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New Zealand's Ardern says will form government in 2-3 weeks
New Zealand's ruling Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday that she would form a government within two to three weeks but did not comment on a possible coalition deal with the Green Party.
18 October 2020, 05:00 AM
NY post report on Bidens’ graft: Twitter backtracks
Twitter has altered its policy on hacked content after its decision to block a news report critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden provoked Republican fury.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 Vaccination drive: India to pick 300m first
India yesterday began to identify about 300 million people who would be given Covid-19 vaccine first when it is ready as millions of Europeans faced tough new coronavirus restrictions due to spiraling second wave of infections.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
US charges Mexican ex-defense chief for drug trafficking
A former Mexican defense minister has been detained in the United States and charged with drug trafficking and money laundering in the latest high-profile arrest linked to the country’s powerful cartels.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
1.1m in Rakhine barred from voting
More than 1.1 million voters in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state will be disenfranchised in upcoming national polls, according to data released by the election commission Friday, a move experts warned could fuel yet more conflict.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Pakistan ex-PM accuses army chief of ousting his government
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday accused the country’s army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa of toppling his government, pressuring the judiciary, and installing the current government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the 2018 elections.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Nine arrested after teacher beheaded
The man suspected of beheading a French teacher who showed his students controversial anti-Muslim cartoons was an 18-year-old Chechen, a source said yesterday, in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terror attack”.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Thai protesters return to streets after clashes
Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters massed in multiple locations across Bangkok yesterday, defying an emergency decree banning gatherings for the third consecutive day after confrontations saw riot police use water cannon on peaceful demonstrators.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Putin and Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+ agreements, coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have discussed energy markets and the implementation of agreements by the oil producers group known as OPEC+.
17 October 2020, 17:42 PM
Covid-19 case confirmed in pope’s Vatican residence
A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis tested positive for Covid-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican has said.
17 October 2020, 15:10 PM
Divided world is failing Covid-19 test, says frustrated UN chief
A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says, warning that concerted action is needed to prevent millions of people being pushed into poverty and hunger.
17 October 2020, 14:18 PM
French police make arrests after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb
French police are questioning nine people in custody after a suspected attacker beheaded a school teacher in broad daylight on the street in a Paris suburb.
17 October 2020, 14:06 PM
Jacinda Ardern wins by landslide in New Zealand 'Covid election'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern thanked New Zealanders on Saturday (Oct 17) for delivering her party a landslide general election victory on the back of her government’s success fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
17 October 2020, 11:12 AM
New Zealand’s Ardern headed for landslide win and 2nd term
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is headed for a landslide win and a second term in office in New Zealand’s general election.
17 October 2020, 09:18 AM
Grisly beheading of teacher in terror attack rattles France
For the second time in three weeks, terror struck France, this time with the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in a street in a Paris suburb. The suspected attacker was shot and killed by police.
17 October 2020, 05:24 AM
Armenian attack kills 12 civilians in Ganja, says Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan says 12 civilians were killed and more than 40 were wounded in the city of Ganja due to shelling by Armenia.
17 October 2020, 04:41 AM
11m girls risk not returning to school
Eleven million girls face being unable to return to school even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted around the world, Unesco head Audrey Azoulay said Thursday during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Thai PM say he won’t quit
Thai police fired stinging liquid from water cannon at thousands of Thai protesters yesterday in the most violent escalation of three months of demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former junta leader, who refused to bow to pressure.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Democrats have ‘good chance’ of winning
A top Republican senator with close ties to President Donald Trump said Thursday he believed Democrat Joe Biden had a “good chance” of winning the presidency in the November 3 election
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Libyan financing: Sarkozy charged with ‘conspiracy’
French prosecutors yesterday said that they had slapped criminal conspiracy charges on former president Nicolas Sarkozy over claims he used Libyan cash for his 2007 election campaign.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM