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World - 2020-11-29

Europe

UK bird flu outbreak leads to mass turkey cull

The flu was identified among 10,500 rearing turkeys at a farm in northern England, Defra said late Saturday, with all foul to be culled to prevent a spread.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 07:48pm

Europe

Czech shops, restaurants to reopen on December 3

The EU member of 10.7 million people led the European statistics of new Covid-19 infections and deaths for a month.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 07:43pm

Trump loses another election court challenge

On Thursday, he said for the first time that he would leave the White House if Biden is officially confirmed the winner by the Electoral College on December 14.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 05:21pm

Turkey condemns Iran scientist killing as 'terrorism'

Fakhrizadeh, 59, was killed on Friday in a car bomb and gun attack against his own vehicle, the Iranian defence ministry said.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 05:12pm

Sydney records hottest November night as heatwave sweeps city

More than 60 bushfires were still burning across the state, but most had been brought under control by firefighters as a southerly wind change led to a rapid drop in temperatures.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 05:09pm

Asia

Indonesian volcano belches huge tower of smoke and ash

"People are advised to not carry out any activities within a four-kilometre radius from the crater," Indonesia's geological agency said.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 05:05pm

USA

Sao Paulo, Rio elect mayors in Brazil runoffs

The authorities are urging voters to bring their own pens, respect social distancing guidelines and disinfect their hands multiple times.

Published 29 Nov, 2020 05:02pm

Rockets target Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory in Tigray

Abiy also said his government would focus on rebuilding Tigray and providing humanitarian assistance to the population of six million.

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 06:42pm

Fishing rights top of the menu as Brexit talks continue

A no-deal scenario is widely expected to cause economic chaos, with customs checks required at borders.

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 06:42pm

Chinese researchers claim India is origin of COVID-19 virus

Scientists say that due to India’s poor health system and young population, the disease continued to spread without detection for several months

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 02:32pm

UK secures 2 million more doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Britain now has access to enough doses of Moderna’s vaccine candidate for around 3.5 million people

Published 29 Nov, 2020 01:40pm

In fresh blow to Trump, U.S. court rejects Pennsylvania election case

The Trump campaign and its supporters have tried and failed to convince judges of election irregularities in Michigan, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, all critical to Biden’s victory

Published 29 Nov, 2020 01:33pm

Afghanistan car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel

Officials says the blast targeted a compound of the public protection force, a wing of the Afghan security forces

Published 29 Nov, 2020 01:27pm

Israel, Saudi Arabia secret meeting proves fruitless as both sides fail to reach normalization pact

The talks between Netanyahu and Crown Prince Salman failed to yield positive results in a blow to outgoing US President Donald Trump administration’s efforts to reorder the politics of the region and build a defence in opposition to Iran

Published 29 Nov, 2020 10:11am

Ethiopia’s army says it is in control of Tigray capital

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's army said Saturday it was in control of the capital of the Tigray region, and was hunting ...

Updated 29 Nov, 2020 04:10am

60 arrested at London anti-lockdown protest

LONDON: London police said Saturday that they arrested more than 60 people as scuffles broke out when they moved to...