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Pakistan's first metro train line, China's gift or debt trap |
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Islamabad | November 30, 2020 1:13:22 AM IST |
| Across the globe, people avoid public transport systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan has started commercial operations of its first metro train service in Lahore amidst a fresh wave of coronavirus outbreak. Commuters are going crazy and flocking ... read.. |
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UAE government to set up new cybersecurity council: Prime Minister |
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Middle East | November 29, 2020 11:12:41 PM IST |
| Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The government of the United Arab Emirates has decided to establish a new national cybersecurity council, UAE Prime Minister and Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Sunday following a cabinet m ... read.. |
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Poland's COVID-19 death toll tops 17,000 |
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Europe | November 29, 2020 9:12:55 PM IST |
| Warsaw [Poland], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland's coronavirus-related death toll has surpassed 17,000 while the COVID-19 case tally is approaching one million, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Missing Indian man in Dubai found |
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Dubai | Sunday, 2020 8:15:06 PM IST |
| An Indian man who was reported missing since November 9 a day after he reached Dubai on a tourist visa, has been found in a hospital in the city, his relatives have confirmed. ... read.. |
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 462,407, death toll reaches 6,609 |
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Asia | November 29, 2020 8:12:38 PM IST |
| Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,788 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths of the disease on Sunday, bringing the tally to 462,407 and the death toll at 6,609, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. ... read.. |
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30 Afghan policemen killed in suicide car bombing |
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Kabul | Sunday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| At least 30 policemen were killed and over 20 others injured in a suicide car bomb blast that hit a military camp in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Sunday, top officials have confirmed. ... read.. |
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Volcano in Indonesia erupts |
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Jakarta | Sunday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| The Ili Lewotolok volcano in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash 4,000 metres to the sky, authorities said. ... read.. |
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Turkey observes 2nd weekend lockdown |
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Ankara | Sunday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Turkey observed the second weekend as part of a partial curfew imposed across the country in an effort to to curb the increase in the number of coronavirus cases. ... read.. |
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Flight departs from Bahrain to Chennai under VBM |
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Manama | November 29, 2020 5:12:41 PM IST |
| Under the Vande Bharat mission, an Air India flight from Bahrain to Chennai departed from Bahrain International Airport on Sunday, informed the Indian Embassy in Bahrain. ... read.. |
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US surpasses 100,000 new COVID-19 daily cases for 26th consecutive day |
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Washington D.C. | November 29, 2020 4:42:41 PM IST |
| At least 100,000 new cases were added to the total number of coronavirus cases in the United States on Saturday (local time) marking the 26th consecutive day the country has topped that benchmark, CNN reported citing the data from Johns Hopkins University ... read.. |
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UK govt appoints vaccine rollout minister |
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London | Sunday, 2020 4:15:05 PM IST |
| The UK government has appointed Nadhim Zahawi, an MP for Stratford-on-Avon, as a new health minister to oversee rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in England, Downing Street announced. ... read.. |
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San Francisco moves to 'Purple Tier' Covid-19 classification |
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San Francisco | Sunday, 2020 2:45:05 PM IST |
| Amid a continued resurgence of new Covid-19 cases, California authorities have moved San Francisco to the most restrictive 'Purple Tier' in its pandemic classification, forcing most indoor activities to close by Sunday and placing the city under curfew st ... read.. |
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New Yorkers urged to shop locally to support small businesses |
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New York | Sunday, 2020 2:45:05 PM IST |
| New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have urged on New Yorkers to shop locally in an effort to support small businesses as the raging Covid-19 pandemic has forced most of them to stay at home during the Thanksgiving ... read.. |
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North Korea ramps up border restrictions amid COVID-19 pandemic |
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Pyongyang | November 29, 2020 2:12:56 PM IST |
| North Korea has enforced stricter control measures at state borders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has stepped up virus control measures along the inter-Korean border and at sea, Yonhap News citing state media reported on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Ecuador registers 1,375 COVID-19 cases, tally at 190,909 |
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Others | November 29, 2020 1:12:36 PM IST |
| Quito [Ecuador], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 1,375 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 190,909, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Germany confirms over 14,000 new COVID-19 cases |
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Europe | November 29, 2020 1:12:35 PM IST |
| Berlin [Germany], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany registered 14,611 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,695 a day ago, taking the total count to 1,042,700, the Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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US surpasses 100,000 new coronavirus daily cases |
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Washington D.C. | November 29, 2020 12:42:37 PM IST |
