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UAE reports 1,078 new COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Saturday reported 1,078 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 857 recoveries. Two deaths were also reported.

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Scottish students furious and frightened after law bans them from going home

The brief period of isolation, Will Bradley says, he can live with. But the thought he cannot see his family back home in Worcester, possibly until Christmas, is harder.

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Dubai Police help Asian tourist return safely to her homeland

The Dubai Police have helped a tourist return safely to her home country after she had been stranded in the UAE due to the global outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Suspected accomplice of Paris knife attacker released: Source

A suspected accomplice of a man believed to have attacked and wounded two people with a meat cleaver on Friday in front of a Paris office building has been released, a judicial source told Reuters.

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Lebanon’s PM-designate Mustapha Adib resigns amid impasse

Efforts by the French-supported Adib have hit multiple snags, after the country’s main Shiite groups, Hezbollah and Amal, insisted on retaining hold of the key Finance Ministry.

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Trump likely to nominate Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg's replacement

US President Donald Trump was likely to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has served on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2017, to the Supreme Court as the replacement for late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to media reports.

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China foreign ministry denies think-tank claims of Xinjiang mosque destruction

China’s foreign ministry denied claims from an Australian think-tank that it had destroyed thousands of mosques in its western Xinjiang region, and said there are over 24,000 mosques there, “more mosques per capita than many Muslim countries.”

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state at US Capitol

Late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol here, media reports said.

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Taiwan’s armed forces strain in undeclared war of attrition with China

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited a low-key but critical maintenance base for fighter jet engines on Saturday, offering encouragement as the Chinese-claimed island’s armed forces strain in the face of repeated Chinese air force incursions.

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Polls open in Malaysian state in key test for embattled PM

Polls opened on Saturday in Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state in a vote seen as a referendum for embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s 7-month-old unelected government.

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New Zealand reports 2 new Covid-19 cases

New Zealand reported two new coronavirus cases on Saturday -- one in managed isolation and the other detected during contact tracing, taking the overall tally to 1,475, according to the Ministry of Health.

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Togo’s prime minister and government resign, presidency says

Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government tendered their resignation on Friday, the presidency said in a statement, congratulating the Cabinet for its work in office.

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Seoul calls for North Korea to further investigate shooting

South Korea said on Saturday it will request North Korea to further investigate the killing of a South Korean government official who was shot by North Korean troops after being found adrift near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary while apparently trying to defect.

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Trump says US election winner might not be known for months

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Americans might not know the winner of the November presidential election for months due to disputes over mail ballots, building on his criticism of a method that could be used by half of US voters this year.

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Dubai shuts 5 salons, fines 14 businesses, books jet ski owners

Dubai Economy also urged everyone to report any non-compliance to the precautionary guidelines through the Dubai Consumer app available on the Apple and Google stores, by calling 600545555, or by visiting the Consumerrights.ae website.

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Pakistan makes COVID-19 test mandatory for international travellers

The government has also introduced a Pass Track Application that all travellers will be required to install in their mobile phones. A health declaration form is also required to be filled 48 hours before arriving in the country.

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'Hotel Rwanda' hero admits backing rebels, denies violence

Paul Rusesabagina, in a pink prison uniform for his bail hearing on Friday, told the court in Kigali, the capital, that he helped to form the National Liberation Front in order to help Rwandan refugees, but he never supported violence.

25 Sep 2020

UK police officer shot dead at custody centre in south London

A British police officer has been shot dead by a man who was being detained at a custody centre in south London in the early hours of Friday. Police said the officer was killed while a man was being detained at the Croydon Custody Centre.

25 Sep 2020

Britain’s Princess Eugenie is pregnant, Buckingham Palace says

Britain’s Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, is pregnant and expecting to give birth in early 2021, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. “Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in early 2021,”

25 Sep 2020

Thousands of mosques in Xinjiang demolished in recent years: Report

Chinese authorities have demolished thousands of mosques in Xinjiang, an Australian think tank said on Friday, in the latest report of widespread human rights abuses in the restive region.

25 Sep 2020

Frustrated Australian climate activist juggles school and a lawsuit

Australian school student Ambrose Hayes, 15, should be at home studying but instead he is in court trying to protect his future from climate change. Hayes is one of eight students who have launched a class action to stop the environment minister approving an expansion of a coal mine

25 Sep 2020

Malaysia power struggle set to drag on as king recuperates in hospital

Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah will not be granting an audience to anyone for a week as he is under observation at a hospital, a palace official said on Friday, as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim seeks a meeting with him to form a new government.

25 Sep 2020

North Korea’s Kim apologises over shooting death: Seoul

South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologised over the killing of a South Korea official. South Korea’s presidential office said on Friday that Kim conveyed an apology in a message to South Korea.

25 Sep 2020

Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed

The hashtag #RepublicofThailand trended on Twitter in Thailand on Friday after parliament voted to push back the question of changing the constitution as protesters have demanded.

25 Sep 2020

France rejects UK ‘intimidation’ on post-Brexit deal

France has dismissed this week’s dire British warnings about post-Brexit transport delays across the Channel as tactical posturing, the Financial Times reported on Friday. “Of course the signals that have been sent in the past few days are damaging,”

25 Sep 2020

India’s coronavirus infections surge to 5.82 million

India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 5.82 million after it recorded 86,052 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Friday. A total of 1,141 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the ministry said,

25 Sep 2020

US to provide $720 million Syria aid and funds for Sahel, South Sudan

The United States said on Thursday it would provide more than $720 million in humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis in Syria, plus nearly $152 million for Africa's Sahel region and almost $108 million for South Sudan.

25 Sep 2020

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UAE reports 1,078 new COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Saturday reported 1,078 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 857 recoveries. Two deaths ...

an hour ago

Dubai Police help Asian tourist return safely to her homeland

The Dubai Police have helped a tourist return safely to her home country after she had been stranded in the UAE due to the global outbreak of the new ...

3 hours ago

Dubai shuts 5 salons, fines 14 businesses, books jet ski owners

Dubai Economy also urged everyone to report any non-compliance to the precautionary guidelines through the Dubai Consumer app available on the Apple a...

17 hours ago

UAE detects 1,008 new cases, 882 recoveries

Two people have passed away in the last 24 hours, making it 409 deaths recorded.

25 Sep 2020

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Scottish students furious and frightened after law bans them from going home

The brief period of isolation, Will Bradley says, he can live with. But the thought he cannot see his family back home in Worcester, possibly until Ch...

2 hours ago

Suspected accomplice of Paris knife attacker released: Source

A suspected accomplice of a man believed to have attacked and wounded two people with a meat cleaver on Friday in front of a Paris office building has...

3 hours ago

Lebanon’s PM-designate Mustapha Adib resigns amid impasse

Efforts by the French-supported Adib have hit multiple snags, after the country’s main Shiite groups, Hezbollah and Amal, insisted on retaining hold o...

3 hours ago

Trump likely to nominate Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg's replacement

US President Donald Trump was likely to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has served on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2017, t...

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