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Pentagon to begin immediately implementing transition plan to Biden
Date: 2020-11-24 07:29:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:8684606
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense has received notice that pursuant to the Presidential Transition Act, the GSA Administrator is making certain post-election resources and services available to the Biden-Harris Transition ....
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GSA ready to begin presidential transition in US
Date: 2020-11-24 06:17:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8684508
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (MENA) - Emily Murphy, head of the General Services Administration, has said in a letter to US President-elect Joe Biden that her office is ready to begin the formal presidential transition, after weeks of pressure from Democrats ....
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OIC pledges to support peace in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-11-23 15:19:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:60 - ID:8683873
RIYADH, Nov 23 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen has called on all Afghan parties to seize the historic opportunity to pursue and foster dialogue, put an immediate end to fighting and ....
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Italy: 28,337 new Covid-19 cases reported in 24 hours S
Date: 2020-11-23 14:43:06 GMT - Italy - World - SN:57 - ID:8683819
ROME, Nov 23 (MENA) - Italy has registered 28,337 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, down from 34,767 the day before, the National Post newspaper quoted the Health Ministry as saying on Monday. The ministry also reported 562 COVID ....
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NHS ‘workforce disaster’ threatens 1mn operations, could cost lives, UK royal college warns
Date: 2020-11-23 11:54:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:36 - ID:8683574
LONDON, Nov 23 (MENA) - More than a million patient operations could be delayed because of widespread shortages of anaesthetists in the NHS – with nine out of every 10 hospitals reporting at least one vacancy. As coronavirus paralysed the NHS ....
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Danone to cut up to 2,000 jobs, aiming to save dlrs 1.2 billion
Date: 2020-11-23 09:59:53 GMT - France - World - SN:23 - ID:8683400
PARIS, Nov 23 (MENA) - France's Danone will cut as many as 2,000 jobs, including one in four positions at its global headquarters, as the world’s largest yogurt maker attempts to revive profitability after getting hit by the coronavirus pandemic, ....
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Germany may start COVID-19 vaccine programme in December: health minister
Date: 2020-11-23 09:51:18 GMT - Germany - World - SN:22 - ID:8683383
BERLIN, Nov 23 (MENA) - Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying. “There is reason to be optimistic that there will be approval for a vaccine in Europe ....
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Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has 70% efficacy, data reveals
Date: 2020-11-23 08:38:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:8683257
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (MENA) - A coronavirus vaccine developed in the UK can prevent 70.4% of people from getting Covid-19 and up to 90% if a lower dose is used, The Guardian said according to data. Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced ....
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US officially withdraws from Open Skies Agreement
Date: 2020-11-23 08:33:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:8683285
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (MENA) - The US has formally withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty, an 18-year-old arms control and verification agreement that Washington repeatedly accused Moscow of violating, VOA reported. The withdrawal is the latest blow ....
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Sources confirm breakthrough on halted peace talks
Date: 2020-11-23 08:22:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8683205
KABUL, Nov 23 (MENA) - After roughly two months of struggle on deciding upon the procedural rule for Afghan peace talks, sources Monday morning confirmed a breakthrough that can potentially lead to a peace deal between the Afghan and Taliban ....
