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European Union backs Nigerian candidate for WTO leadership

A key group of World Trade Organisation (WTO) ambassadors has proposed Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the organisation, trade sources told Reuters News Ag...

New Japan PM Pledges to Match China's Zero Carbon 2050 Initiative

To achieve his goals, Suga said that new solar cells and recycling of carbon would be key and that Japan would step up research and development in these areas a...

COVID-19 curb: Germany to impose emergency month-long lockdown

The proposed restrictions, which would take effect November 4 and remain in force until the end of the month, must still be discussed with the state leaders. "W...

Jared Kushner spews stereotype to Black Americans: You have to want success

However, the senior White House adviser said the president can not help Black Americans "complaining about" their problems if they do not " want to be successfu...

Four dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes off France

Search and rescue boats and military resources desperately scoured the sea off the French coast for hours, looking for any survivors. The alarm was triggered ...

Qatar apologises, investigates forced airport examinations of female passengers

The diplomat was not searched. Australia's foreign affairs minister Marise Payne said Australia had registered its "serious concern" at the treatment of 18 Au...

Russian air strikes kill 100 Turkey-backed rebels in Syria's Idlib

The Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks the war from Syria, put the toll at 78 fighters dead and nearly 90 wounded. Some Faylaq Al Sham combatants have...

Vietnam ready to evacuate 1.3 mln people as typhoon approaches

A strong typhoon blew out of the Philippines on Monday after displacing more than 120,000 people, leaving several fishermen missing and causing at least six v...

Biden says Trump can win because of 'how he plays'

More than 60 million Americans already have cast ballots ahead of the November 3 election, a record-breaking pace that could lead to the highest US voter turnou...

Hackers breach Trump campaign website, threaten to release 'evidence' of crimes

The culprits likely gained access to the donaldjtrump.com web server backend and inserted a long stretch of obfuscated JavaScript producing a parody of the Fede...

Melbourne home visit rules differ from regional Victoria

Premier Daniel Andrews said the two fatalities, a man in his 70s and another in his 80s, happened "some weeks ago" and are related to aged care. Restaurants, ho...

Japan rejects nuclear ban treaty; survivors to keep pushing

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning coalition whose work helped spearhead the nuclear ban treat...

Melania Shares An 'Awkward' Moment With President Trump After The Final Debate

But I have known this couple since they were dating. "What I have observed in the last 17 years would make your head spin", she claimed, before alleging. As t...

Iran summons French diplomat over anti-Islam comments in France

In a statement published on its official Twitter account yesterday, the embassy said: "Due to the local and worldwide context, French residents or passing thr...

Justice Department can't defend Trump in rape defamation lawsuit, judge says

The DOJ moved the lawsuit to federal court after Justice Verna Saunders of NY state court in Manhattan had in August rejected Trump's bid to postpone the case. ...

Tesco aplogises for saying it can't sell tampons

In order to see this embed, you must give consent to Social Media cookies. Adrian Sleeman said: "This is Starmer using Wales as a proxy war. "Guess what? ...

BC health officials report 217 new coronavirus cases

The new numbers cover a three-day reporting period since Friday, with 317 cases recorded between Friday and Saturday, 293 cases between Saturday and Sunday, and...

Halloween Trick or Treating in Bossier City: What You Need to Know

On this page, there is a printable poster that can be hung on doors or windows to let trick-or-treaters know whether you have candy or not. "It will go on as ...

Evacuations underway as Silverado fire burns near Irvine, Calif.

While packing his vehicle before he evacuated, Mr. Alexander said, one gust was so strong that it slammed his auto door as he tried to load up his belongings. A...

Clocks went back this morning as Winter Time begins

When this occurs, the United Kingdom will switch from British Summer Time (BST ) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT ). Winter time will end at 1 am Greenwich Mean ...

Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest

Protesters set a police auto ablaze and more than 30 were arrested. Hundreds of protestors took to the streets late Monday into early Tuesday with interaction...

Talks on Grand Renaissance Dam to be resumed on Tuesday

After announcing the agreement to normalize relations between the Israeli occupation and Sudan, he said, "It is a very risky situation, because Egypt will not b...

Blast at Pakistan religious school leaves children dead

The nature of the blast is being ascertained, he added. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb in the northwestern city, near the border ...

Air strike in northwest Syria kills more than 50 rebel fighters

Turkey and Russian Federation had brokered a truce in Idlib earlier this year to halt a government offensive that displaced hundreds of thousands. That onslau...

Weekly US COVID-19 deaths up 15%, new cases rise 24%

The 891 additional cases increased the state's totals to 95,703 cases and 1,748 deaths. By town, Wheaton has had 985 total cases, Glen Ellyn 773, Lombard 1,11...

India, US clinch defence pact on satellite data

The US officials will then proceed to Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia. The talks between Pompeo and Jaishankar were "warm and productive", a person privy to...

Putin reacted to the scandal around Biden’s son and Ukraine

The movies and graphics seem to have been uploaded with one user GTV, a firm situated in April 2020 by indigenous billionaire Guo Wengui along with Steve Bannon...

60,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

Fire fighters were battling three new blazes in Shasta County, including the Point Fire which had burned 111ha and was 70 per cent contained by about 6pm loca...

Australia condemns invasive search of women at Doha airport

Airport authorities are still searching for the mother, but the newborn is "safe under the professional care of medical and social workers". She was the only o...

Malaysian PM to ask king to declare state of emergency

A source familiar with the matter said the rulers will meet on Sunday. The palace on Saturday said the king will consult with other rulers on proposals by Muh...

China to take reciprocal countermeasures against six US media outlets

At a news conference on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China will sanction Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, and Raytheon Techn...

89 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Sunday

The Department of Public Health also reported 32 recent COVID-19 deaths over the weekend, increasing the virus's death toll in MA to 9,864 people since mid-Marc...

Canadian Government to Allot $163Mln for Domestic Vaccine Development

Trudeau in his speech said, $173 million would go to Quebec-based Medicago, while Vancouver's Precision NanoSystems would receive $18.2 million for development ...

2020 election sees at least 58 million ballots cast so far

Mail ballots that are not received by 7 p.m. on November 3 will not be counted. This story is part of a series dedicated to answering commonly asked questions...

#ENDSARS Protest Continues In Germany, London Despite Crackdown On Demonstrators In Nigeria

The footage, which trended under #LekkiMassacre on Twitter, showed crowds of demonstrators singing the national anthem in the dark, the sounds of gunfire as peo...