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Sunday November 29, 2020

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Published: 23:33 pm,Saturday 28 November 2020

Significant melting happens to Antarctic ice sheet surface

The surface of the Antarctic ice sheet had experienced significant melting over the 1999-2019 period, said a remote sensing report released Friday by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), reported Xinhua. Over the 1999-2019 period, more than 2.63 million square kilometers of the Antarctic ice sheet surface

Published: 18:39 pm,Saturday 28 November 2020

Iran vows to avenge assassination of Fakhrizadeh

Iran vowed to avenge the death of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was the target of an assassination that Tehran has claimed was carried out by Israeli “mercenaries” acting on behalf of Washington. The accusation will stoke tensions with the United States just as Donald Trump prepares to

Published: 11:19 am,Saturday 28 November 2020

Home detention of Bolivian army general triggers protests

Dozens of military men and ex-soldiers marched Friday in different regions of Bolivia against the criminal prosecution of a general who is being probed by the government for civilian deaths during the 2019 social crisis, reported EFE-EPA. The demonstrations by retired military personnel and those in the process of

Published: 00:41 am,Saturday 28 November 2020

Prospects of 2-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict more "distant"

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the "prospects for a viable two-state solution are growing more distant," pointing to a host of factors which continue to cause great misery, including the expansion of illegal settlements, a significant spike in the demolition of Palestinian homes and structures, violence and continued militant

Published: 02:45 am,Saturday 28 November 2020

Trump campaign loses appeal over poll disputes in Pennsylvania

A federal appeals court in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Friday upheld a previous ruling by a lower court against the campaign of President Donald Trump, dealing another blow to the president's effort to overturn election results in the state, reported Xinhua. The three-judge panel of the Third

Published: 21:13 pm,Friday 27 November 2020

Top Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran

Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated Friday near the capital Tehran, the country's defense ministry said, reported EFE-EPA. Fakhrizadeh was dubbed the ‘father’ of the Iranian nuclear program by Western intelligence and was among those sanctioned by the United Nations for his alleged role in trying to

Published: 21:42 pm,Friday 27 November 2020

Grandi visits Sudan as Tigrayan refugee influx reaches 43,000

The High Commissioner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, arrived in Sudan on Friday to visit the Ethiopian border where there are more than 43,000 refugees from war-torn Tigray, and to discuss this humanitarian crisis with Sudanese authorities, reported EFE-EPA. "I am in Sudan and visiting

Published: 11:38 am,Friday 27 November 2020

13 Australian soldiers face dismissal in wake of war crimes report

The chief of the Australian army revealed on Friday that 13 soldiers face dismissal as a result of the investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Australian special forces during their deployment in Afghanistan, reported EFE-EPA. "Thirteen individuals have been issued administrative action notices in relation to the Afghanistan

Published: 11:58 am,Friday 27 November 2020

Rare white penguin spotted in Galapagos

A penguin with an apparent leucism, a rare condition in these animals, has recently been spotted on one of the Galapagos Islands, the Galapagos National Park reported Thursday, reported EFE-EPA. A local naturalist guide first discovered it on Nov. 19 at the Punta Vicente Roca site, on the northern

Published: 00:30 am,Friday 27 November 2020

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 60m: WHO

The United States continued to report the highest numbers of confirmed cases and deaths, 12,441,925 and 257,825, respectively. India reported 9,266,705 confirmed cases and 135,223 deaths, and Brazil with 6,118,708 confirmed cases and 170,115 deaths.

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