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China Says Will Take Necessary Measures On U.S. Arms Sales To Taiwan
China's foreign ministry said the country will take necessary measures to uphold its sovereignty and security interests, after the United States approved a further $2.4 billion in potential arms sales to Taiwan.
Wellington Phoenix Moving To New South Wales For New A-League Season
Wellington Phoenix said on Tuesday they will be based in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) for the start of the ALeague campaign and will not return to New Zealand during the season unless COVID19 travel restrictions are eased.
Barrett Swearing-in Differs Markedly From 'SuperSpreader'
This time they mostly wore masks.
UN Investigator Says Belarus Must Stop Repressing Its People
The U.N. human rights investigator for Belarus demanded Monday that the government stop repressing its own people, saying at least 20,000 were detained in August and September and hundreds reported beaten, intimidated, tortured or illtreated in custody.
Turkey, Turkish Cypriots Seek 2-state Deal For Cyprus
Turkeys president and the newlyelected Turkish Cypriot leader voiced their support on Monday for the resumption of peace talks for Cyprus based on a solution envisioning two separate states departing from a formula followed for decades.
Three-way Talks Over Ethiopia's Nile River Dam Set To Resume
Negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River will resume Tuesday, according to the chairman of the African Union, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
French Doctor Warns His Country Has 'Lost Control' Of Virus
A French doctor warned Monday that his country has lost control of the epidemic, a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases as nations across Europe enact more sweeping restrictions to try to slow surging infection rate...
Greece, Turkey Wrangle Over Military Games In Eastern Med
Greece said Monday that Turkey plans to carry out a maritime military exercise on Oct. 28, a Greek national holiday, just hours after NATOs secretary general said both Greece and Turkey had called off wargames on each others national holidays.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Old Tensions Behind Renewed Fighting
NagornoKarabakh is a mountainous and heavily forested patch of land that sits inside the territory of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
Australian Judge Orders Policeman To Stand Trial For Murder
An Australian judge on Monday ordered a police officer to stand trial for murder over the killing of an Indigenous man who was shot three times in an Outback township last year.
Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Produce Robust Immune Response In Elderly - FT
Early results from tests for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca Plc, show it produces a robust immune response in elderly people, the group at highest risk, the Financial Times reported on...
Trump To Escalate Campaigning As Biden Steps Up Own Travel
President Donald Trump plans to intensify an already breakneck travel schedule in the final full week of the presidential campaign, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in his own White House.
North Dakota To Use Coronavirus Aid For Fracking, Education
North Dakota officials voted to repurpose $221 million in federal coronavirus aid to various state agencies, including a $16million grant to oil companies in support of the fracking process.
Admitting Defeat Before Polls? Trump's Chief of Staff Says 'We Are Not Going to Control Pandemic'
The comments from Donald Trump's chief of staff come as coronavirus cases surge and the administration continues to disregard advice from health experts to wear masks, social distance and avoid large gatherings.
Vaccine Nationalism Will Only Prolong Coronavirus, Not Shorten it, Warns WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the only way to recover from the pandemic was together and by making sure poorer countries had fair access to a vaccine.
Police Video Of Fatal Shooting Of Motorist In Illinois Will Be Released
The Waukegan, Illinois, police video of the shooting death of an unarmed Black teenaged motorist, who wanted to be a rapper, will be released to the public, the mayor said at a prayer vigil Sunday.