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Merkel urges tougher curbs as virus deaths soarWorld NewsDec 9, 2020BERLIN (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday demanded tougher curbs to bring down coronavirus infections, as the German death toll reached a daily record of nearly 600 people. Germany has o... -
World set for 3C warming despite pandemic, pledges: UNWorld NewsDec 9, 2020PARIS (AFP) -- Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN sai... -
Citigroup Names Antonios as First Female Head of MENA BusinessWorld NewsDec 8, 2020Citigroup Inc. appointed Elissar Farah Antonios as the first woman to run its Middle East & North Africa operations, among the US bank’s fastest-growing businesses in emerging markets. Antonios will... -
Japan space agency hails return of asteroid dust on EarthWorld NewsDec 6, 2020Japan space agency officials on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission. In a streak of light ... -
95 arrests at French security law protests: ministerWorld NewsDec 6, 2020Police arrested 95 people during protests across France against a planned security law, and 67 officers were injured during the demonstrations, Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin said Sunday. In Pari... -
Singapore to seek more travel bubble arrangementsWorld NewsDec 6, 2020Singapore said it will keep searching for possibilities of travel bubbles with other regions even after an arrangement with Hong Kong suffered a setback, the Straits Times reported. Potential partne... -
China prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccinesWorld NewsDec 6, 2020Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the c... -
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[Newsmaker] Ancient asteroid dust collected by Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe arrives on EarthWorld NewsDec 6, 2020TOKYO (AFP) -- In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth on Sunday after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2. Scientists ... -
US tightens travel rules for Chinese Communist Party members: NYTWorld NewsDec 3, 2020WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Washington issued new entry rules for Chinese Communist Party members traveling to the United States, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing the State Department. The new p... -
Asia tech conference ditches Hong Kong for MalaysiaWorld NewsDec 3, 2020HONG KONG (AFP) -- A major Asia-focused tech conference announced Thursday it is ditching Hong Kong in favour of Malaysia in a fresh blow to the Chinese financial hub's push to attract tech talent. ... -
World food prices jump to six-year high: UNWorld NewsDec 3, 2020ROME (AFP) -- Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, the UN food agency said Thursday, due in part to adverse weather conditions. The Food ... -
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[Graphic News] 1 in 5 US adults would get COVID-19 vaccination ASAP: pollWorldDec 3, 2020One in 5 US adults, aged 50 to 80, would like to get vaccinated for COVID-19 right away, a new poll found. Another 46 percent would also like to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but would first wait unti... -
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[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 4th best place to be during pandemicWorldDec 2, 2020South Korea has been ranked 4th among 53 countries in the world that have handled the coronavirus pandemic most effectively, according to a COVID Resilience Ranking by Bloomberg. South Korea receive... -
Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientistWorld NewsNov 29, 2020TEHRAN (AP) -- Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Re... -
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[Graphic News] Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to grab world‘s 2nd-richest rankingWorldNov 27, 2020Tesla co-founder Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. The 49-year-old entrepreneur‘s net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by yet another surg...
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