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Australia in talks over quarantine-free travel

11-10-2020 Bureau Report + BBC CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia’s government says it is in talks with several nations about quarantine-free travel, but warns that Europe and the US will not be on the list. The first agreement would be with New Zealand, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Other nations that could …

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North Korea displays ‘massive’ ICBM at military parade

11-10-2020 PYONGYANG: North Korea held a rare night-time military parade on Saturday, attended by leader Kim Jong-un. The parade marked the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party. Correspondents say that previously unseen “massive” long range ballistic missiles were displayed. North Korea typically uses its parades to show off new missiles …

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Tens of thousands rally in Israel against Netanyahu

11-10-2020 JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands of Israelis have once again demonstrated to demand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation, saying he is unfit to rule while on trial for corruption charges and accusing him of mismanaging the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters on Saturday gathered at hundreds of locations across …

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Trump no longer COVID-19 transmission risk

11-10-2020 WASHINGTON: The US President Donald Trump is no longer a COVID-19 transmission risk to others, the White House physician has said. Sean Conley’s memo is the first update on Trump’s health since Thursday. Earlier on Saturday the president delivered a speech in front of cheering supporters at the White …

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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire

10-10-2020 BISHKEK/ MOSCOW: After nearly two weeks of fierce clashes, the two arch-rivals, Armenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday reached to a ceasefire and to initiate “substantive talks” over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Bitter fighting in the central Asian region has claimed hundreds of lives, forced thousands to flee, and …

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Commission cancels Oct 15 US Presidential Debate

10-10-2020 WASHINGTON: The next United States presidential debate has been cancelled, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) confirmed late Friday, after US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, disagreed this week over the possibility of holding the event virtually. In a statement, the CPD said the debate, which …

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Pakistan bans TikTok over ‘indecent’ content

09-10-2020 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Pakistan has banned Chinese social media app TikTok for failing to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, the country’s telecommunications authority said. The decision came after a number of complaints from different segments of society, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in a statement …

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Trump calls debate with Biden ‘waste’ of time

09-10-2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he feels well enough to resume campaign activities and rejected the virtual format planned for his next debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden slated for October 15. The format switch intended to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 in light of …

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