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The presidential rivals took questions in different cities on different networks – Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia – after Trump backed out of plans for a virtual debate. © France 24 illustration with Reuters, AFP photos  President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in […]

A woman has a nose swab taken for a COVID-19 test at Lille Zenith Arena in Lille, northern France   –   Copyright  AP Photo France has announced a record 30,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day. Prime Minister Jean Castex made the revelation on Twitter, calling on French citizens to understand the seriousness of the situation.  “All of us have, […]

An Ivory Coast electoral commission official in Abidjan distributes voting cards on October 14, 2020, ahead of the country’s presidential election to be held on October 31, 2020. © Issouf Sanogo, AFP Campaigning begins in Ivory Coast Thursday for the October 31 presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term while the opposition […]

A man getting a seasonal influenza shot in Sweden. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT Stockholm health authorities have presented a plan for who will get access to a new Covid-19 vaccine first, once it becomes available. People aged over 70, other risk groups and people working in health and social care will be prioritised, said Stockholm regional […]

Afghan masses suffered severely in the wake of political upheavals throughout the history and paid heavy sacrifices for democratic principles in the last four decades. Political instability and civil unrest took their toll on people’s life, freedoms, and dignity to a large extent. Recently, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says the ongoing […]

    MOGADISHU, Somalia At least 13 Somali soldiers were killed when they were ambushed by al-Shabaab in the agricultural town of Afgoye on Thursday, security sources said. Locals from Bullow village where the attack happened have taken to social media to share what they witnessed with many saying that the gun battle was heavy and the […]

Under tier two – high risk level – people are banned from mixing with other households in any indoor setting (Picture: Rex/Reuters) London will be placed into tier two lockdown from midnight on Friday night. Boris Johnson is expected to confirm the move in a statement this morning. It would mean no household mixing indoors […]

  Kyrgyz acting prime minister Sadyr Japarov holds a press conference at the Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek on October 10, 2020 [Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP]  The dust has settled on Bishkek’s streets and the political upheaval that followed Kyrgyzstan’s disputed parliamentary election has quieted. On Wednesday, the country got a new prime minister. Sadyr Japarov, who […]

Employees of Tianjin LNG terminal under Sinopec unload liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a ship from Nigeria on Saturday. From January to July, Sinopec’s Tianjin LNG terminal unloaded 4.45 million tons of LNG, an increase of 29.8 percent year-on-year, and its import volume ranked first in the country. Photo: cnsphoto Employees of Tianjin LNG terminal […]

Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrive in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 14, 2020. (AA Photo)  An aid convoy of the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) carrying relief supplies to the Azerbaijani people affected by clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region arrived in the capital Baku on Wednesday. The convoy of four trucks loaded with humanitarian […]