Tuesday, november 17, 2020
Thai police fire water cannon, tear gas as protest turns violent
• 11:58 AM
2 min
Demonstrators are demanding changes to the constitution drawn up by Thailand’s then-military rulers.
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Mouthwash can kill COVID-19 in 30 seconds: Study
• 11:54 AM
2 min
Cardiff University study finds mouthwash containing 0.07 percent cetypyridinium chloride can combat the virus.
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Coronavirus: Phase three trials of India-made vaccine begin
• 11:41 AM
2 min
Trials for India’s first COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin have begun with about 26,000 participants, Bharat Biotech said.
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Global warming bigger threat than coronavirus: Red Cross
• 10:28 AM
4 min
Red Cross says the world has been hit by more than 100 environmental disasters since the WHO declared the pandemic.
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Pakistan anti-France protests called off after ‘deal’ with gov’t
• 10:17 AM
3 min
Protests over cartoons of the Prophet called off after gov’t agreed to consider downgrading ties with France.
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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy promises ‘final’ offensive into Tigray
• 10:11 AM
7 min
Abiy, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, continues to reject international pleas for de-escalation in the conflict.
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EasyJet posts first annual loss in its history amid pandemic
• 9:45 AM
2 min
The pandemic has crushed easyJet’s finances, forcing it to take on more debt and sell dozens of its aircraft.
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Three arrested over spectacular Dresden museum jewellery heist
• 9:45 AM
3 min
Suspects forced their way into the Green Vault museum and got away with three sets of early 18th-century jewellery.
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Iran vows ‘crushing’ response after NYT says Trump mulled attack
• 9:22 AM
4 min
US president asked what ‘options were available’ to take action against Iran’s key nuclear site, New York Times reports.
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Pakistan’s governing PTI poised to form gov’t in Gilgit-Baltistan
• 9:16 AM
4 min
PM Khan’s party, which promised to upgrade the region’s status, won 10 of the 23 seats, according to unofficial results.
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Coronavirus vaccine: How will poorer countries get a fair shot?
• 9:13 AM
29 min
The plan for an equitable distribution of the future COVID-19 vaccine is not perfect, but it may be all we have.
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Moderna vaccine results ‘stunningly impressive’: Fauci
• 8:39 AM
4 min
Top US scientist says he would have settled for injections that protected 70-75 percent of people from falling sick.
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Saudi minister says nuclear armament against Iran ‘an option’
• 8:28 AM
2 min
Riyadh reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons if Tehran cannot be stopped from making one, minister says.
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US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report
• 8:24 AM
2 min
An investigation by online magazine Motherboard found the US military is getting data from several firms.
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Lifting of Qatar blockade a ‘priority’: Trump’s adviser
• 8:20 AM
4 min
US national security adviser says there is a ‘possibility’ to ease the ongoing GCC crisis ‘in the next 70 days’.
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SpaceX capsule with four astronauts docks at space station
• 7:26 AM
2 min
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience by its crew of three Americans and one Japanese astronaut, docks at ISS.
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G20’s Saudi arms sales three times as much as aid to Yemen: Oxfam
• 12:38 AM
4 min
Charity says G20 states sold arms worth $17bn to Riyadh since it joined Yemen war but gave a third of the amount as aid.
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Infographic: What a third COVID-19 wave could look like
• 12:17 AM
3 min
Four graphics to help you understand which countries are experiencing a second or third wave in COVID-19 infections.
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