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N Korea steps up measures along inter-Korean border
Seoul, Nov 29: North Korean authorities have stepped up anti-virus measures along the inter-Korean border and at the sea, state media reports said on Sunday.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in the report that Pyongyang…
Comments against Liberation War won’t be tolerated: B’desh Min
Dhaka, Nov 29: A Bangladesh Minister has warned that any comments against the spirit of the country's Liberation War and the Constitution will not be tolerated, while "evil attempts" to destroy the peace and comfort of the public will be…
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Man kills dad’s cat with frying pan on Thanksgiving
Portland (US), Nov 29: Police in Maine have arrested a man accused of killing his father's cat with a frying pan on Thanksgiving — a day after he was released on bail for a separate…
Future of Gandhi’s statue in Wales in question after slave trade review
London, Nov 28: There is a question mark over the future of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Wales after an official Welsh government review into Britain's colonial and slave trading history drew up a list of memorials that require a rethink.…
Trump suffers another jolt as US court rejects Pennsylvania lawsuit
Washington, Nov 28: In a fresh setback to US President Donald Trump's efforts to reverse the November 3 presidential election result in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by his team, observing…
US Prez lashes out at scribe over query
Washington, Nov 28: US President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter and called him "lightweight" after the latter questioned the President over the November 3 election outcome which has projected Democrat Joe Biden as the winner.
At a…
Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
Dubai, Nov 28: An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic's disbanded military nuclear program was killed Friday in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran, authorities said. Iran's foreign minister alleged…
Nepal PM submits separate document, rejects rival allegations
Kathmandu, Nov 28: Nepal's protracted political crisis deepened on Saturday after embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli rejected Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda's" accusations that he was running the government without consulting the party,…
‘Ten COVID-19 vaccines likely by mid-2021’
GENEVA, Nov 27: Ten COVID-19 vaccines could be available by the middle of next year if they win regulatory approval, but their inventors need patent protection, the head of the global pharmaceutical industry group said on Friday.
Vaccines…
Will leave if Electoral College declares Biden winner: Trump
Washington, Nov 27: US President Donald Trump said for the first time that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College declares Joe Biden as the winner, but made clear he is not prepared to "concede" the election.
Trump, a…