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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 07:13:57 +0000
Brazilian Beaches Packed Despite Soaring Virus
Brazil's new super-variant of coronavirus did not deter crowds of sunbathers from packing out beaches today despite the infection ripping though the Amazon where locals desperately wait for dwindling oxygen supplies...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:54:50 +0000
Indonesia: Search For Survivors Continue After Deadly Sulawesi Quake
A search for survivors was underway Friday in Indonesia after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the country's Sulawesi Island...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:55:38 +0000
Violence, Famine in Yemen: Could 2021 be Any Different?
Even though it was a virtual session, one could sense the emotional atmosphere during a meeting of the Security Council on Thursday as Martin Griffiths, the UN special envoy for Yemen, briefed members about the “harrowing note” on which 2020 had ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:47:20 +0000
Turkish President Receives First Dose of COVID-19 Caccine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday got the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Arriving at Ankara City Hospital, Erdogan received the first dose of China's CoronaVac vaccine...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:39:47 +0000
Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s West Sulawesi Leaving 4 Dead
At least four people are dead and more than 600 others injured after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Majene City in Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province in the early hours of Friday, according to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD)...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:57:54 +0000
Joe Biden Tells Abbas The Palestinians Must Hold Elections
The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to renew legitimacy and hold general elections, Israel’s Channel 20 reported...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:24:33 +0000
Israel Strikes Syria Four Times in Less Than Two Weeks
According to regional experts, Tel-Aviv wants to limit Iran’s efficiency in the region by attacking territories in Syria...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:14:01 +0000
Fatah Praises Turkey's Efforts to End Division Among Palestinians
A leading figure in the Palestinian Fatah movement thanked Turkey for efforts to end political division in the country...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:08:20 +0000
WHO Team Starts Coronavirus Probe in Wuhan
A World Health Organization (WHO) team of international experts arrived in China on Thursday for an investigation aimed at ascertaining the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:03:40 +0000
As Tested in Israel Pfizer Covid Jabs Could Curb Infections by 50%
Initial studies of data from Israel's vaccination drive suggest that the first dose of the Pfizer jab curbs coronavirus infections by up to 50 percent after 14 days...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:57:09 +0000
S. Korean Court Upholds 20-Year Jail Sentence of Ex-President
South Korea's Supreme Court upheld the 20-year prison sentence of former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday, ending the legal battles over corruption and abuse of power charges that saw the 68-year-old impeached and then convicted in ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:26:14 +0000
Violent Protesters in Belgian Attack The King's Car
Belgian rioters attacked the king's car in violent unrest in Brussels over the death of a black man in police custody who was arrested for breaking the coronavirus curfew...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:13:29 +0000
All to Open! Jordan Lifts Friday's 24-Hour Curfew
The government announced that there will be no more curfew on Fridays as per a set of decisions announced on Wednesday to gradually ease the COVID-19 containment measures...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:08:10 +0000
Syria Denounces Israeli Strikes, Calls on UNSC to Intervene
The Syrian government has condemned new Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory, calling on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate and decisive measures to prevent the repetition of such attacks...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:57:14 +0000
January 20: About 20,000 US Soldiers on Standby at Biden's Inauguration Ceremony
More than 20,000 National Guard members are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C. next week for US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, DC Police Chief Robert Contee said Wednesday...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:16:49 +0000
Jordan: 38 MPs Vote Against The Government in Confidence Session
The Jordanian government of Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh on Wednesday won a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, the country’s lower house, with the support of 88 of 130 MPs...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:42:45 +0000
HRW: China Lives The 'Darkest Period' For Human Rights
Repression in China has "deepened severely" in recent years, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday, calling it "the darkest period for human rights" since the 1989 massacre that ended the anti-government protests in Tiananmen Square...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:34:36 +0000
Trump is the First Ever President to be Impeached Twice
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on a single article of incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:29:40 +0000
How is Netanyahu Driving a Wedge Between Israeli Arabs?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of cynically courting the Arab vote to ensure his own political survival...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:22:44 +0000
Lebanese Health Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19
Lebanon’s caretaker health minister Hamad Hasan was admitted to hospital the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday evening...



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