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John Prescott, pugnacious deputy UK PM to Tony Blair, dies at 86
LONDON (Reuters) -John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain's Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer's, his family said on Thursday.
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Arrested son of Norwegian princess suspected of second rape
OSLO (AFP): The eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit is suspected of a second rape, police said Wednesday (Nov 20), two days after his arrest over another allegation of sexual assault.
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Mexico's lower house votes to abolish autonomous bodies
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday a measure to abolish most of the autonomous bodies that regulate some economic sectors and ensure government transparency, a reform that could worsen tension with the U.S. and hit credit ratings.
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Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
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Zelenskiy says Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine through diplomacy
(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the Crimea peninsula, seized by Russia in 2014, would have to be restored to Ukrainian sovereignty through diplomacy.
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Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles.
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US once again vetoes UN Security Council's ceasefire draft resolution on Gaza
HAMILTON, CANADA: The United States has once again vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for an "immediate, unconditional, and permanent" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday (Nov 20).
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Russia, North Korea agree to boost charter flights after trade meeting, TASS and KCNA say
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on cooperation after meetings covering trade, the economy, science and technology in Pyongyang, North Korean state media KCNA said on Thursday.
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Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 32 people jailed for 'extremism'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 32 people who were convicted of extremism, according to the Pul Pervogo Telegram account which reports widely on his activities.
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Angela Merkel, in memoir, recalls tricks for dealing with Donald Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected U.S. president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer's winner-or-loser mentality not to quit the Paris climate accords.
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Nvidia announces Q3 financial results
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nvidia on Wednesday reported revenue of 35.1 billion U.S. dollars for the third quarter ending Oct. 27, 2024, marking a 17-percent increase from the previous quarter and a 94-percent rise compared to the same period last year.
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Roundup: Chinese companies shine at Egypt's largest ICT expo
CAIRO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies took the limelight at Egypt's largest information and communications technology (ICT) exhibition, Cairo ICT 2024, exploring opportunities to expand in the Middle East region and Africa.
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Int'l book fair kicks off in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 47th Kuwait International Book Fair kicked off on Wednesday in Kuwait's Hawalli Governorate under the theme "The World in a Book."
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Italy's medical staff strike for better pay, more healthcare funding
ROME, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Doctors and nurses in Italy's public healthcare system staged a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, calling for better pay and increased investment in the National Health System (NHS).
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Gaza becomes "graveyard" for children: UNRWA chief
GAZA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said on Wednesday that Gaza has become a "graveyard" for children.
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Kenya backs Haiti's call for peacekeeping mission, advisor says
(Reuters) - A top Kenyan security advisor said on Wednesday that her nation backs calls from Haiti for the United Nations to consider turning a current international security mission in the Caribbean nation into a formal U.N. peacekeeping mission.
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Nearly 40,000 healthcare workers at University of California kick off 2-day strike
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 40,000 healthcare workers at University of California (UC), a top public university system in the United States, kicked off a two-day strike on Wednesday morning.
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Qatar breaks ground on large theme park
DOHA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The groundbreaking ceremony for Land of Legends Qatar took place on Wednesday, marking the launch of a landmark development set to become one of the largest theme parks in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Biden administration moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in U.S. loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, as outgoing officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russia.