| The number of coronavirus cases in the United States on Saturday (local time) added at least 100,000 new cases marking the 26th consecutive day the country has topped that benchmark, CNN reported citing the data from Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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S Korea reports 450 more COVID-19 cases, 33,824 in total |
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Asia | November 29, 2020 12:12:52 PM IST |
| Seoul [South Korea], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 450 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, taking the total number of infections to 33,824.The daily caseload fell below 500 in four days, but it grew in ... read.. |
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Brazil's Covid death toll tops 172,000 |
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Others | November 29, 2020 8:42:47 AM IST |
| Brasilia [Brazil], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 587 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national count to 172,561, the Health Ministry said Saturday.Meanwhile, 51,922 new COVID-19 cases were recorded, taking the nat ... read.. |
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On November 15 Doha Negotiators agreed on rules: Taliban |
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Kabul | November 29, 2020 7:12:36 AM IST |
| The negotiators from parties of the Intra-Afghanistan peace negotiations -- the Taliban and the Afghanistan government -- have agreed on procedural rules with 21 items for the intra-Afghan talks on November 15, said the Taliban Spokesperson on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Negotiators agreed on rules on Nov 15, says Taliban |
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Kabul | November 29, 2020 6:42:42 AM IST |
| The negotiators from parties of the Intra-Afghanistan peace negotiations -- the Taliban and the Afghanistan government -- have agreed on procedural rules with 21 items for the intra-Afghan talks, said the Taliban Spokesperson on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Biden might be risky for Chinese economy, likely to impose sanctions |
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Beijing | November 29, 2020 5:42:41 AM IST |
| As tensions between the US and China continue to worsen under the current President Donald Trump's administration due to Beijing's human rights violations and hiding vital information regarding COVID-19, a leading economist said that incoming Biden admini ... read.. |
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Violent protests in France leave 37 police officers injured |
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Europe | November 29, 2020 2:42:38 AM IST |
| Paris [France], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that 37 law enforcement officers have sustained injuries during the protests on Saturday against the new national security legislation. ... read.. |
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60 protestors detained in London for anti-lockdown protests |
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Europe | November 29, 2020 2:12:46 AM IST |
| London [UK], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 60 people have been detained in the UK capital during a protest against the government's coronavirus-related lockdown measures, London's Metropolitan Police Service said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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S. Korea confirms first outbreak of bird flu among poultry in 2020 |
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Asia | November 29, 2020 2:12:41 AM IST |
| Seoul [South Korea], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has confirmed this year's first cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in the southwestern province of Jeonbuk, the country's Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on ... read.. |
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Japan sees record 2,684 new COVID-19 cases |
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Asia | November 28, 2020 11:12:50 PM IST |
| Tokyo [Japan], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan recorded 2,684 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase since the pandemic started, taking the country's total count to 146,214, the NHK broadcaster reported on S ... read.. |
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Poland's Warsaw hit by protests against abortion ban |
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Europe | November 28, 2020 11:12:45 PM IST |
| Warsaw [Poland], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland's feminist organization Strajk Kobiet (Women's Strike) has organized a protest in downtown Warsaw on Saturday to draw public attention to the decision of Poland's Constitutional Court to outlaw abortions ... read.. |
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Protest against new security Law in Paris escalates into unrest |
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Europe | November 28, 2020 10:12:55 PM IST |
| Paris [France], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): A group of people in black attire have initiated unrest in the French capital during a peaceful demonstration against the draft law criminalizing the display of images of law enforcement officers, a Sputnik corre ... read.. |
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France to promote protection of heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh |
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Europe | November 28, 2020 10:12:47 PM IST |
| Paris [France], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed its commitment to promote the protection of the heritage sites in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, the secretary of state at the French Foreig ... read.. |
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Iran's Khamenei urges 'punishing' of those behind scientist's killing |
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Middle East | November 28, 2020 9:42:42 PM IST |
| Tehran [Iran], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday called on the country's authorities to hold accountable those responsible for the killing of nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, noting the importance of continuin ... read.. |
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Belarusian Prez hints he may quit |
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Minsk | Saturday, 2020 8:45:06 PM IST |
| After months of unrest following his disputed re-election in August, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has hinted that he may step down after being in power for 26 years, the media reported. ... read.. |
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Trump lashes out at reporter over election query |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| US President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter and called him "lightweight" after the latter questioned the President over the November 3 election outcome which has projected Democrat Joe Biden as the winner. ... read.. |
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