Hundreds of Danish farmers and mink breeders demonstrated with tractors against a government decision to cull their minks to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant

Danish farmers protest government's mink slaughter policy

Sudan has already said it would shelter thousands of Ethiopians fleeing the conflict at the Um Raquba camp, which in the 1980s hosted thousands of Ethiopian fleeing famine.

Many refugees have fled to Sudan as conflict rages on in Ethiopia

Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 90% effective without any serious side effects.

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 70% effective

The Oxford University and British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca have announced on Monday that their vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 70% effective under one dosing regimen.

Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is 70% effective

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan regional forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins an offensive on the regional capital of Mekelle.

Ethiopia PM gives Tigray forces 72 hours to surrender regional capital

U.S. regulators last week ended a 20-month grounding triggered by two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX plane. Europe is also all set to lift its flight ban on the plane in January next year. The head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said that the 737 MAX was safe to fly after changes made to the design of the jet.

European regulator to lift its flight ban from Boeing 737 MAX in January next year

At least two people lost their live in a mass stabbing at a church in San Jose. Watch this video to know more.

US: At least two killed in mass stabbing at a church

An old school English style pub in California, Berkeley will permanently shut its door this month due to COVID-19 Pandemic. It once hosted poets and intellectual of city's free speech movement. Our report brings you more details.

Iconic Berkeley pub to close after 57 years due to COVID-19 pandemic

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was remanded in custody on Monday after pleading guilty to charges of organising and inciting an unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during last year's anti-government protests.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained for 2019 illegal assembly

Indian telecom Czar and chairman of Bharti Airtel Sunil Bharti Mittal, Has said that the telecom tariff hike is needed in India as current rates are unsustainable now. But market conditions will be seen before a call on tariff hike is taken.

India: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal calls current tariffs 'unsustainable'

The newly-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 11 Opposition parties, will hold its anti-government rally here on Sunday

Pakistan Opposition parties hold massive anti-government rally despite COVID surge

Journalists and activists have raised concerns over a new bill by the French government, aimed at ushering in the so-called “global security” law

Press freedom, civil liberties concerns over French security bill

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which is refusing to surrender its rule of the northern region, said its forces were digging trenches and standing firm.

Ethiopia military: We will use tanks, artillery to capture Mekelle

Twitter Inc will transfer control of the @POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on Jan. 20, the company said.

Twitter to hand over @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20

“Our vaccine, therefore, costs about the same as a flu shot, which is between $10 and $50,” he was quoted as saying.

Moderna to charge $25-$37 for COVID-19 vaccine, says CEO

The top US diplomat met separately with the Afghan government and Taliban negotiation teams in a luxury hotel in the Qatari capital

US Secretary of State Pompeo meets Taliban, Kabul negotiators in Qatar

Mexico tests only people with severe symptoms and has performed only around 2.5 million tests in a country of 130 million - and a general fear of hospitals.

People in Mexico get free rapid covid-19 tests

Prayuth has refused the protesters’ demand to resign and rejected their accusation that he engineered last year’s election to keep the power he seized in a 2014 coup.

Thailand: School students demand education reform

China and the Vatican have recently renewed a secret agreement first signed two years ago...it allowed both the Vatican and Beijing to have a say in the appointment of bishops in the China... However not everybody is in favour of this agreement, especially since no body knows what it entails...former bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen has accused the Vatican city's secretary of state cardinal parolin of betraying the 12 million catholics in China in favour of appeasing the communist regime.

Cardinal Joseph speaks out against China- Vatican's secret deal

The Labour Party has been plagued by allegations of antisemitism over the years, with its disastrous electoral defeat in the December 2019 election also linked to the crisis.

Indian-origin peer Lord Meghnad Desai quits Labour Party over racism

Burkina Faso will vote in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing extremist insurgency, with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore expected to win re-election.

Burkina Faso goes to the polls amid growing extremist insurgency

While the news of potential vaccines is great, vaccination alone will not be able to end the Wuhan Virus Pandemic. Molly Gambhir tells you why.

 Gravitas: Wuhan Virus, a vaccine is not a silver bullet

In his statement, Alberto Fernandez noted that “the criminalization of abortion has been of no use,” only driving women who seek abortions to illegal providers.

Argentina president to bring abortion bill before legislature

According to the official, President Trump would participate in the virtual G20 summit on Saturday and Sunday.

US President Donald Trump to take part in virtual G20 summit | World News

Russian President Vladimir Putin is edging closer to lifetime immunity. The lower house of the Russian Parliament has supported a bill providing immunity to Russian presidents and their families from criminal prosecution after stepping down.

Today Tonight: Russia moves to protect President from prosecution

The Russian president on Wednesday urged the authorities to "pretend that all is well". During a government meeting, Mr Putin said: "The number of new cases is increasing ... and which is the most dangerous - the death rate is increasing."

President Vladimir Putin alarmed by rise in COVID-19 fatality rate in Russia

Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor who is now an election attorney for President Donald Trump, on Thursday (November 19) said again without providing evidence that millions of votes were shifted from Trump to Democratic rival Joe Biden by software designed to rig the election.

Giuliani links latest election fraud claims to 'communist money' from Venezuela

Armenians have started returning to Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, following a ceasefire signed by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on Nov. 10.

Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh's main city after ceasefire with Azerbaijan

Ethiopia's military accused World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday of supporting and trying to procure arms and diplomatic backing for Tigray state's dominant political party, which is fighting federal forces.

Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Tedros of backing Tigray rebels

Despite widespread irregularities or lack of evidence of fraud, President Donald Trump's legal team used Thursday's press conference to go through the laundry list of far-fetched, well-dismissed claims on the 2020 election.

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