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Trump heads for Florida and once reliably Republican Georgia
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump heads on Friday for the must-win states of Florida and Georgia, a longtime Republican stronghold which polls show may be within the reach of Democratic hopeful Joe Biden.
Trump shares joke story on Biden, Twitter in earnest
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump shared a satirical article Friday about Twitter shutting down to slow the spread of negative news on his election rival Joe Biden, apparently unaware that it was a joke.
Ex-French president Sarkozy hit with new Libya financing charge
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» PARIS - French prosecutors said Friday that they had charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy over claims he accepted cash from the Libyan dictatorship of Moamer Kadhafi for his 2007 election campaign.
Rubble, glass and blood stains: aftermath of Karabakh hospital bombing
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» MARTAKERT (AZERBAIJAN) - Shattered window panes, doors ripped off their hinges and a caved-in roof is all that remains of one building in the military hospital complex in the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region after recent shelling.
Water cannon used on protesters
Online Reporters, Published on 16/10/2020
» Protest leaders declared an end to a third successive night of anti-government demonstrations on Friday after police used water cannon against a large crowd at the Pathumwan intersection in central Bangkok.
Millions face French curfew, German court overturns nighttime curbs
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» PARIS: Paris and other French cities readied for their last night out Friday before the start of a stringent anti-virus curfew, in contrast to neighbouring Germany where a Berlin court overturned nighttime restrictions.
Pfizer to seek vaccine approval in November
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» WASHINGTON" The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer expects to file for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in late November, around two weeks after the Nov 3 US presidential election, it said on Friday.
Protesters rally at Pathumwan intersection
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/10/2020
» A large crowd was building at the Pathumwan intersection in central Bangkok on Friday evening as anti-government protesters rallied for a third consecutive day.
Intarat out after just one day at IWF
Reuters, Published on 16/10/2020
» LONDON: The troubled International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed its third interim president in as many days, with Michael Irani taking over from Maj Gen Intarat Yodbangtoey of Thailand.
Korat dam discharge floods farms, houses
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/10/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Water discharged from the Lam Phra Phloeng Dam caused flooding in Pak Thong Chai district of Nakhon Ratchasima overnight, with floodwater rising to the roofs of many one-storey houses.