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A handout photo made available by Indonesian presidential palace shows Indonesia's President Joko Widodo attending the G20 virtual meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, 21 November 2020. Photo: EPA
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23 November 2020
Indonesia, India swap G20 upcoming presidency term
Morning commuters pass under the giant cooling towers of the Shengtou Power Plant in Shuozhou, Shanxi Province, China. Photo: EPA
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22 November 2020
China's new coal plants risk 2060 climate...
China must stop building new coal power plants and ramp up its wind and solar capacity if...
(FILE) - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs Downing Street to attend the National Service of Remembrance, on Remembrance Sunday, at The Cenotaph in Westminster, London, Britain, 08 November 2020. Photo: EPA
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22 November 2020
Close-run Brexit talks underline political...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's brinkmanship has brought UK-EU talks down to the wire and...
(File) The Mahabodhi temple is illuminated with lights on the occassion of 10th Tipitaka Chanting for World Peace in Bodhgaya on December 10, 2014. Photo: AFP
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22 November 2020
India to host conference on Buddhist studies from...
India will be hosting a major conference on Buddhist studies starting next year that will...
People enjoy a drink at a pub in London, Britain. Photo: EPA
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21 November 2020
Majority of UK pubs, restaurants expect to go...
Almost three quarters of UK pubs and restaurants expect to shut permanently next year...
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21 November 2020
Trump team challenges US election results in move...
US President Donald Trump’s legal team challenged the US election results this week in a...
A handout photo made available by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) shows Ethiopian refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region posing for a photograph in Hamdayet Reception Center, in the border town of Hamdayet, Sudan, 17 November 2020. Photo: EPA
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20 November 2020
Refugee resettlement plunging in 2020: UN
The United Nations warned Thursday that 2020 could witness the fewest resettled refugees...
(FILE) - US soldiers attend a training session for the Afghan Army in Herat, Afghanistan, 02 February 2019. Photo: EPA
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15 November 2020
New US defense chief tells troops 'time to...
Newly appointed Pentagon chief Christopher Miller signaled Saturday that he could...
US President Donald J. Trump speaks on the election night at an event at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 November 2020. Photo: EPA
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15 November 2020
Trump loyalists gather in Washington, claiming...
Donald Trump supporters rallied in Washington on Saturday to push the theory that fraud...
(File) Two women wearing face masks walk past a mural reading 'Stay Home Life Is Beautiful' amid the coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles, California, USA, 07 April 2020. Photo: EPA
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14 November 2020
After Europe, Covid-19 restrictions make a...
The mayor of the United States' third biggest city Chicago issued a new stay-at-home...
President-elect Joe Biden (C) on stage during a celebratory event held outside of the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, 07 November 2020. Photo: EPA
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14 November 2020
China sends 'congratulations' to Joe...
China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after the US...
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Photo: EPA
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14 November 2020
Tesla's Elon Musk tests positive - and...
Tesla founder Elon Musk says he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus while also...
(File) A sapper landmine clearance personal belonging to the HALO Trust, walks during demining efforts next to an abandoned church at Qasr al Yahud baptism site on the Jordan River, near the West Bank city of Jericho, 09 December 2018. Photo: EPA
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13 November 2020
Virus disrupted landmine clearance, says monitor
The coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension of landmine clearance in several countries...

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