Month: November 2020

Read MoreSheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says the country will hold long-promised polls for top advisory panel in October 2021.Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says the country will hold long-promised polls for top advisory panel in October 2021.

Read MoreAustrian police hunt at least one suspect after a shooting that kills four people in the capital.Austrian police hunt at least one suspect after a shooting that kills four people in the capital.

Read More Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Introduction: All eyes on US election Dow jumped 423 points on Monday amid stimulus hopes European open: FTSE up 79 points 9.20am GMT John Hardy, head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank, warns there could be ‘considerable volatility’ as the US election outcome becomes…

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Read MoreSaudi state oil giant says it will maintain its dividend payment of $18.75bn, most of which goes to the government.Saudi state oil giant says it will maintain its dividend payment of $18.75bn, most of which goes to the government.

Read MoreAt least three people were killed by gunmen and several more wounded. Authorities said a suspect they killed was an ISIS sympathizer.At least three people were killed by gunmen and several more wounded. Authorities said a suspect they killed was an ISIS sympathizer.

Read MoreAlassane Ouattara wins a controversial third term in an election marred by protests and clashes.Alassane Ouattara wins a controversial third term in an election marred by protests and clashes.

Read More Islamist terrorism is a common enemy for both Germany and Austria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a terrorist attack in Vienna, which left at least three civilians dead in a spree of gun violence. “We, Germans, stand by our Austrian friends in sympathy and solidarity,” Merkel said in a statement on Tuesday. Islamist…

Read MoreElection commission says Alassane Ouattara, 78, garnered 94 percent of the votes amid opposition boycott of the polls.Election commission says Alassane Ouattara, 78, garnered 94 percent of the votes amid opposition boycott of the polls.

Read MoreDonald Trump and Joe Biden on Monday made last-ditch efforts to persuade voters in key swing states.Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Monday made last-ditch efforts to persuade voters in key swing states.

Read More Turkish rescuers in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir have pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. The girl, Ayda Gezgin, was seen being taken into an ambulance on Tuesday, wrapped in a thermal blanket, amid…

Read More Two women took Harare authorities to court to force them to reopen 42 maternity clinics In agonising labour pain and turned away from a Harare health centre, Aurage Katume feared that, like many other Zimbabwean women, she could lose her unborn baby. She struggled to another clinic in the country’s capital. The midwives…

Read More Police searching for possible accomplices after attack in busy restaurant district of Austrian capital on eve of new Covid lockdown What we know so far How the night unfolded European leaders react An Islamic State sympathiser led a terrorist shooting attack on Vienna on Monday night, killing at least three people, authorities have…

Read More According to the US elections project, 98m Americans have already voted Sign up for First Thing – our US morning newsletter 6.26am GMT This Michigan Trump rally where Lois Beckett is kicking off her election day is an inverse mullet: business in the back, party up front. Crowd has thinned out at the…

Read More Content added to classes will say the state ‘aways put the life and safety of its people first’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Chinese government-endorsed content about the pandemic and the “fighting spirit” of the country’s response will be added to school curriculum, the country’s ministry of education has…

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Read MoreTwo small towns in the northeastern state of New Hampshire kick off the polls with their traditional midnight vote.Two small towns in the northeastern state of New Hampshire kick off the polls with their traditional midnight vote.

Read More Firms are scrambling to put staff back on the scheme but it is too late for those made redundant Companies are scrambling to put staff back on furlough after the scheme was due to close at the end of October but will now continue throughout this month amid new lockdowns. However, for those…

Read MoreDaddybaby has been given approval by British standards agency and EU to provide protective equipment.Daddybaby has been given approval by British standards agency and EU to provide protective equipment.

Read MoreChinese regulators met executives including billionaire Jack Ma, reportedly said it would be treated as financial firm.Chinese regulators met executives including billionaire Jack Ma, reportedly said it would be treated as financial firm.

Read MoreTwilight Payment wins the Melbourne Cup to give Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien a second victory in the ‘race that stops a nation’.Twilight Payment wins the Melbourne Cup to give Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien a second victory in the ‘race that stops a nation’.

Read MoreUN health agency chief urges countries to take action, work together as COVID wave accelerates.UN health agency chief urges countries to take action, work together as COVID wave accelerates.

Read More Two Turkish MMA fighters living in Vienna have been saluted for courage and heroism after coming to the aid of a woman and a police officer amid deadly gun battles around the city, labeled a terrorist attack by authorities. The duo, named in press reports as Mikail Ozen and Recep Gultekin, briefly appeared…

Read More Eighth-grader passed away from coronavirus complications less than two weeks after he last attended class Eighth-grader passed away from coronavirus complications less than two weeks after he last attended class

Read More Portugal considering state of emergency; Italy’s coronavirus strategy is ‘wasting time’, says scientific advisor; Germany begins ‘light lockdown’. Follow the latest updates. Police may be asked to stop England residents escaping to Wales to avoid lockdown Latest coronavirus lockdowns spark protests across Europe Slovakia carries out Covid mass testing of two-thirds of population…

Read More (YANGON, Myanmar) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the country’s leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The surrender of the monk Wirathu came just days ahead…

Read More (YANGON, Myanmar) — A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for inflammatory rhetoric surrendered on Monday to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the country’s leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The surrender of the monk Wirathu came just days ahead…

Read More Election 2020: A look at how a canvassing board decides whether to keep or throw out ballots with mistakes or stray marks. Election 2020: A look at how a canvassing board decides whether to keep or throw out ballots with mistakes or stray marks.

Read More Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested for the virus — about two-thirds of the country. The prime minister hopes the testing can ward off a more severe lockdown. (Image credit: Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images) Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested…

Read More In pigtails and a bright red letterman jacket, Carmen looks just like any other 7-year-old girl. But she suffers from a rare brain disorder called lissencephaly, and can experience seizures at any moment. Up until about two months ago, Carmen and her mother Jenny, asylum seekers from Honduras, lived in a makeshift refugee…

Read More In pigtails and a bright red letterman jacket, Carmen looks just like any other 7-year-old girl. But she suffers from a rare brain disorder called lissencephaly, and can experience seizures at any moment. Up until about two months ago, Carmen and her mother Jenny, asylum seekers from Honduras, lived in a makeshift refugee…

Read More At least two people dead – including one attacker – after string of incidents in Austrian capital Vienna terrorist attack: shooting near synagogue in Austria – follow live updates What we know so far about the Vienna shooting Police in Vienna are hunting at least one gunman after a string of shootings described…

Read More System forecast to slow down as it makes landfall in Nicaragua System forecast to slow down as it makes landfall in Nicaragua

Read More Austria’s interior minister has asked parents in the capital not to send their children to school the day after what the authorities call a “terrorist” attack shook Vienna. One suspect is still on the loose. “If possible, leave your children at home” on Tuesday, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told reporters at a press…

Read More Condition in La Plata is not thought to be life-threatening ‘He is not well psychologically’, says Dr Leopoldo Luque Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in Argentina with undisclosed “health problems” although it is not related to Covid-19 and his condition is not thought to be serious, his personal doctor and local…