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Square to spare? People hoard toilet paper as COVID cases surge
A new wave of coronavirus in the United States is causing Americans to stockpile basic supplies again.Looking for toilet paper? Good luck. A surge of new coronavirus cases in the United States is sending
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Sweden sharply limits gatherings as second COVID-19 wave swells
The country that gained attention for an unorthodox response to the pandemic downsizes public gatherings to eight people from the previous upper limit of 300.The Swedish government has moved to sharply reduce the size
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Egypt finds treasure trove of over 100 sarcophagi
AMMAN: The Kingdom of Jordan is looking for ways to eliminate the celebratory tribal practice of shooting firearms in the air following several high-profile incidents. The national debate on the issue came to a
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Still defiant, Trump greets crowd of supporters in US capital
Donald Trump has greeted hundreds of supporters in the United States capital on Saturday, as the president still refuses to concede defeat to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden following the November 3 election. Trump was
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Obama: Trump election challenge ‘delegitimising’ democracy
The former president says he’s ‘troubled’ by Republicans who are ‘going along’ with Trump’s election rhetoric.Former President Barack Obama says he is “troubled” by Republicans “going along” with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of
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UN says 11,000 have fled Ethiopia to Sudan, 50% of them children
ARBAT, Iraq: Speaking into a microphone in her modest studio, Sherin Mohammad goes live with the news. But this is no typical radio station: Gardenya FM is run by, and for, Syrian refugees.Broadcast from
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Biden’s Treasury pick could be key to tackling climate change
Incoming United States Treasury secretaries have been confronted over the past two decades with the financial rescue of other countries, the bailout of the US banking system and a trade war. But whoever Joe
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UAE COVID-19 pandemic toll climbs to 520, as 1,214 new cases confirmed
Analysts debate impact of Israel-UAE-Bahrain accords at Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate DUBAI: The recent normalization of relations between Israel and two Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the UAE and Bahrain, could well prepare the
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Poland: Far-right ‘hooligans’ clash with police at Warsaw march
Clashes break out after thousands joined banned Independence Day march shunning LGBTQ and communist groups amid coronavirus restrictions.Polish nationalists and far-right individuals have clashed with police as thousands defied a coronavirus pandemic-related ban to
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Donald Trump’s election night party adds to coronavirus scrutiny
It was supposed to be a scene of celebration. Instead, the Trump campaign’s election night watch party in the White House East Room – with few masks and no social distancing – is being


