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Category: The World

Trump, in video from White House, delivers a 46-minute diatribe on the ‘rigged’ election
The WorldTOP STORY

Trump, in video from White House, delivers a 46-minute diatribe on the ‘rigged’ election

WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Dec 2) released a 46-minute videotaped speech that denounced a “rigged” election…

byAyman Ameer03/12/2020
US hits record CV-19 cases and hospitalisations
The World

US hits record CV-19 cases and hospitalisations

The US has recorded new records for Covid infections and hospitalisations. The number of people in hospital passed 100,000 for…

byAyman Ameer03/12/202003/12/2020
NZ MP Vanushi Walters makes her maiden speech, speaks in Sinhala and Tamil
The World

NZ MP Vanushi Walters makes her maiden speech, speaks in Sinhala and Tamil

Vanushi Walters is the first Sri Lankan born MP to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament. Walters made statements…

byAyman Ameer03/12/202003/12/2020
Sri Lanka condemns the assassination of Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
The World

Sri Lanka condemns the assassination of Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi (Persian: محسن فخری‌زاده مهابادی‎; 1958[1] – 27 November 2020) was a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

byAyman Ameer02/12/202002/12/2020
Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK
Main StoryThe World

Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British…

byAyman Ameer02/12/2020
DEBENHAMS ICONIC RETAILER LATEST VICTIM TO COVID
BUSINESSThe World

DEBENHAMS ICONIC RETAILER LATEST VICTIM TO COVID

Retail Cornerstones Fall in Britain, Pushed by Fast Fashion and Pandemic Debenhams and Arcadia Group, the owner of Topshop, collapsed…

byAyman Ameer02/12/2020
Trump has discussed with advisers pardons for his 3 eldest children and Rudy Giuliani
The World

Trump has discussed with advisers pardons for his 3 eldest children and Rudy Giuliani

WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US President Donald Trump has discussed with advisers whether to grant preemptive pardons to his children, to…

byAyman Ameer02/12/2020
Captain charged with 34 deaths in the Conception Boat fire
The World

Captain charged with 34 deaths in the Conception Boat fire

The captain of a scuba-diving boat that was destroyed by fire last year off California has been charged with 34…

byAyman Ameer02/12/2020
Singapore; lab grown ‘chicken meat’ approved
BUSINESSThe World

Singapore; lab grown ‘chicken meat’ approved

Singapore has given regulatory approval for the world’s first “clean meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals. SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eat…

byAyman Ameer02/12/2020
Lahore: world’s most polluted city
The World

Lahore: world’s most polluted city

Pakistan’s cultural capital Lahore has once again topped the list of world’s most polluted cities. New Delhi came in second…

byAyman Ameer01/12/2020

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