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Gunmen exchange fire with Afghan forces at Kabul University

Gunmen exchange fire with Afghan forces at Kabul University

REUTERS 2020-11-02 15:38:48

Gunmen traded fire with Afghan security forces on the Kabul University campus following a blast in the area, and at least six people were wounded, Afghan government officials said. The Taliban denied...

Indian troops kill top Kashmiri rebel commander

Indian troops kill top Kashmiri rebel commander

REUTERS 2020-11-02 13:36:08

Indian security forces killed the chief of the largest rebel group in Kashmir in a gun battle on Sunday, as the disputed region is riven by violence more than a year after New Delhi withdrew its semi-...

Rescue efforts continue in Turkey as quake toll hits 81

Rescue efforts continue in Turkey as quake toll hits 81

Reuters 2020-11-02 13:27:09

Rescue efforts continued in eight buildings in western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, authorities said, as the death toll from Friday’s powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea region rose to 81....

Sri Lanka capital, surrounding areas go into lockdown after virus surge

Sri Lanka capital, surrounding areas go into lockdown after virus surge

-- 2020-11-02 13:04:21

Sri Lankan authorities have that a weekend curfew in the Western Province including the capital Colombo would be extended till Nov. 9 as the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) patients continued to rise...

Prince William was infected with Coronavirus back in April: Media

Prince William was infected with Coronavirus back in April: Media

-- 2020-11-02 12:10:07

Britain’s Prince William contracted Covid-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources. William, grandson...

Pakistan's PM says he will grant part of Kashmir provincial status, angering India

Pakistan's PM says he will grant part of Kashmir provincial status, angering India

-- 2020-11-02 11:40:10

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday his government will give provisional provincial status to part of Kashmir, drawing condemnation from India, which has long objected to any such chang...

US judge orders Postal Service to expedite ballot delivery ahead of Nov 3

US judge orders Postal Service to expedite ballot delivery ahead of Nov 3

-- 2020-11-02 11:16:24

The US Postal Service (USPS) must remind senior managers they must follow its “extraordinary measures” policy and use its Express Mail Network to expedite ballots ahead of Tuesday’s...

Death toll from Typhoon Goni jumps to 16, Philippine says

Death toll from Typhoon Goni jumps to 16, Philippine says

-- 2020-11-02 10:37:48

The Philippines’ disaster agency said on Monday the death toll from Typhoon Goni, the world’s strongest typhoon this year, had climbed to 16. Goni’s powerful winds and heavy rains c...

Two killed, five injured in Quebec stabbings

Two killed, five injured in Quebec stabbings

-- 2020-11-01 19:45:29

At least two people were killed and five were wounded after being stabbed by a man wearing medieval clothes near the Parliament Hill area of Quebec City, Canada late on Saturday, police and local medi...

Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states

Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states

Reuters 2020-11-01 19:41:22

With two days to go, Democrat Joe Biden holds a commanding national lead over US President Donald Trump amid deep voter concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, but Trump is keeping his hopes alive by...

Seven lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong

Seven lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong

-- 2020-11-01 17:55:19

Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday on charges related to obstructing a legislative council meeting in May, they said on Facebook, a move that comes after Beijing passe...

Orthodox priest shot in France

Orthodox priest shot in France

REUTERS 2020-11-01 13:21:41

A Greek Orthodox priest was shot and badly wounded on Saturday at a church in the French city of Lyon by an assailant who then fled, a police source and witnesses said. There was no clear indication...

2020 US election spending tops nearly $14 billion

2020 US election spending tops nearly $14 billion

-- 2020-11-01 12:59:51

The total cost of the 2020 US election, including presidential and congressional, will near 14 billion US dollars, a sum more than what was spent during the last two election cycles combined, a recent...

England goes into four-week lockdown

England goes into four-week lockdown

-- 2020-11-01 11:31:52

England faces a month of nationwide lockdown restrictions from Thursday after Boris Johnson detailed new plans in a bid to combat coronavirus. Pubs, restaurants, gyms and non-essential shops will clo...

US early voting surges on late push by Trump, Biden

US early voting surges on late push by Trump, Biden

REUTERS 2020-11-01 11:23:54

A record 90 million Americans have voted early in the US presidential election, data on Saturday showed, as President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned across the country to t...

