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Dozens more dead & injured during fresh clashes in Iraq

28-11-2020 NASIRIYA/ BAGHDAD: The death toll from clashes among rival protesters in Iraq’s southern hot spot of Nasiriya rose eight while over 33 injured, medics told media on Saturday, as other cities imposed security measures. Violence erupted on Friday between the dwindling members of the October 2019 anti-government protest movement …

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Iran vows to avenge scientist’s assassination

28-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies TEHRAN: Iran has vowed to avenge the killing of its most senior nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was assassinated near Tehran on Friday. Fakhrizadeh died in hospital after an attack in Absard, in Damavand County. Hossein Dehghan, military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali …

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Appeal court finally dismisses Trump’s lawsuit

28-11-2020 HARRISBURG/ WASHINGTON: A US federal appeals court has firmly rejected the Trump campaign’s attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared winner in Pennsylvania. The panel of three judges deemed the case was without merit, saying the Trump campaign had not made specific allegations or provided proof. The …

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Trump signals to leave White House

27-11-2020 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president. Answering reporters’ questions for the first time since losing the 3 November vote, Trump insisted, however, that “this race is far from over”. He has refused to …

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Fresh outrages spark in France

26-11-2020 PARIS: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered several Paris police officers suspended after the publication of videos showing them beating up a Black man and using tear gas against him with no apparent reason. The incident came as President Emmanuel Macron’s government is pushing a new bill that restricts …

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Turkey jails hundreds for life over 2016 coup attempt

26-11-2020 ANKARA: A Turkish court has jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life over plot to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a failed coup attempt four years ago, a court document obtained by sources showed on Thursday. Nearly 500 defendants were accused of carrying out the attempt to overthrow …

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