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Joint Chiefs chair: US has 'achieved a modicum of success' in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-12-03 07:41:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8696879
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (MENA) - US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday the U.S. military has achieved “a modicum of success” with its nearly 20-year presence in Afghanistan, The Hill reported. “We went to Afghanistan ... to ....
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Ex-French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing dies at 94
Date: 2020-12-03 06:18:43 GMT - France - World - SN:3 - ID:8696821
PARIS, Dec 3 (MENA) - France’s former president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing died Wednesday at the age of 94 from complications linked to Covid-19, his family, quoted by France 24, said. Giscard d’Estaing “died on Wednesday 02/12/20 in his family ....
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White House condemns threats against election workers
Date: 2020-12-02 21:29:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:8696714
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (MENA) - White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany condemned threats against election workers on Wednesday, as elected Republicans in Georgia warn that US President Trump’s rhetoric about the election being stolen is endangering ....
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1,438 new COVID-19 cases bring Philippine tally to over 434,000
Date: 2020-12-02 17:59:02 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:54 - ID:8696496
MANILA, Nov 2 (MENA) - The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines reached 434,357 Wednesday after the Department of Health registered 1,438 new infections, Philstar reported. Data from the DOH showed that of the total ....
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Malaysia reports 851 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Date: 2020-12-02 17:41:56 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:52 - ID:8696503
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (MENA) - Malaysia reported 851 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 68,020. Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press briefing that four of ....
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Coronavirus cases in US hit 13 million
Date: 2020-12-02 08:46:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8695526
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University announced on Wednesday that coronavirus infections in the US reached 13,721,645 after registering an additional 180,083 cases in the past 24 hours. According to CNN, the number of death cases ....
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Five killed in traffic accident in Germany
Date: 2020-12-02 07:12:14 GMT - Germany - World - SN:6 - ID:8695375
BERLIN, Dec 2 (MENA) - The death toll from a car ploughing through a pedestrian area in the western German city of Trier has risen to five people including a nine-week-old baby girl, police said on Wednesday. The driver, a 51-year-old local man, ....
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Canada will be among first countries to receive Moderna vaccine – Trudeau
Date: 2020-12-01 22:58:25 GMT - Canada - World - SN:83 - ID:8695262
OTTAWA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is taking on billions of dollars in more debt to protect Canadians from having to do the same thing. At a press conference today, Trudeau said the average ....
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Cyprus defense minister: Turkey's practices in the Mediterranean collide with the European Union
Date: 2020-12-01 22:40:18 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:80 - ID:8695259
NICOSIA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Cyprus Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides said Tuesday that his country is seeking alliances with the Gulf states to secure the waterways, noting that Cyprus is trying to adopt a constructive agenda, but Turkey resorts to ....
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Britain records 13,430 Covid cases, 603 deaths
Date: 2020-12-01 21:34:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:71 - ID:8695228
LONDON, Dec 1 (MENA) - Britain on Tuesday recorded another 13,430 coronavirus infections and 603 deaths as the second wave of the disease continues to tail off. Department of Health statistics show Covid cases were slightly higher today than the ....
