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Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad becomes new PM of Kuwait
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During a meeting with the emir at Bayan Palace, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah expressed gratitude for the appointment, reiterating commitment to the constitution and laws to serve the best interests of the country and citizens.
Donald Trump compares United States with ‘Third world country’
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He called these elections a disgrace to the US while speaking at the Oval Office of the White House during a ceremony where he was presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dan Gable who is wrestler and coach.
Pfizer's Covid vaccine shows favourable safety profile: US FDA
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The data on the vaccine showed no "specific safety concerns," the FDA said in a document.
Fitch revises India’s FY21 GDP contraction forecast to (-) 9.4%
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The agency raised India’s GDP forecast in the current fiscal year to March 2021 after watching a sharp rebound in the second quarter.
British Grandma Margaret Keenan becomes first in world to receive Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19
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Keenan will turn 91 next week. She was vaccinated on Tuesday Morning at 0631 GMT at her local hospital in Coventry, Central England.
Cambodian PM says no state of emergency to be declared
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Cambodia detected the country's first-ever community transmission of the virus on November 28 among several members of the same family living in the capital Phnom Penh and the northwest Siem Reap province.
Fauci's 'wear a mask' plea tops list of 2020 notable quotes
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The list was assembled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library and the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, which was first published in 2006. The US currently accounts for the world's deadliest outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
No explosives found aboard Russian airliner in NYC
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The departure of the Aeroflot plane back to Moscow, initially scheduled for 5.40 p.m. on Sunday, had been delayed by over five hours.
Romania's main oppn party leads in parliamentary polls
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Other parties that crossed the 5 per cent threshold required for parliamentary seats were the USR-PLUS Alliance with 15.41 per cent, the Alliance for Unity of Romanians (AUR) with 9.17 per cent and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania with 6.10 per cent.
Biden to reportedly name California Attorney General as Health Secy
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Becerra, 62, has been a member of the US House of Representatives for more than two decades before beginning serving as Attorney General of California in 2017.
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