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Lori Loughlin ‘a wreck’ serving jail sentence in college admissions scam


November 5, 2020

Lori Loughlin is devastated and practically a living mess while serving jail term after being convicted in college admissions scandal. The Full House star had reported to California prison last week to begin her imprisonment after she plead guilty. Giving an update about the actress, a source revealed, “Lori really went into prison strong, she had her faith and the support of …

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‘People are concerned’: From Iran to Koreas, nations watch Election Day in the US


November 5, 2020

For four years, the world’s nations have watched as a very different American president engages with the international community — or doesn’t. Longtime alliances have been strained, agreements wiped away, tariffs erected, funding withdrawn. Some nations have been the objects of presidential derision. Others, like North Korea, have been on the receiving end of diplomatic overtures once considered unthinkable. For …

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Race to 270: Where the key states stand in tight US election


November 5, 2020

The result of the US presidential election is hanging on the vote count in a handful of key states, with the race too close to call so far. By 11pm PST on Wednesday, Democrat Joe Biden currently holds 238 electoral votes — including Arizona, which the Donald Trump team says could change — compared to 213 for the Republican president. In order …

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Kanye West notches some 60,000 votes, hints at 2024 White House bid


November 5, 2020

The United States was on knife’s edge Wednesday waiting for electoral results, but the fate of one candidate was clear — entertainer Kanye West will not win the 2020 presidential race — but still has future aspirations. The mercurial rapper, who decided to run for the nation’s highest office late in the game as an independent candidate under the Birthday …

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Democrats losing paths to senate control as Republicans hang on


November 5, 2020

Hopes fading for senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races remained undecided into Wednesday and at least one headed to a runoff in January. It was a jarring outcome for Democrats who had devised an expanded political map, eager to provide a …

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Washington exits global climate pact amid poll uncertainty


November 5, 2020

WASHINGTON: The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday, fulfilling an old promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change. But the outcome of the tight US election contest will determine for how long. Trump’s Democratic rival, Joe Biden, has promised to rejoin the agreement …

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Denmark to cull millions of minks over mutated coronavirus


November 5, 2020

COPENHAGEN: Denmark, the world’s biggest producer of mink fur, said on Wednesday it would cull all of the country’s minks after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms and had spread to people. The mutation “could pose a risk that future (coronavirus) vaccines won’t work the way they should,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told a …

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Curfew imposed in Italy as Europe tries to combat virus surge


November 5, 2020

ROME: Italian officials agreed on Wednesday to impose a night-time curfew, joining a slew of European nations in ramping up restrictions to reverse a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases.Governments in Europe are struggling to get a hold of a pandemic that has now infected more than 11 million on the continent. Wednesday saw Russia announce nearly 20,000 new infections and …

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Pakistan-EU security dialogue next year


November 5, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union on Wednesday agreed to commence their bilateral security dialogue from next year. Pakistan and the EU “agreed to hold the first meeting of the new EU-Pakistan Security Dialogue in 2021, including on the fight against terrorism”, said a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the fifth round of their bilateral strategic dialogue, which …

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Pakistan, Bosnia sign accord for illegal migrants’ return


November 5, 2020

• Imran, Dzaferovic discuss trade, growing Islamophobia • MoU on scientific, technological cooperation inked ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday signed a bilateral readmission agreement paving the way for repatriation of nearly 3,000 illegal Pakistani migrants. The agreement was signed during a two-day visit of the Chairman of the Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sefik Dzaferovic. The Bosnian …

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