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Egypt, Qatar agree to restore diplomatic ties: Reports

Egypt and Qatar have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing Egypt's foreign ministry.

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Trump to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions on Europe, UK, Brazil

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to lift travel restrictions imposed on non-U.S. citizens arriving from much of Europe and Brazil starting on January 26, Reuters and CNN reported on Monday cit

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U.S. House convenes to debate second impeachment of Trump

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday convened to debate a second impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump, charging him of inciting an insurrection against the American governm

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Trump signs stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a two-day stopgap extension of existing federal funds to avoid a government shutdown at midnight, the White House said late Friday night.(With input from Reuters)

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Trump, Pence to be offered COVID-19 vaccine: source

President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top U.S. officials will be offered the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine beginning on Monday as part of a plan aimed at ensuring the continui

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Lebanese judge charges PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast

Lebanon's investigating judge has charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence over the Beirut port blast in August, reported Reuters citing sources on Thur

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Two bombs target two oil wells in Iraq's Khabbaz oilfield

Two bombs targeted two oil wells in Iraq's Khabbaz oilfield in Kirkuk, causing a fire, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing security sources. Source(s): Reuters

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Massive explosion heard at a refinery in South Africa's Durban

A massive explosion, which was heard about 25 kilometres away, rocked an Engen refinery in South Africa's Durban at 7 a.m. (GMT 0500) on Friday, according to Xinhua News Agency.It is not clear what c

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Car seen crashing into gate of Merkel's office: report

A car was seen crashing into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, according to Reuters.There are no immediate reports of casualties and the report note

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Armenian foreign minister resigns: report

Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has resigned, Reuters reported on Monday.The resignation came a week after an agreement on a cessation of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zo

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Japan finance minister: G20 finance heads endorse common framework for developing world debt

Financial leaders of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday endorsed a “Common Framework” for treating debt of developing countries hit hard by the coronavirus pande

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U.S. govt files antitrust lawsuit against Google: report

00:36 The U.S. Justice Department and 11 states filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google on Tuesday for allegedly using its market power to fend off rivals, Reuters reported.The

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, source says

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to resign, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the

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Lebanon's Aoun says aid will go where needed

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said international aid following a massive deadly blast in Beirut last week will go where it is needed.In an interview with French news c

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China keeps benchmark lending rate steady for third straight month

China held its benchmark lending rate steady for the third straight month at its July fixing on Monday.Both the one-year and five-year loan prime rates (LPR) remained unchanged from last month, at 3.

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Lawyers of Meng Wanzhou accuse U.S. of misleading evidence summary

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 27, 2020. /Reuters Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, the

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Spain to reopen to international tourism from July: PM Sanchez

Spain will reopen to international tourism from July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.The country is emerging from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns, im