Mother, children rescued from Turkey quake rubble after 18 hours

Mother, children rescued from Turkey quake rubble after 18 hours

REUTERS 2020-11-01 10:52:51

A mother and three of her children were pulled to safety on Saturday after being trapped for almost 18 hours under a building in the western Turkish city of Izmir that was flattened in a powerful eart...

Tanzania opposition rejects presidential election result, wants fresh vote

Tanzania opposition rejects presidential election result, wants fresh vote

-- 2020-10-31 21:18:48

Tanzania’s two leading opposition parties said on Saturday they would not recognise the results of a presidential election that handed incumbent John Magufuli a second five-year term, reports Re...

Mother, children saved from Turkey earthquake rubble

Mother, children saved from Turkey earthquake rubble

-- 2020-10-31 20:43:12

A mother and three of her children were pulled to safety on Saturday after being trapped for almost 18 hours under a building in the western Turkish city of Izmir that was flattened in a powerful eart...

Spanish police detain man for praising attack near Paris

Spanish police detain man for praising attack near Paris

-- 2020-10-31 19:45:44

A Moroccan man was arrested in Barcelona for praising the beheading of a French schoolteacher outside Paris this month and inciting more attacks, police said on Saturday. The man, who was not named a...

Canada to receive over 1.2 million immigrants in three years

Canada to receive over 1.2 million immigrants in three years

-- 2020-10-31 19:23:27

Canada plans to bring in more than 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years as the country tries to fill gaps in its labour market and boost the economy, both hard hit by the COVID-19 pand...

Death toll rises to 27 in earthquake that struck Turkey, Greece

Death toll rises to 27 in earthquake that struck Turkey, Greece

-- 2020-10-31 14:34:44

Rescue workers in western Turkish city of Izmir searched through rubble for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday, as the death toll rose to 27. Officials sai...

Thai students protest as King Vajiralongkorn to lead graduation ceremony

Thai students protest as King Vajiralongkorn to lead graduation ceremony

REUTERS 2020-10-31 14:12:54

Some students at Thailand’s Thammasat University posed with cardboard cutouts of well-known critics of the monarchy on Saturday in a protest as King Maha Vajiralongkorn was to present degrees am...

US shatters daily Covid-19 record with over 0.1 million fresh infections

US shatters daily Covid-19 record with over 0.1 million fresh infections

Reuters 2020-10-31 12:20:36

The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 0.1 million (100,000) new infections to surpass the record total of...

Saudi to revoke foreign worker sponsorship system next year

Saudi to revoke foreign worker sponsorship system next year

REUTERS 2020-10-31 11:52:43

Saudi Arabia plans to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as kafala, and replace it with a new form of contract between employers and employees, the financial newspaper Maaal said on Tue...

Muslims protest around Asia, Africa as France tightens security

Muslims protest around Asia, Africa as France tightens security

-- 2020-10-31 11:41:37

France stepped up security nationwide on Friday to guard against Islamist attacks after the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while protests flared in parts of the Middle East, Asia and Africa over...

As elections loom, US sees record surge of Covid-19 cases

As elections loom, US sees record surge of Covid-19 cases

REUTERS 2020-10-31 11:02:40

A sign for a Covid-19 drive-thru testing site alongside US Highway 12 is seen as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US, October 23, 2020 -- Reuters A reco...

US early vote surpasses 85 million

US early vote surpasses 85 million

Reuters 2020-10-31 10:42:43

With four days remaining in the US presidential campaign, more than 85 million Americans have cast ballots, including 9 million in Texas, where the secretary of state’s office on Friday said ear...

Malaysia mulling temporary work permits for undocumented migrants

Malaysia mulling temporary work permits for undocumented migrants

-- 2020-10-30 21:26:29

Malaysian government is considering issuing temporary work permits to illegal foreign workers in the country to overcome the shortage of workers in the oil palm and rubber industries. Muhyiddin Yassi...

In safe Singapore's 'cursed' town, ghosts and odd happenings

In safe Singapore's 'cursed' town, ghosts and odd happenings

Reuters 2020-10-30 20:48:57

With a torch in one hand and an electromagnetic metre in the other, paranormal investigator Charles Goh scours some shrub land in suburban Singapore, looking for hidden graves that could give clues to...

Militants kill three BJP members in Kashmir

Militants kill three BJP members in Kashmir

-- 2020-10-30 20:45:27

Militants shot dead three young workers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kashmir late on Thursday, days after his government changed laws allowing people from t...