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Mexico surpasses 1 million Covid cases 15 Nov 2020 - 10:52 am

Mexico City: Mexico surpassed one million Covid-19 cases on Saturday, registering 5,860 new infections over the previous day in a country with one...

Peru president faces calls to resign after three protesters killed 15 Nov 2020 - 10:44 am

Lima: The head of Peru's Congress called Saturday night for the "immediate resignation" of interim president Manuel Merino after a violent crackdown on...

Elon Musk says 'most likely' has a moderate case of COVID-19 15 Nov 2020 - 10:31 am

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Saturday he "most likely" has a moderate case of COVID-19, as he continued to...

Hurricane Iota heads for battered Honduras, Nicaragua 15 Nov 2020 - 10:14 am

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla: Iota became the thirteenth hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and...

Death toll from year's deadliest typhoon in Philippines climbs to 67 15 Nov 2020 - 10:04 am

MANILA: The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing,...

Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington 15 Nov 2020 - 09:30 am

Washington: Thousands of die-hard Donald Trump supporters rallied for a last stand Saturday in Washington, chanting "four more years" and blaming fraud for...

Trump supporters gather in Washington as he pushes false election claims 14 Nov 2020 - 07:05 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's supporters began gathering in Washington on Saturday for a protest to back his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud as...

Kyrgyz PM steps down as acting president to run in election 14 Nov 2020 - 06:34 pm

MOSCOW: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov said on Saturday he had stepped down as acting president of the Central Asian nation as he...

Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden 14 Nov 2020 - 04:42 pm

WASHINGTON: Winston Churchill was not known for leaving his thoughts unspoken. One of them was this: "It has been said that democracy is...

Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara 14 Nov 2020 - 04:19 pm

CAIRO: Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded...

Trump skips Southeast Asia summit for third year in a row 14 Nov 2020 - 04:04 pm

HANOI, Vietnam: President Donald Trump skipped a summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts for the third year in a row on Saturday, with...

Airports near Ethiopia's Tigray state attacked with rockets, government says 14 Nov 2020 - 02:55 pm

Addis Ababa: Two airports in Ethiopia's Amhara state which neighbours Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire...

Lebanon starts two-weeks of restrictions to stem virus 14 Nov 2020 - 02:46 pm

Beirut: Lebanon started a new two-week lockdown Saturday after coronavirus infections crossed the 100,000 mark in a country where hospital capacity has become...

Biden solidifies US election win, Trump says 'time will tell' if he stays in power 14 Nov 2020 - 02:39 pm

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del./WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden solidified his election victory on Friday by winning the state of Georgia, and President Donald Trump...

Lebanese general was in Syria over missing American reporter 14 Nov 2020 - 02:26 pm

BEIRUT: A top Lebanese security official said Saturday that after returning from Washington recently he visited Syria for two days where he spoke...

Pandemic casts shadow over India's festival of light 14 Nov 2020 - 02:13 pm

New Delhi: Fear of the coronavirus, mixed with chronic pollution, has spoiled the party for hundreds of millions of Indians celebrating the biggest...