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Trump demands action against China over virus, Xi urges cooperation at UN

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump used the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to attack China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it must be held accountable for having "unleashed this plague onto the world."By contrast, China's President Xi Jinping struck a conciliatory tone in his pre-recorded...

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar plans new govt

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (AP): Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he has secured a majority in Parliament to form a new government that is "strong, stable and formidable."Anwar said he has been granted an audience with the king Tuesday but it was postponed because the king was in...

EU sees asylum applications sharply down

BRUSSELS, Sept 23 (Xinhua): A 69-percent fall month on month in the number of applicants seeking asylum in the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2020 has been attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eurostat, the EU's statistics organization said Tuesday.Some 46,500 first-time asylum seekers applied...

Berlin hospital discharges Navalny

BERLIN, Sept 23 (BBC): Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a Berlin hospital where he was being treated for Novichok nerve agent poisoning.The Charité Hospital said it was ending acute medical care because his condition had sufficiently improved.Mr Navalny posted a picture of himself standing unaided with a...

Singapore maid defeats millionaire in battle

SINGAPOPRE, Sept 23 (BBC): She was an Indonesian domestic helper who earned S$600 (£345) a month working for an extremely wealthy Singaporean family.He was her employer, a titan of Singapore's business establishment and the chairman of some of the country's biggest companies.One day, his family accused her of stealing from...

11 including 7 security force members die in Afghan clashes

KUNDUZ, Sept 23 (Xinhua): At least seven security force members and four militants were killed and 14 people wounded in fresh clashes in two Afghan provinces on Tuesday night, a local officials confirmed on Wednesday.In northern Kunduz province, five security forces and four militants were killed and eight soldiers and...

Storm heads to Tokyo area

TOKYO, Sept 23 (AP): A tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean is slowly approaching the Tokyo region Wednesday, and officials are urging residents to take precautions early from expected heavy rain and gusts.Tropical Storm Dolphin headed north over waters south of the Hachijo island, packing sustained winds of up to...

Russia records over 6,400 new corona cases

MOSCOW, Sept 23 (TASS): Russia's confirmed coronavirus cases grew by 6,431 in the past day, a record high since July 13, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday.According to the crisis center, in the past five days the daily growth rate did not exceed 0.6 per cent. Russia has...

380 whales die in Australia's stranding

About 380 whales have died in what is suspected to be Australia's largest stranding on record, officials say, reports BBC.Since Monday, hundreds of long-finned pilot whales have been found beached on Tasmania's west coast.Rescuers had managed to save 50 by late on Wednesday, and they were trying to help the...

Germany's virus cases rise by 1,769 to 275,927

BERLIN, Sept 23 (Xinhua): Germany's COVID-19 cases rose by 1,769 to 275,927 over the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Wednesday.The death toll from the disease increased by 13 to 9,409, it added.Germany's Minister of Health Jens Spahn said on Monday that he...