Seven troops, 11 extremists killed in Niger ahead of vote
Author: AFP ID: 1608812416899684300 Thu, 2020-12-24 12:02 NIAMEY: Seven troops and 11 suspected extremists have died in clashes in a troubled western region of...
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The days are meant to get longer now. Even if many Britons wish they would not.
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
Author: By ERIC TUCKER | AP ID: 1608779815248600200 Thu, 2020-12-24 03:08 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including...
Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq
Author: AFP ID: 1608787355358837200 Thu, 2020-12-24 05:20 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold “Iran responsible” in the event of a...
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 32,195
Author: Reuters ID: 1608785998178791900 Thu, 2020-12-24 04:41 BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 32,195 to 1,587,115, data from the...
India records 24,712 new coronavirus cases
Author: Reuters ID: 1608788749498884300 Thu, 2020-12-24 04:41 MUMBAI: India recorded 24,712 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 10.12 million, data from the health...
Japan’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of an 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting...
Climbers arrive in Pakistan to claim mountaineering’s last great prize: Winter ascent of K2
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 00:30 ISLAMABAD: Chyang Dawa Sherpa is in Pakistan to attempt what no human has ever achieved before: A winter ascent of...
Trump throws pandemic relief into doubt
Author: Thu, 2020-12-24 00:59 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has thrown a long-awaited pandemic relief package into doubt days before millions of Americans will lose their...
World News in Brief: Russian attacks intensify, UN team tours West Bank, ‘unlawful’ elderly deaths 
Mothers get nearly eight times more paid leave than fathers – and women pay the price 
Nepal’s deadly glacier flood a ‘defining moment’ for the international community 
First human case of Shamonda virus reported in France as patient dies