PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
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PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Saeb Erekat, 65, one of the most experienced and high-profile spokesmen for the Palestinian cause over decades…
US slaps more sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
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US slaps more sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on officials, entities and individuals it accused of providing support…
Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact
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Oil gains as vaccine hopes outweigh lockdown impact

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday as hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon outweighed…
Taliban call on Biden to stick to US troop withdrawal deal
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Taliban call on Biden to stick to US troop withdrawal deal

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s insurgent Taliban on Tuesday called on the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden to stick…
US plans sanctions on Iranians for violence against protesters, sources say
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US plans sanctions on Iranians for violence against protesters, sources say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to impose sanctions as early as next week on Iranians involved in…
Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter
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Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in third quarter, improves from second quarter

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy shrank 4.2 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, government data showed…
Afghan woman shot, blinded, for getting a job
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Afghan woman shot, blinded, for getting a job

KABUL (Reuters) – The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just…
Biden focuses on US coronavirus pandemic as Trump challenges election results
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Biden focuses on US coronavirus pandemic as Trump challenges election results

WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden will convene a coronavirus task force on Monday to examine the crisis confronting…
‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective
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‘Great day for humanity’: Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine over 90 percent effective

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90 percent effective, a major…
UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections
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UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections

TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations opened talks on Libya’s future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a…
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