Options dwindling, Trump faces likely setback in Georgia recount
A view of the White House as US President Donald Trump continues to challenge the results of the 2020 US presidential election November 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. — AFP …
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‘Too soon’ to let Boeing 737 MAX fly again, say families of Lion Air crash victims
Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Boeing facilities at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, US November 17, 2020. — Reuters pic JAKARTA, Nov 19 …
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Trump election campaign asks judge to declare him winner in Pennsylvania
Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to US President Donald Trump, speaks after the media announced that Democratic Democrat Joe Biden has won the 2020 US presidential election, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November …
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'Five Eyes' alliance demands China end crackdown on Hong Kong legislators
Former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung speaks to members of the media after he was released on bail, next to Albert Ho, outside Western Police Station in Hong Kong November 18, …
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Danish study finds face masks provide limited protection to wearer
Health experts have long said a mask provides only limited protection for the person wearing it, but can dramatically reduce the risk to others if the wearer is infected. — …
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Putin ‘alarmed’ by Russia’s spike in virus deaths
Russia has recently registered a sharp rise in new infections but has stopped short of introducing strict measures like some European countries. — Kirill Zykov/Moscow News Agency handout p MOSCOW, …
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Defence to continue probing Canada border officials in Huawei CFO’s US extradition case
VANCOVER, Nov 18 — Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou are set to continue questioning Canadian border officials today Meng has said she is innocent and is fighting …
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National Australia Bank closes all branches over ‘security threat’
Australia’s second-biggest lender said it was working with police and is inspecting all of its branches and commercial offices to make sure they are safe to return to. — Reuters …
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South Australia announces six-day state-wide lockdown to stifle new highly contagious coronavirus outbreak
People walk through a congested intersection in the city centre of Sydney November 9, 2020. — Reuters pic SYDNEY, Nov 18 — South Australia announced a six-day lockdown of the …
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Turkey imposes weekend curfews to fight virus
Man wearing a protective mask stands in front of a fish and bread restaurant, amid the spread of Covid-19 in Istanbul November 7, 2020. — Reuters pic ISTANBUL, Nov 18 …
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