HK pro-democracy MPs resign
HONG KONG, Nov 11 (BBC): All of Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers have resigned after four of their colleagues were disqualified.On Wednesday Beijing passed a resolution allowing the city's government to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security.Shortly afterwards Hong Kong Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai told reporters that they...
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US election's validity intact despite Trump claims
NEW YORK, Nov 11 (AP): The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.In refusing to concede the election, Trump claims that he would have won were it not for...
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Modi's party, allies win vote in key Bihar state
PATNA, Nov 11 (AP): India's ruling party and its allies have won a key state election seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic downturn.Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and his regional ally Janata Dal United won 125 seats of...
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News in Brief (12-11-2020)
WHO not sharing enough info about China virus probe: USGENEVA, Nov 11: A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus. arrett Grisby of the U.S. Department of...
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