HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested three former opposition lawmakers Wednesday for disrupting legislative meetings several months ago, as concerns grow over a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy camp. Posts…
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A hasty pullout of US and allied troops from Afghanistan could see the country become a “platform for international terrorists” again, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday. His blunt message, given in…
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US biotech firm Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95 per cent effective, a result hailed by the country’s top infectious disease scientist as “stunningly impressive.” Moderna’s…
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Opposition candidates have won council seats and mayoral posts in Bosnia’s biggest cities, dealing a painful blow to the long-entrenched nationalists in nationwide municipal elections held amid a…
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South Korean flag-carrier Korean Air said Monday it will buy out its smaller troubled rival Asiana Airlines in a $1.6 billion deal as it looks to consolidate with the coronavirus pandemic sending…
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President Donald Trump has yet to admit defeat in the US election. But with a word here, a slip there, he is raising the prospect ever more plainly. In a tweet Sunday…
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Lewis Hamilton secured a record-equalling seventh Formula One world title on Sunday after winning the Turkish Grand Prix despite starting sixth on the grid. The Briton matched Michael Schumacher’s haul of drivers’…
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ATHENS (AFP) – Greek police on Sunday (Nov 15) announced a ban on public gatherings of four or more people as hospitals were overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, ahead of the annual anniversary…
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on a visit to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus Sunday that talks about the divided island should aim for a settlement between “two separate states”. Talks in…
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WASHINGTON(AFP): Four astronauts were poised to launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions…
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