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McCaw, Trémoulière Named World Rugby Players If The Decade
Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and France star Jessy Trmoulire have been voted the mens and womens rugby players of the past decade.
Turkey Will Not Bow To Threats In East Mediterranean, Wants Negotiation: Erdogan
Turkey will not bow to threats in its dispute with Greece and Cyprus over maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday as European Union foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss the issue.
Asian Equities In November See Biggest Foreign Inflows In Over A Decade
Asian equities recorded their biggest foreign inflow in at least 12 years in November, data showed, as promising developments related to COVID19 vaccines bolstered expectations of a faster regional recovery from the pandemic.
As UK Prepares To Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines, Scepticism Remains
A sizeable minority of people believe conspiracy theories about the coronavirus and COVID19 vaccines, some experts have warned, just as countries prepare to launch mass inoculations to get the pandemic under control.
Biden Transition, U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine Teams To Meet Amid Surge, Distribution Questions
The chief adviser for U.S. efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine said on Sunday he planned to meet with Presidentelect Joe Biden's team this week to discuss the program before the expected first round of vaccinations this month.
Ex-Hong Kong Lawmaker Ted Hui Says Accounts Frozen After He Sought Exile
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui said on Sunday his local bank accounts appeared to have been frozen after he said he would seek exile in Britain to continue his prodemocratic activities.
Islamic State Shadow Follows Families As Iraq Closes Camps
Tuqqa Abdullah and her Iraqi family have wandered from one displaced people's camp to the next in the past three years, buying time and hoping they will one day be able to go home.
Veteran German Diplomat Named To Top OSCE Post
Veteran German diplomat Helga Schmid, a key behindthescenes negotiator of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, was named Friday as the new administrative head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
In Silence, Greek City Buries Coronavirus Dead
Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki have dug dozens of graves for the victims of COVID19 after a sharp increase in the number of deaths.
County Moves To Protect Health Staff After Deadly Outbreak
A Maryland health department is taking new steps to protect its workers six months after a coronavirus outbreak killed a veteran employee who was twice denied permission to work from home.
Nasdaq, New Zealand Promise Action After Asian Stock Market Outages
Nasdaq Inc on Friday apologised for an Australian stock exchange outage last month, while the operator of New Zealand's exchange laid out steps it would take after the completion of two independent reviews into security and system issues.
Trump Declines To Say If He Still Has Confidence In Attorney General Barr
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he still had confidence in U.S. Attorney General William Barr after the Department of Justice chief this week said there was no sign of major fraud in last month's presidential election.
Dangerously Viral: How Trump, Supporters Spread False Claims
The cellphone video shot in the dark by a woman in a parked car appeared to show something ominous: a man closing the doors of a white van and then rolling a wagon with a large box into a Detroit election center.
OPEC+ Agrees Slight Easing Of Oil Cuts From January
OPEC and Russia on Thursday agreed to slightly ease their deep oil output cuts from January by 500,000 barrels per day but failed to find a compromise on a broader and longer term policy for the rest of next year.
Milley Urges 'Relook' At Permanent Overseas Basing Of Troops
The top U.S. military officer said Thursday the United States should reconsider its decadesold practice of stationing troops and their families in allied countries at risk of war, like South Korea and in the Persian Gulf.
Former US Presidents Obama, Bush Clinton Volunteer to Get Covid-19 Vaccine Publicly to Prove It's Safe
The three most recent former presidents hope an awareness campaign to promote confidence in its safety and effectiveness would be a powerful message as American public health officials try to convince the public to take the vaccine.