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  • Mine blast wounds 2 civilians in Kabul

    Date: 2020-11-09 06:49:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8664216

    KABUL, Nov 9 (MENA) - Around 7:30 a.m. on Monday morning, a roadside mine exploded in the Pul-e-Charkhi area of ​​Police District 12 in Kabul city, Khaama Press reported. Two civilians were injured in the blast. Kabul police confirmed the ....

  • Bush congratulates Biden on election victory

    Date: 2020-11-08 23:05:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8664107

    WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (MENA) Former President George W. Bush congratulated President-elect Joe Biden in a phone call Sunday and said that, while President Donald Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges and recounts, the 2020 race was ....

  • Moscow reports 72 new coronavirus deaths

    Date: 2020-11-08 22:02:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:8664090

    MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) - Moscow has registered 72 deaths from COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center announced on Sunday. "A total of 72 patients with confirmed diagnosis ....

  • UK Military chief warns of Third World War risk as pandemic brings ‘uncertain and anxious’ times

    Date: 2020-11-08 21:43:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:8664078

    LONDON, Nov 8 (MENA) – The head of Britain’s military has warned that the world is living through a “very uncertain and anxious” period as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with a risk of regional tensions escalating into a Third World War, ....

  • Turkish finance minister steps down, citing health issues

    Date: 2020-11-08 19:37:03 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:61 - ID:8663908

    ANKARA, Nov 8 (MENA) - Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unexpectedly resigned on Sunday, throwing the government’s management of the economy into further confusion, Bloomberg reported. “I ....

  • WHO head congratulates Biden on election victory, calls for joint fight against pandemic

    Date: 2020-11-08 13:24:18 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:43 - ID:8663501

    GENEVA, Nov 8 (MENA) – World Health Organization Head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their victory in the US presidential election and noted the importance of joint fight against ....

  • Russian MP does not expect US’ approach to Russia to improve from Biden in White House

    Date: 2020-11-08 09:58:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8663095

    MOSCOW, Nov 8 (MENA) - Democratic nominee Joe Biden who has won the US presidential election will hardly make positive contributions to Washington’s policy regarding Russia, Chairman of the Russian State Duma (lower house) Foreign Affairs Committee ....

  • Israel's Netanyahu congratulates Biden on U.S. election win, thanks Trump

    Date: 2020-11-08 08:07:22 GMT - Israel - World - SN:17 - ID:8662937

    GAZA CITY, Nov 8 (MENA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after his election win saying he looked forward to working together with the new administration and strengthening the two ....

  • Kamala Harris makes history as US vice president-elect

    Date: 2020-11-08 07:35:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:8662884

    WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (MENA) - Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched at the highest levels of ....

  • Japan formally proclaims Crown Prince Akishino heir to throne

    Date: 2020-11-08 07:06:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:8662778

    TOKYO, Nov 8 (MENA) - Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of ceremonies after his elder brother, Emperor Naruhito, became monarch last year following their father's ....

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