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Trump ousts Homeland Security cyber chief Chris Krebs, who called election secure
Date: 2020-11-18 06:38:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8676568
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Department of Homeland Security's cyber chief, who presided over an elaborate election security effort guarding against foreign interference and fraud, was ousted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday as part of a ....
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Canada concerned about violence in Ethiopia
Date: 2020-11-17 22:57:53 GMT - Canada - World - SN:78 - ID:8676489
OTTAWA, Nov 17 (MENA) - The Canadian government on Tuesday voiced its utmost concern over the latest developments in Ethiopia. Canada urged all parties concerned to ensure safety of civilians and reach a peaceful solution. In a statement, ....
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12 Afghan security members killed in Taliban offensive in Badakhshan
Date: 2020-11-17 21:24:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:74 - ID:8676463
KABUL, Nov 17 (MENA) – At least 12 Afghan security force members were killed in Badakhshan province, Khaama Press reported on Tuesday. Reports indicated Taliban militants attacked the Jurm district of Badakhshan killing more than a dozen Afghan ....
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US, French diplomats to discuss Karabakh in Moscow on Wednesday - Russian Foreign Ministry
Date: 2020-11-17 20:11:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:8676380
MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) – US and French diplomats will be in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told Sputnik on Tuesday. "We can confirm this," Zakharova ....
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5 dead, 8 wounded in suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital
Date: 2020-11-17 18:00:15 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:60 - ID:8676307
MOGADISHU, Nov 17 (MENA) – Police in Somalia said five people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt near the police academy in the capital, Mogadishu, The Washington Post reported. Spokesman Sadiq Adan Ali said eight ....
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22 Afghan security members killed, injured in Badakhshan
Date: 2020-11-17 14:55:50 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:44 - ID:8675985
KABUL, Nov 17 (MENA) - At least 12 members of Afghan police were killed and 10 more wounded in a Taliban attack in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Monday evening, Tolo News reported quoting a security source as saying Tuesday. Taliban ....
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Germany calls on Turkey to refrain from unilateral provocations in order to facilitate dialogue
Date: 2020-11-17 10:47:00 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:24 - ID:8675480
BERLIN, Nov 17 (MENA) - German Foreign Office State Secretary Miguel Berger on Monday called on Turkey to refrain from unilateral provocations in order to facilitate dialogue in the Eastern Mediterranean. According to Cyprus News Agency (CNA), ....
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US reports 166,000 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-11-17 07:51:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8675240
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday announced that 166,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the US in the past 24 hours. The new cases bring the total number of infections across the states up to 11,202,980, ....
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Armenian president says power is to go over to government of national accord
Date: 2020-11-17 05:57:23 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:5 - ID:8675110
YEREVAN, Nov 17 (MENA) - Power in Armenia in the current crisis situation is to be transferred to a government of national accord, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said in an address to the nation. "The government must be objective about its ....
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Biden lauds effectiveness of Moderna, Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines
Date: 2020-11-16 22:24:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:8675086
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (MENA) – US President-elect Joe Biden has praised the effectiveness of Moderna and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines, The Washington Post reported on Monday. “Today’s news of a second vaccine is further reason to feel hopeful,” he ....
