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13-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies PALO ALTO: Facebook Boss Mark Zuckerberg has defended Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist and an Ex-Adviser of US President Donald Trump, who had called for two American officials to be beheaded, according to a recording of the meeting he made the comments …

13-11-2020 WASHINGTON: There is no evidence of compromised ballots or corrupt voting systems in the United States presidential elections, officials said, as a top Democrat accused the Republicans who refuse to accept President-elect Joe Biden’s win of “poisoning” democracy. In a statement on Thursday, senior US federal and state election …

13-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report LONDON/ NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI: More than 52 million people have contracted COVID-19 globally and 1,287,051​have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. Infections, hospitalizations and deaths surged across the United States, as New York imposes new restrictions. Governments across Europe scrambled …

13-11-2020 TRIPOLI/ DUBAI: At least 74 migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast of Khoms, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday. According to the IOM, there were more than 120 people on board the dingy when the “devastating” incident took place. The …

12-11-2020 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud urged the world on Thursday to take “a decisive stance” to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in his annual address to the top government advisory body. “The kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran’s regional …

12-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Australia will appoint a special investigator to determine whether to prosecute members of the country’s military for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as the country prepared for the release of a four-year …

11-11-2020 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said the Trump administration, which he alleged aimed to overthrow Iran, has been “abjectly struck down” by its own people in the 2020 US elections. In a televised cabinet speech on Wednesday, Rouhani said the current American leader, who has been …

11-11-2020 JEDDAH/ RIYADH: Several people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. France’s foreign ministry said several countries had representatives at the commemoration attended by European diplomats. “The annual …

11-11-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Australian police say they have rescued 46 children and arrested 14 men after an investigation into an international child abuse network. The victims were allegedly subjected to crimes including sexual abuse and other forms of exploitation. The investigation also led …

11-11-2020 Bureau Report AHMEDABAD/ NEW DELHI: Six-year-old Arham Om Talsania has earned a Guinness world record by becoming the youngest computer programmer, Indian media reported on Tuesday. Arham, who hails from Ahmedabad, is a student of class 2. The six-year-old boy has passed the Python Programming Language exam to become …