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UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
November 20, 2020
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into…
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
November 20, 2020
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
PARIS (AP) — France’s government was working Friday to get supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms to agree to a week-long…
Hong Kong, world’s most visited city, faces tourism bust
November 20, 2020
Hong Kong, world’s most visited city, faces tourism bust
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of parked tour buses are gathering dust at a northern Hong Kong container port, having…
Official: Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
November 20, 2020
Official: Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A university official says the latest airstrike by Ethiopia’s military has struck the school in the…
Exclusive: Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests – source
November 20, 2020
Exclusive: Vietnam threatens to shut down Facebook over censorship requests – source
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has threatened to shut down Facebook in the country if it does not bow to government…
California, Ohio order nightly curfews on gatherings as coronavirus surges
November 20, 2020
California, Ohio order nightly curfews on gatherings as coronavirus surges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s governor on Thursday imposed a curfew on social gatherings and other non-essential activities in one…
Peru’s youth has taken down a president. Now they want more
November 19, 2020
Peru’s youth has taken down a president. Now they want more
LIMA (Reuters) – Grace Yarango is only 18 and she’s already helped take down a president. Now she – and…
Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal
November 19, 2020
Analysis: For Trump, sowing post-election chaos is the goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to turn America’s free and fair election into a muddled mess of…
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
November 19, 2020
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This weekend’s summit of leaders from the Group of 20 stands out more for…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’
November 19, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency US and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after…