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Trump fires State Department investigator general
U.S. President Donald Trump fired the State Department’s head of internal audits, inspector general Steve Linick, late on Friday, according...
Read moreChild marriage could rise after coronavirus pandemic-Experts
The economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic could fuel a rise in child marriage and cohabitation in developing nations,...
Read moreItaly arrests man who ‘probably’ gave fake ID to Berlin attacker Amri
Italian police has announced the arrest of an Algerian man who “probably” gave Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri a...
Read moreU.S moves to block shipments of semiconductors to China’s Huawei
The U.S. Department of Commerce, on Friday moved to block global shipments of semiconductors to China’s tech giant Huawei, in...
Read moreItalian minister under fire for shedding tears for irregular migrants
Italy’s far-right opposition on Thursday lashed out at a government minister whose tearful moment while announcing a temporary amnesty for...
Read more13 workers die in building collapse in Uganda
Uganda authority said a rescue operation was called off on Monday after 13 bodies were recovered from a building that...
Read moreIMF approves $2.7 bn in aid for Egypt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would give Egypt 2.77 billion dollars in aid to help it “meet the urgent...
Read moreU.S. administration slammed for absence in int’l efforts against COVID-19
Expert, senator and former official have criticised the U.S. administration for stepping back from the global response to the COVID-19...
Read moreThai gov’t to launch COVID-19 contact-tracing application
Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s spokesman, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, on Sunday, announced that the kingdom will launch a...
Read moreCoronavirus cases at embattled German meat-packing plant swell
The number of employees of a meat-packing plant in the German town of Coesfeld that have tested positive for the...
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