in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic…

admin November 3, 2021