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Biden Urged To Extend U.S.-Russia Arms Treaty For Full 5 Years Without Conditions
Arms control advocates are urging Joe Biden to extend the last U.S.Russian treaty limiting deployed strategic nuclear arms for five years, but some experts argue the U.S. presidentelect should go for a shorter period to maintain leverage over Moscow.
Palestinian Shot, Killed After Ramming Car Into Israeli Forces, Police Say
Israeli security forces fatally shot a Palestinian driver who tried to ram his car into them at a checkpoint on Jerusalem's outskirts on Wednesday after he raised suspicions by presenting apparently fake identification papers, police said.
Spain Considers Limiting Christmas Celebrations To Six People
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that his government was considering limiting Christmas celebrations to six people in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Eight Dead As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Canary Islands, More Missing
At least eight people were drowned after a boat carrying more than 35 migrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa and heading towards the Canary Islands capsized on Tuesday, emergency services said on Wednesday.
Biden To Discuss Coronavirus Response As Thanksgiving Holiday Nears
U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden will give a speech on Wednesday highlighting the challenges facing Americans as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches and the nation faces a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of unpopular health restrictions.
Exclusive: White House Considers Lifting European Travel Restrictions - Sources
The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most nonU.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries, five U.S. and airline officials told Reuters.
Assailant In Swiss Knife Attack Was Jihadist - Police
A Swiss woman who knifed a victim in the neck and grabbed another by the throat in a Lugano department store on Tuesday was a known jihadist who fell in love with a militant online and tried in vain to meet him in Syria, police said on Wednesday.
Houthis Approve U.N. Technical Plan To Assess Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
Houthi authorities in Yemen have given longawaited approval for a United Nations plan to visit and assess a deteriorating oil tanker off Yemen's coast that is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil into the Red Sea.
Swiss Police Identify Assailant In Knife Attack As Jihadist
Swiss police have identified a Swiss woman who knifed a victim in the neck and grabbed another by the throat in a Lugano department store on Tuesday as a known jihadist.
Oil Prices Rally Further On Vaccine Optimism Despite Inventory Rise
Oil rose for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, shrugging off an industry report showing a higherthanunexpected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and extending a rally driven by hopes that a COVID19 vaccine will boost fuel demand.
Russian Virus Vaccine To Cost Less Than USD 10 Per Dose Abroad
Moscow, Nov 24 (AP) Russia released new results Tuesday claiming its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was highly effective, and promised it would cost less on international markets than vaccines by some of its Western competitors. According to the Russian...
Russia Fur Company Head Floats Idea Of Vaccinating Minks For COVID-19
The acting head of a big Russian state fur company floated the idea on Tuesday of vaccinating minks to prevent the spread of COVID19, after millions of infected minks were destroyed in Denmark and cases of the disease were found elsewhere.
Ethiopia Commission Says Tigray Youth Group Killed 600 Civilians In Nov 9 Attack
A Tigrayan youth group stabbed, strangled, and bludgeoned to death at least 600 civilians with the collusion of local security forces during a massacre in the town of Mai Kadra, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Tuesday.
International Donors Meet To Pledge Billions In Aid To Afghanistan
Dozens of nations began pledging billions of dollars in aid for Afghanistan at a conference in Geneva on Tuesday, hoping that peace negotiations recently begun between the government and the Taliban will end nearly two decades of war.
Former NY City Mayor David Dinkins Dies At 93 - Police
David Dinkins, who served as New York City's first and only African American mayor during the 1990s, died on Monday at the age of 93, police said.
New Zealand Government Asks Cenbank To Include Taming Red-hot Housing In Remit, NZ$ Jumps
The New Zealand government has asked the central bank to consider factoring house prices as part of its monetary policy remit, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said, boosting the local dollar on market bets of less stimulus over the next year.