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Thousands protest against French bill to curb identification of police
Several thousand people have protested in Paris against a bill that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer’s face with the intention that they should be harmed.
21 November 2020, 15:34 PM
Rockets hit Afghan capital Kabul, at least eight killed
Several rockets have hit residential areas in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31, police officials say.
21 November 2020, 14:33 PM
Wealthy countries block Covid-19 drugs rights waiver at WTO: sources
Wealthy nations have reiterated their opposition to a proposal to waive intellectual property rules for Covid-19 drugs, despite pressure to make an exception to improve access to drugs for poorer countries.
21 November 2020, 11:35 AM
G20 to discuss post-pandemic world, back debt relief
Leaders of the 20 biggest world economies (G20) will debate this weekend how to deal with the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic that has caused a global recession and how to manage the recovery once the coronavirus is under control.
21 November 2020, 11:21 AM
Hong Kong seeing possible 4th wave of Covid-19 infections
Hong Kong reported 26 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest in nearly three months as the government suspended on-site classes for Primary One to Three pupils for two weeks, starting Monday.
21 November 2020, 09:47 AM
Violence erupts in Brazil after Black man beaten to death at Carrefour store
More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a Black man at the store.
21 November 2020, 07:53 AM
Thai police to charge pupils over protest
Two Thai high school student leaders will be charged for joining a banned protest last month, police said yesterday, a day after embattled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha threatened tougher action against protesters.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Ethiopia: UN plans for 200,000 refugees as violence rages on
Rebel forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region fired rockets on Friday at the distant capital of the neighbouring Amhara region, Amhara authorities said, raising worries the conflict could spill into a wider war.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Uganda’s Bobi Wine gets bail as protest death toll rises to 37
Ugandan pop star and presidential candidate Bobi Wine, whose arrest this week triggered protests that led to at least 37 deaths, was released on bail yesterday after being charged with holding rallies likely to spread the coronavirus.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
EU hopes for US’s return to multilateralism
The EU hopes the US will adopt a more multilateralist stance when president-elect Joe Biden takes power, the bloc’s chief said yesterday, on the eve of a G20 summit.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump, Xi join Apec summit amid trade war
A virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders started yesterday with US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in attendance to discuss the coronavirus crisis and global economic recovery amid lingering trade differences.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months: study
People who’ve had Covid-19 are highly unlikely to contract it again for at least six months after their first infection, according to a British study of healthcare workers on the frontline of fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Tiger King’ star Jeff Lowe accused of inhumane treatment
Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe has been accused of recurring inhumane treatment and improper handling of endangered species of animals, according to a civil complaint filed Thursday.
20 November 2020, 13:47 PM
Trump, Xi to meet at virtual Apec forum as trade spat endures
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering trade differences likely to cloud the meeting.
20 November 2020, 13:36 PM
Covid-19 vaccines, treatment: G20 leaders urged to close $4.5bn funding gap
G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines, drugs and tests to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa's president, Norway's prime minister, and the heads of the World Health Organization and European Commission have said a letter.
19 November 2020, 20:18 PM
Georgia set to release recount result
The US presidential election battleground state of Georgia was expected to affirm Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump after a painstaking recount, which would deal yet another setback to the president’s attempts to cling to power.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
US death toll passes 250,000
US coronavirus deaths have passed a quarter of a million people as New York announced it would close schools to battle a rise in infections and anti-restriction protests in Europe turned violent.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
WHO chief backing Tigray rebels
Ethiopia’s military yesterday accused the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of supporting and trying to procure arms and diplomatic backing for Tigray state’s dominant political party, which is fighting federal forces.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Australian special forces ‘unlawfully killed’ 39
Australia’s elite special forces “unlawfully killed” 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners, including summary executions as part of initiation rituals, according to evidence in a searing military inquiry now being referred to a special war crimes prosecutor.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Thai PM threatens to use all laws against protesters
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday threatened to use all laws possible against protesters, as demonstrations escalate for his removal and for reforms to curb the powers of King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM