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13 killed in Thailand flash floods
The 13 villagers drowned due to flash floods and torrential waters, following heavy downpours in Nakhon Si Thammarat over the last few days.
N.Korea passes new laws on foreign culture, tech, telecom
At the 12th Plenary Meeting of the 14th Presidium of the SPA on Friday, the members discussed and endorsed a series of laws on "rejecting reactionary ideology and culture", on the introduction of sci-tech achievements, on forestry, and on mobile telecommunications.
25,000 residents flee wildfire in southern California
The fire, dubbed Bond Fire, erupted at around 10.15 p.m. Wednesday at a house and then continued to grow throughout the night as gusty Santa Ana winds spread the flames.
UK, EU Brexit talks paused over 'significant divergences’
The two leaders issued a joint statement after a phone call on Saturday afternoon as both sides' chief negotiators paused negotiations over major differences on some core issues.
US to withdraw majority of forces from Somalia by early 2021
The United States reportedly has roughly 700 troops stationed in Somalia to assist local forces against al-Shabaab, a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda.
Don't misread efforts to relocate Rohingyas: B'desh ministry
A convoy of 19 vessels transferred the Rohingyas from Chittagong on Friday including five navy ships and an army ship. Another navy ship was kept stand-by as backup in case of any emergency. Four speed boats, four country boats, two navy and two coast guard boats escorted the seven ships.
Fauci accepts Biden's offer to be his chief medical adviser
Fauci, who has served as the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, is also one of the most prominent members of the Donald Trump administration's coronavirus task force.
BioNTech CEO recounts origin story of Covid vaccine
The Lancet paper described the travels and infection pattern of a Chinese family. Increasingly alarmed by what he read in the "extremely accurate and informative" paper, Sahin went and looked at the airport connections from and to Wuhan. In a flash, he knew he was looking at a coming apocalypse.
Snowden urges Trump to pardon Assange
In a tweet, Snowden who has obtained Russia's open-ended residence permit, said the pardon would save the life of Assange who is currently in custody in London.
Libya hails UN's travel exemption for Gaddafi's family member
On Wednesday, the Committee granted a humanitarian travel exemption valid for six months to the three family members. Mohamed Siala, Foreign Minister of the GNA, in September requested a lifting of the travel ban on the three individuals for humanitarian reasons.
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