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Universal Studios Japan to open Super Nintendo World area on Feb. 4 30 Nov 2020 - 09:20 am
An aerial view shows Super Nintendo World, a new attraction area featuring the popular video game character Mario, which is set to open in the spring of 2021, at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, western Japan, November 25, 2020. Kyodo/via
UK set to be first to clear Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine 29 Nov 2020 - 11:47 pm
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Brazil's Bolsonaro alleges fraud in US presidential election 29 Nov 2020 - 11:37 pm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after voting during the second round of municipal elections at the Rosa da Fonseca Municipal School, in the Military Village, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 29, 2020. / AFP / Andre Coelho
Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump 29 Nov 2020 - 10:44 pm
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Trump questions whether Supreme Court would hear election challenge as options dwindle 29 Nov 2020 - 09:46 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Camp David, U.S., November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Lebanon to ease virus curbs from Monday 29 Nov 2020 - 09:42 pm
Lebanese fishermen are pictured near the promenade in the capital Beirut on November 24, 2020. / AFP / JOSEPH EID
Turkey's COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave 29 Nov 2020 - 08:46 pm
A stray cat sits on the deserted Ortakoy square during a night-time curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, in Istanbul, on November 28, 2020. A partial curfew from 8pm to 10am started in Turkey on Nove
India regulators probe alleged AstraZeneca shot reaction, trial continues 29 Nov 2020 - 08:08 pm
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New York City public schools will begin to reopen with weekly COVID-19 testing 29 Nov 2020 - 08:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past Public School 41 following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
Investigators search doctor's office, probing Maradona death 29 Nov 2020 - 07:29 pm
Police officers stand guard outside the building where Leopoldo Luque, the personal doctor of late Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona, has his office in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Fauci warns Americans to brace for 'surge upon surge' of virus 29 Nov 2020 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who co-leads the Trump administration effort dubbed
Angry Indian farmers reject government offer for talks 29 Nov 2020 - 02:25 pm
Farmers rest under a truck at a site of a protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi, India, November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Austrians to face further "massive restrictions" after lockdown: Kurz 29 Nov 2020 - 02:12 pm
Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz takes of his mask as he arrives to a news conference, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Vienna, Austria November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Rockets target Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory in Tigray 29 Nov 2020 - 02:03 pm
A member of the Amhara Special Forces watches on at the border crossing with Eritrea, in Humera, Ethiopia, on November 22, 2020. AFP / EDUARDO SOTERAS
Fishing rights top of the menu as Brexit talks continue 29 Nov 2020 - 01:50 pm
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier wearing a protective face covering to combat the spread of the coronavirus, walks with his team to a conference centre to continue negotiations on a trade deal between the EU and the UK in London on November 29, 2020. AF
Indonesian volcano belches huge tower of smoke and ash 29 Nov 2020 - 01:46 pm
A volcanic eruption from Mount Ili Lewotolok in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara spewing ash some 4,000 meters high. November 29, 2020.  AFP
Iran newspaper: Strike Haifa if Israel killed scientist 29 Nov 2020 - 01:37 pm
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S.Korea bans year-end parties, some music lessons, as virus spikes again 29 Nov 2020 - 12:41 pm
A woman wearing a face mask sits in a bus amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran