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At COVID-19 ‘breaking point’, Malaysia suspends parliament
State legislatures will also be suspended with parts of country heading back into lockdown amid surge in COVID cases.
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Gunshots fired inside Kabul University: officials
Gunmen traded fire with Afghan security forces on Kabul University’s campus following a blast in the area, officials say.
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Several dead in blast at religious school in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Explosion in the northwestern city’s mosque which also serves as a religious school kills seven people and wounds at least 83others.
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Many dead in stampede near Pakistan consulate in Afghanistan
At least 15 Afghans killed and more than a dozen injured as thousands gathered to secure visas in Jalalabad city.
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Donald Trump impeached for ‘inciting’ US Capitol riot
In historic vote, Trump becomes first US president to be impeached a second time for inciting mob that attacked the Capitol.
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Nigeria: 279 kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls released
279 schoolgirls are released in northern Nigeria, days after being kidnapped by gunmen from their school.
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At least 3 killed in knife attack in France
An attacker armed with a knife has killed three people at a church in Nice, authorities said. It was the third such attack in two months in France. Anti-terrorism officials are investigating the incident.
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Hong Kong disqualifies legislators for ‘endangering security’
Move comes after China parliament passes motion allowing Hong Kong executive to expel legislators without court review.
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Hong Kong: More than a dozen legislators resign in protest
Resignations were over the disqualification of four opposition politicians after China's legislature passed a patriotism resolution - allowing the removal of legislators who challenge Beijing's rule.
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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in world first
Vaccine to be made available across UK from next week, says government.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 2019 ‘illegal assembly’
Prominent Hong Kong activist is one of three who pleaded guilty over rally held by police station in June 2019.
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Lebanon PM, former ministers charged over Beirut blast
Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers charged with negligence over Beirut port explosion.
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RCMP arrest 21 in connection with October lobster dispute
The RCMP have arrested 21 people in the ransacking of two Mi'kmaw lobster plants in southwest Nova Scotia in October. No charges have been laid. Police are asking the public to help identify individuals who were there.
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Second Cyprus politician quits in wake of passport scheme scandal
Demetris Syllouris was one of the two politicians implicated in Al Jazeera’s investigation into a passports-for-sale scheme.
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US-UK trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
Two American and one British-born scientist won the 2020 Nobel Prize for work in identifying the Hepatitis C virus.
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At least 19 killed after gunmen storm Kabul University
At least 22 others were wounded after multiple attackers stormed the campus in the Afghan capital, forcing students to flee, officials say.
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Turmoil threatens Peru as Congress votes to impeach president
Martin Vizcarra says he will not challenge decision, as protesters take to streets to condemn impeachment.
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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat dies from COVID-19
Longtime chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was diagnosed with coronavirus on October 8 and his health quickly deteriorated.
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Netanyahu met MBS, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia: Israeli media
Reports say Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with the Saudi crown prince and US secretary of state.
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Biden's presidential transition can formally begin, U.S. agency says
The General Services Administration, the federal agency that must sign off on the U.S. presidential transition, told president-elect Joe Biden Monday that he can formally begin the transition process.
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Trump moves to Walter Reed after COVID-19 diagnosis
White House says Trump transferred to Walter Reed medical centre ‘out of an abundance of caution’ and will be working from there for the ‘next few days’.
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White House, Trump give conflicting accounts of his condition
US president ‘feeling better’ after admission at Bethesda but his chief of staff says his symptoms ‘very concerning’.
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US: Was a White House event a COVID-19 super spreader?
It is not confirmed how the president caught the virus but last Saturday's event in the White House Rose Garden is under scrutiny.
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Malaysia's Najib guilty of all charges in 1MDB-linked graft case
First in series of cases against former prime minister test country's effort to stamp out corruption in government.