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Iran lays to rest top nuclear scientist as it mulls over response
Iran generally uses the term "global arrogance" to refer to the US. His killing likely complicates plans of United States president-elect Joe Biden, who said he would consider re-entering Iran's nuclear deal - and raises the risk of an open conflict in Donald Trump's remaining weeks in office, after a series of escalating incidents between Tehran and Washington. [Full Article...]
Rudy Giuliani is reported to be seeking pardon from Donald Trump
The anonymous sources said it was not clear who came up with the matter first, and it was not immediately clear whether Mr Trump would follow up on the request. The former NY mayor has been the most vocal and out-front defender of Trump's unsubstantiated charges of election fraud, seeking to persuade numerous states that went for Joe Biden to overturn their results. [Full Article...]
Several dead after vehicle hits pedestrians in German city of Trier
Two people have died, according to preliminary indications. A few minutes later, an updated tweet read: "Several dead and injured in Trier's inner city". Shoppers were seen huddling outside stores festooned with Christmas decorations, while sirens could be heard in the distance. A square is blocked by the police in Trier, Germany , December 1, 2020. [Full Article...]
Debenhams set to close as 12,000 jobs put at risk
For much of its 250-year history, Debenhams was the store with the golden touch. In a statement this morning the company's administrators said Debenhams will continue to trade however a wind-down process will begin unless further offers are made for all parts or some of the business. [Full Article...]
French lawmakers to rewrite proposed bill on filming police
Video that surfaced Thursday showed the beating of music producer Michel Zecler, following footage of the brutal police evacuation Tuesday of migrants in a Paris plaza. The law would criminalize the publication of images of on-duty police officers with the intent of harming their "physical or psychological integrity". [Full Article...]
Monolith discovered in Utah desert mysteriously disappears overnight
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Though while a dark metallic structure, it appears covered in concentric circles. "There is no reason to panic for those who think there is still life in the universe", local mayor Andrei Carabelea wrote on Facebook . But it did not take long for sightseers to track it down, with keen-eyed monolith-hunters spotting it on satellite imagery then calculating its Global Positioning System coordinat... [Full Article...]
Eight dead in coronavirus prison riot in Sri Lanka
Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana told Xinhua that all those who have died were inmates, while the injured included prison guards, with some of them in critical condition. [Full Article...]
Baby In Singapore Born With COVID-19 Antibodies
Ng-Chan wasn't COVID-19 positive during delivery. According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the United Kingdom, while vertical transmission, or the transmission from a mother to her baby before birth, does happen, it is "uncommon". [Full Article...]