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Hitler speeches sell at Munich auction despite objections

7:32 pm October 23, 2020

Berlin: Handwritten speech notes by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler were sold at auction in Munich on Friday despite concerns from Jewish groups that they could encourage neo-Nazis. The Hermann Historica auction house defended the sale of the manuscripts, all dated before the outbreak of World War II, saying they were of historical significance and belong preserved in a museum. The documents all sold to […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN says Libyan sides sign countrywide cease-fire deal

6:59 pm October 23, 2020

Geneva: The United Nations said Friday that the two sides in Libyan military talks had reached a “historic achievement” with a permanent cease-fire agreement across the war-torn North African country. After mediation this week led by U.N. envoy for Libya Stephanie Turco Williams, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission reached what the U.N. called an “important turning point towards peace and […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

WHO Africa: New rapid tests a ‘game changer’ against COVID

10:54 pm October 22, 2020

Geneva : Health officials in Africa say the rollout of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 could be a “game changer” for their fight against the coronavirus but also warned Thursday that increased testing could drive up confirmed cases on a continent that has seen them decline or plateauing as case numbers soar in the West. […]

Poland’s top court rules out abortions for birth defects

10:25 pm October 22, 2020

Warsaw: Poland’s top court has ruled that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional. The decision by the country’s Constitutional Court on Thursday effectively bans terminating pregnancies in cases where birth defects are found and will further limit access to abortions in Poland. The predominantly Catholic nation already has one of […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Spain 1st in western Europe to hit 1 million virus cases

11:56 pm October 21, 2020

Madrid: Spain became the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as the nation of 47 million struggles to contain a resurgence of the virus. The health ministry said that its accumulative case load since the start of the pandemic reached 1,005,295 after reporting 16,973 more […]