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Germany Reported a Total of More Than 1M Cases of COVID-19
The new debt approved for 2020 will "by far" not be exhausted, said Scholz, and much will be postponed until next year. Chancellor Angela Merkel this week announced that Germany was extending its current coronavirus restrictions through to early January unless there is a dramatic drop in infections. [Full Article...]
US Denies Permit for Gold, Copper Mine in Southwest Alaska
Efforts to prevent the mine's approval created an unusual coalition of allies, uniting Donald Trump Jr and Tucker Carlson with green activists and conservationists. However, Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was among those who voiced opposition earlier this year. The Pebble Mine Partnership said it was "dismayed" by the decision and its Canadian parent company, Northern Dynasty Minerals, vo... [Full Article...]
Woman Shatters Hundreds of Bottles of Alcohol Inside Stevenage Supermarket
When a witness told her to calm down, she lobbed a bottle of gin at him. The five-minute outburst came to an end when a security guard managed to remove her from the situation and take her outside. Aldi declined to comment when approached by LADbible. TV presenter Lee Clark, 50, was in the Stevenage store and said she must have smashed at least 500 bottles during the "incredibly dangerous" in... [Full Article...]
Trump 'ready to leave if Electoral College affirms Biden win'
Joe Biden pass oga Trump with 306 votes to 232 under di electoral college system wey dem dey use take pick United States presidents. The American leader assured that if Biden is certified the election victor by the Electoral College, he will leave. [Full Article...]
Trial of Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul moved to terrorism court
Some of the activists arrested with al-Hathloul have been provisionally released, while others remain in detention amid what campaigners have called "opaque" court trials for charges that include contact with foreign media, diplomats and human rights groups. [Full Article...]
Scotland's Sturgeon wants independence referendum as soon as 2021
According to the BBC , some members within the SNP and wider independence movements have urged Sturgeon to develop a so-called "Plan-B strategy" for securing a referendum if the United Kingdom government does not change its stance. Devolution won't hold. Vote and prepare for indyWales. Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, said that the country should only be focusing on emerging... [Full Article...]
Dozens jailed for life over Turkey's 2016 coup
A total of 475 defendants, including some generals and fighter jet pilots at the Akinci air base, on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara, had been on trial for the past three years, accused of directing the coup and bombing key government buildings, including a section of Turkey's parliament. [Full Article...]
'CITGO 6' found guilty and sentenced in Venezuela
In addition to Pereira, the others convicted were Gustavo Cárdenas, Jorge Toledo, brothers Jose Luis Zambrano and Alirio Zambrano, and Tomeu Vadell - all now US citizens. "While we do not have first-hand knowledge of these reported convictions, we are distressed to read about this outcome", the company said in a statement. [Full Article...]