HongKong(AFP): As many as 50 Hong Kong opposition figures were arrested Wednesday under a new national security law in the largest operation yet against Beijing’s critics, deepening a police crackdown sweeping the…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from…
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Pentagon(AFP): All 10 living former US defence secretaries, including two Donald Trump appointees, warned Sunday against involving the military in the US presidential transition. In an essay published in The Washington Post,…
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Brazil(AFP): The number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 per cent last year to a decade-high, according to official figures likely to add to pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro’s government over the…
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New Delhi(AFP): India on Sunday approved emergency use of two Covid-19 vaccines to kick off one of the world’s biggest inoculation drives, while the European Union offered to help drug companies expand…
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Washington(AFP): A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz said Saturday they will challenge Joe Biden’s election win — the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump’s efforts to…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to…
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New Delhi(AFP): India on Saturday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes like the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine. A government panel on…
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clemson starting middle linebacker James Skalski has been ejected from the Sugar Bowl for a tackle that knocked Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields out of the game for…
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new report says Ethiopian security forces killed more than 75 people and injured nearly 200 during deadly unrest in June and July after the killing of a…
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