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Trump won't concede, Biden gets working on Covid
AFP, Published on 09/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was still refusing to concede his election loss Monday, but Democrat Joe Biden plowed ahead anyway with the first meeting of a parallel coronavirus task force, initiating an awkward and potentially volatile transition period.
'Milestone' virus vaccine claims boost hope as global cases soar
AFP, Published on 09/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - One of the teams racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine announced Monday its drug had shown 90 percent effectiveness against the illness, sending stock markets soaring and raising hopes of an end to draconian restrictions on movement.
Malaysia’s opposition says budget may not pass if demands unmet
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/11/2020
» Malaysia’s 2021 budget may not have an easy passage through parliament unless the government makes changes to its spending plan opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told lawmakers on Monday.
Pfizer: Vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial
AFP, Published on 09/11/2020
» PARIS: A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday.
Two conscripts found dead in army bases
Online Reporters, Published on 09/11/2020
» Pressure has mounted over treatments of conscripts over the past week after two were found dead in their bases in the Northeast.
Voluntary conscription bill aborted
Online Reporters, Published on 09/11/2020
» The Move Forward Party has slammed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for aborting its military conscription bill by refusing to endorse it.
Armenia says fighting continues for key Karabakh town
AFP, Published on 09/11/2020
» YEREVAN - Armenia said on Monday that fighting was continuing for the key town of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan claimed to have captured it from Armenian separatist forces.
Kosovo ex-president Thaci set for first war crimes hearing
AFP, Published on 09/11/2020
» THE HAGUE - Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci will appear on Monday before a war crimes court in The Hague, in a stunning downfall for the one-time guerilla liberation hero from the 1990s conflict with Serbia.
BTS member Jimin spends millions on school uniforms, flat complexes
Published on 09/11/2020
» Thanks to their sold-out world tours, inventive merchandise lines, commercial endorsements and phenomenal record sales, the members of BTS are now wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.
Austria arrests 30 in anti-terrorism raid
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2020
» VIENNA: Austrian police made 30 arrests in more than 60 raids on Monday as part of an anti-terrorism operation, but there was no link to a deadly attack in Vienna a week ago in which a convicted jihadist killed four people, prosecutors said.