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Austria locks down as new virus wave grips Europe

Nov 15 (BBC): Austria is moving from a night curfew and partial shutdown to a second national lockdown that will be in place for at least two and a half weeks.Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has urged Austrians not to meet anyone from outside their household in an attempt to curb a...

Biden may pick woman to lead Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (AP): President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the department and the presidential Cabinet.Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded...

Pro-Trump protesters hold rally

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (BBC): Thousands of supporters of US President Donald Trump turned out in Washington DC to back his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the election.Flag-carrying demonstrators were joined by members of far-right groups including the Proud Boys, some wearing helmets and bullet-proof vests.The largely peaceful demonstration saw...

Thai protesters call for prime minister's ouster

BANGKOK, Nov 15 (Reuters): Thousands of people protested in Bangkok on Saturday in the latest in months of anti-government demonstrations that have also called for reforms to Thailand's powerful monarchy.A few kilometres away, thousands of royalists gathered in yellow shirts and waved Thai flags as they waited to greet King...

Tigray forces' rockets hit outskirts of Eritrea capital

TIGRAY, Nov 15 (BBC): The president of Ethiopia's Tigray region says his forces fired rockets at Eritrea's airport on Saturday night, widening the conflict in the area.Debretsion Gebremichael accused the Ethiopian national forces of using the airport to launch attacks on Tigray.Ethiopia's federal government has not yet commented on the...

Fire at Romania Covid ICU claims 10 lives

BUCHAREST, Nov 15 (AP): A fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in northeastern Romania killed 10 people Saturday and injured 10 others, seven of them critically, officials said. Prosecutors quickly opened a criminal investigation.The blaze spread through the intensive care ward designated for COVID-19 patients at the public hospital...

Philippines typhoon toll climbs to 67

MANILA, Nov 15 (Reuters): The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to fly to the northern Tuguegarao province later in the day to...

Pakistan to give 'evidence' India sponsors militant groups

ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (Reuters): Pakistan will present evidence to the United Nations and other international bodies that India, its neighbour and arch rival, is involved with militant organisations on its soil, Pakistan's foreign minister said on Saturday.Pakistani officials have long claimed that India sponsors violent groups in Pakistan -- claims...