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The midnight confrontation that helped unleash Ethiopia’s conflict
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Navalny urges EU to target Putin’s oligarch backers
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Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh injured in attack, reports Fars news agency
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Belarus’ Lukashenko says he will leave post when new constitution is adopted, reports Belta
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero says he was kidnapped and blindfolded before arrest
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Thousands attend funeral of Sudan’s last democratically elected PM
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Delhi police back off after scuffle with farmers, allow peaceful protest
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Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca, says sources
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Thai protesters target would-be coup makers as rumours swirl
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Russia, Hungary in talks to allow Covid-19 vaccine to be produced also in Hungary
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New Delhi ambulance group grapples with surging Covid-19 quarantine deaths
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African envoys due to meet Ethiopian PM as war ultimatum expires
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 27 — African peace envoys were due to meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today, a day after he said the military was beginning the “final phase”...
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Colchicine to be investigated as possible Covid-19 treatment
NEW YORK, Nov 27 — Colchicine, a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug, will be investigated as a possible treatment for Covid-19 in the Randomised Evaluation of Covid-19 Therapy...
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Indonesia reports record high coronavirus infections and deaths
JAKARTA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Indonesia reported a new daily record high of 5,828 new coronavirus infections and 169 deaths on Friday, data from its COVID-19 task force showed. The...
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BFM TV: French president 'very shocked' by alleged police beating of Black man
PARIS, Nov 27 — French President Emmanuel Macron was “very shocked” by images purporting to show a Black music producer being beaten up and racially abused by Paris police,...
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Virus, spies and wine: Australia-China relations in freefall
BEIJING, Nov 27 — Spying charges, calls for a probe into the origins of Covid-19, and now anti-dumping measures on wine — tensions between Australia and its biggest trade...
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Germany hits million virus cases as vaccine doubt emerges
BERLIN, Nov 27 — Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe's coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case today, as questions emerged over just how much protection is...
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Indian farmers clash with police in protest over market reform
NEW DELHI, Nov 27 — Thousands of protesting Indian farmers scuffled with police today during a march to the capital, Delhi, against new laws liberalising procurement that they...
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S. Korea braces for bed shortages as coronavirus cases near nine-month high
SEOUL, Nov 27 — South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day today, a level not seen in nearly nine months, as a third wave of...
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Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament debate on US pork
TAIPEI, Nov 27 — Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament today as they tried to...
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Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. In the...
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HK activist Joshua Wong tells German paper he's doing well in prison isolation
BERLIN, Nov 27 — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told a German newspaper he was doing well despite being held in solitary confinement and having trouble sleeping...
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Scotland's Sturgeon wants independence referendum as soon as 2021, Times reports
LONDON, Nov 27 — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second independence referendum as soon as next year, The Times newspaper reported. The...
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Outcry grows in France after police filmed beating music producer
PARIS, Nov 27 — A video of police beating a black music producer in Paris triggered outrage and condemnation yesterday, leading to the suspension of several officers and a...
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Australia says 13 soldiers told they face dismissal after Afghan report
SYDNEY, Nov 27 — Australia has told 13 special forces soldiers they face dismissal in relation to a report on alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan, the head of the country's...
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S. Korea foils N. Korea attempt to hack Covid-19 vaccine makers, reports media
SEOUL, Nov 27 — South Korea's intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines, the News1 agency reported on...
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Weekend scorcher: Australia braces for first major heat wave of fire season
SYDNEY, Nov 27 — Australia is bracing for the first major heat wave of the bush fire season this weekend with temperatures forecast to hit well above 40 degrees Celsius (104...
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Biden, Trump spend quiet Thanksgiving close to home as pandemic rages
REHOBOTH BEACH, Nov 27 — President-elect Joe Biden and sitting President Donald Trump, like millions of Americans, stayed close to home to celebrate Thanksgiving quietly...
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In tears, Danish PM apologises for handling of mink crisis
COPENHAGEN, Nov 27 — Wiping away tears, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday personally apologised for the handling of a crisis where a mutated version of the...
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Once Australia's Covid-19 hotspot, Victoria state records 28 days without an infection
SYDNEY, Nov 27 — Australia's second-largest state, once the country's Covid-19 hotspot, said today it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely...