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13 killed in roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan
Date: 2020-11-24 17:49:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:70 - ID:8685862
KABUL, Nov 24 (MENA) - Roadside bombs exploded in central Afghanistan on Tuesday killing at least 13 civilians and a traffic policeman, officials said, even as government negotiators and the Taliban meet to try to end decades of war, ABC news ....
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Curtailed Christmas could be 'safest bet': WHO
Date: 2020-11-24 11:33:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:40 - ID:8685008
GENEVA, Nov 24 (MENA) - The World Health Organization has said that avoiding family gatherings would be "the safest bet" over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk option for traditional holiday merry-making during the coronavirus ....
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No Covid-19 cases in community and dorms for 13 days in Singapore
Date: 2020-11-24 09:13:49 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:27 - ID:8684814
SINGAPORE, Nov 24 (MENA) - For the past 13 days, there have been zero Covid-19 cases from the dormitories and the community, marking the longest stretch without local cases in Singapore since the coronavirus outbreak in January this year, Today ....
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Russia's coronavirus situation becoming more complicated, deputy PM says
Date: 2020-11-24 08:46:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:8684766
MOSCOW, Nov 24 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Tuesday said the coronavirus situation was becoming more complicated with the onset of autumn and winter, Russian news agencies reported. Russia registered a record 25,173 ....
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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, ....
