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Turkey Hopes To Turn New Page With U.S. And EU In 2021, Erdogan Says
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey hopes to "turn a new page" in its ties with the United States and European Union, and that Ankara had been subjected to "double standards" by both its NATO ally Washington and the bloc.
German Daily COVID Deaths Toll Nears 1,000 A Week Into Lockdown
Germany reported a record daily coronavirus death toll of 962 on Wednesday, a week after the start of a hard lockdown that has forced most stores as well as hair salons and other services to close.
Keep Calm, Taiwan Says After First Local COVID-19 Case In Eight Months
Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen called on people on Wednesday to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of COVID19 since April 12, as the government announced negative tests so far for the person's contacts.
Old Fears And Pre-election Violence Flare In Central African Republic
Ismail Dicky says he is afraid of political tensions and violence ahead of Sunday's general election in Central African Republic (CAR), a sentiment that reflects the anxious mood of a country desperate for an end to years of bloodshed.
U.S. Judge Weighs Future Of Deportation Relief Program For ‘Dreamer’ Immigrants
A Texasled coalition of nine states urged a federal judge on Tuesday to invalidate a program that grants hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children the ability to live and work in the country.
Bosnian Serb Leader Dodik Tests Positive To COVID-19 - Hospital
Milorad Dodik, the Serb chairman of Bosnia's threeman interethnic presidency, has tested positive to COVID19 after he had been hospitalised over nausea and stomach pains, the Banja Luka University Clinical Centre said on Tuesday.
Kremlin Says New U.S. Sanctions Are Hostile Act By Outgoing Trump Administration
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia marked another hostile act by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump and would further harm already poor ties between Moscow and Washington.
GOP Activist's Voter Challenges Raise Questions In Georgia
When a conservative organization announced plans this month to launch an election integrity operation in Georgia, the groups news release included a highprofile name: the chairman of the states Republican Party. Less than a week later, the same group anno...
New Coronavirus Variant Found in Britain Not Out of Control, Says WHO
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock had earlier claimed the new variant was 'out of control'.
Scientists Urge Concern, Not Alarm Over New Virus Strains
Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines wont work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now moving through England. Scientists say there is reason for concern but...
Malaysian Glove Maker Denies Its Workers Are Living In Shipping Containers
A Malaysian glove maker has denied hundreds of its workers are living in metal shipping containers in squalid conditions that the country's human resources minister described as modern slavery.
VIRUS TODAY: 2nd Vaccine Authorized In US Shipped
Heres whats happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Report: Gov't Spyware Targets Phones Of Al-Jazeera Reporters
Citizen Lab said it traced malware that infected the personal phones of 36 journalists, producers, anchors and executives at Al-Jazeera back to the Israel-based NSO Group.
Italy Has Patient With New Strain Of Virus Found In Britain
Italy has detected a patient infected with the new strain of the coronavirus also found in Britain, the health ministry said on Sunday.
No Question Russia Behind Hack On U.S., Schiff Says - MSNBC
There is no question that Russia is behind the recent hacking campaign against the United States, the head of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence panel said on Sunday, warning that President Donald Trump's effort to play down Moscow's role and...
Germany Mulls Ban on Flights from UK, South Africa Over New, More Infectious Coronavirus Strain
Following the example of the Netherlands, where a ban on all passenger flights from the UK came into effect on Sunday, the German government was considering a similar move as "a serious option" for flights from both Britain and South Africa.