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Dutch government orders partial lockdown amid rising virus cases-
By PTI THE HAGUE: Caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a three-week partial lockdown Friday amid surging COVID-19 cases in ...
Biden and Xi to hold virtual meeting on November 15-
By PTI WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit on Monday ...
Climate talks soften stance on fossil fuel phaseout-
By PTI GLASGOW: Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away Friday from a ...
CPC hails Xi Jinping as China’s ‘helmsman’; attacks US & western democracies-
By PTI BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party on Friday hailed President Xi Jinping as its helmsman, a honorific title reserved ...
Biden picks former FDA chief Califf to again lead agency-
By PTI WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday is tapping former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf to again ...
Alleged rape at presidential palace investigated-
By PTI PARIS: French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace, ...
India-led International Solar Alliance signs UN pact at COP26 in Glasgow-
By PTI LONDON: The India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) signed a ...
Chinese spokesman-
By PTI BEIJING: China on Friday said it was in “close communication” with the US to facilitate the first virtual ...
Kremlin denies plans to invade Ukraine, alleges NATO threats-
By PTI MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday rebuffed allegations that a buildup of its troops near Ukraine reflects Moscow’s aggressive ...
Pope offers hope to poor in visit to namesake’s Assisi home-
By Associated Press Pope Francis traveled to the hilltop town of his namesake for the fifth time in his pontificate ...
