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Republicans acknowledge Biden’s win

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Senate Majority Leader congratulates the President-elect; Mike Pompeo set to meet Antony Blinken

Final acceptance: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, centre, with other Republican Senators in Washington.

Sudan military says Ethiopian forces killed troops in cross-border attack

Sudan military statement did not say how many troops were killed or wounded

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Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings after crossing the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan on December 16, 2020.

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Texas suing Google over alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that he was leading a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of taking “illegal” actions to

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. File

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Russia denies FSB role in Navalny poisoning

Several European labs in September concluded that Navalny, 44, was poisoned after he fell ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow in August before being transported by medical aircraft to Berlin.

Final acceptance: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, centre, with other Republican Senators in Washington.

Republicans acknowledge Biden’s win

Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings after crossing the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan on December 16, 2020.

Sudan military says Ethiopian forces killed troops in cross-border attack

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. File

Texas suing Google over alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices

Russia denies FSB role in Navalny poisoning

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We won’t allow communal anarchy in Bangladesh: PM

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U.S. Congress passes defence policy bill that calls out Chinese aggression against India

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Twitter to start removing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation AP

Facebook and YouTube have also announced they will remove misinformation about the vaccines

Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern

Donald Trump ‘absolutely open’ to taking COVID-19 vaccine: White House

Coronavirus | Riyadh announce three-phase roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine

California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety during coronavirus pandemic

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Pak. approves chemical castration of sex offenders
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Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill three, say Afghanistan officials
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Morning Digest: Democracy prevailed, says Biden after U.S. Electoral College confirms his win; British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to meet EAM Jaishankar today
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EU chief von der Leyen sees progress on Brexit talks
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Paris city hall fined for naming too many women to top jobs
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Morning Digest: Farmers' protests continue amid impasse over new laws; more migrants returning to Bangladesh, shows BSF data, and more
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Morning Digest: Farmers' protests continue amid impasse over new laws; more migrants returning to Bangladesh, shows BSF data, and more
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U.S. imposes CAATSA sanctions on Turkey for S-400 Purchase
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Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
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Ro Khanna named Democratic vice chair of Congressional India Caucus

Ro Khanna named Democratic vice chair of Congressional India Caucus

Kenyan man charged with plotting 9/11-style attack on U.S.

Twitter to start removing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Rules eased for water from showerheads, a Trump pet peeve

Texas suing Google over alleged anti-competitive ad tech practices

Sudan military says Ethiopian forces killed troops in cross-border attack

Sudan military statement did not say how many troops were killed or wounded

Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks

The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region on December 17, state media reported shortly after 2:00 a.m. (1800 GMT).

Morning Digest: Covaxin phase-1 trial results promising, ISRO to launch communications satellite today, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

U.S. puts India on ‘currency manipulators’ monitoring list

Treasury labels Switzerland and Vietnam as ‘manipulators’

Pak. approves chemical castration of sex offenders

Pakistan has approved the chemical castration of rapists as part of sweeping new legislation sparked by outcry over the gang-rape of a mother on a

Erdogan says U.S. sanctions an attack on Turkey’s sovereignty

U.S. imposed curbs on Ankara over Russian S-400 purchase

Trump mulls his next move on Hunter Biden

President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of

Republicans acknowledge Biden’s win

Senate Majority Leader congratulates the President-elect; Mike Pompeo set to meet Antony Blinken

Russia denies FSB role in Navalny poisoning

Several European labs in September concluded that Navalny, 44, was poisoned after he fell ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow in August before being transported by medical aircraft to Berlin.

We won’t allow communal anarchy in Bangladesh: PM

‘We won’t tolerate any division in the name of religion’

Former Democratic National Committee leader Don Fowler dies

He led the state party from 1971 to 1980, overseeing the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.

U.S. Congress passes defence policy bill that calls out Chinese aggression against India

The House and Senate versions of the bill were reconciled by a bipartisan Congressional conference committee earlier this month

Flattening curve wasn’t enough for New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern

When the virus began hitting Europe early in the year, Ms. Ardern said, the only two options countries were considering were herd immunity or flattening the curve. She opted for the latter.

Tough EU tech rules: here's the what, why and what comes next

Here is what European Union regulators hope to achieve, and the factors that will affect the final legislation expected to be adopted in the coming months, or possibly longer.

Coalition of U.S. states likely to file new antitrust lawsuit against Google: Politico

The DOJ had accused Google of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals, and was joined by 11 other states when the lawsuit was filed.

EU chief von der Leyen sees progress on Brexit talks

“This is now a case of being so close and yet being so far.”

Mobile ad frauds rise as smartphone usage surges during the pandemic

Click injections and click spam were the two most common methods used to cheat users in entertainment apps.

To avoid EU privacy rules, Facebook to move UK users to California terms

There will be no change to the privacy controls or the services Facebook offers to people in the UK, the companys UK arm said.

Several U.S. tech firms launch coalition to promote key internet law

The coalition aims to ensure that policymakers understand “the potential unintended consequences of blunt changes to the law”, including limiting effective content moderation efforts.

Instagram tests ‘Lite’ version of its app in India

India has been a testing ground previously to many of Instagram’s new features including Reels, Reels Tab and Live Rooms.

China prepares for return of lunar probe with moon samples

Recovery of the return vehicle will be complicated by its small size, darkness and heavy snow.

Donald Trump ‘absolutely open’ to taking COVID-19 vaccine: White House

The U.S. on Friday allowed the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech with a critical care nurse in New York receiving the first jab.

Siddharth Chatterjee appointed as United Nations Resident Coordinator in China

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made this appointment with the host government’s approval.

White House condemns desecration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington

A violent group of Khalistani separatists on Saturday desecrated Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy during a demonstration by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers protesting against the Indian farm laws

Woman accused of sending ricin letter to Donald Trump charged in Texas

Pascale Ferrier is also alleged to have sent ricin to six detention centres and law enforcement agencies in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas

Facebook takes down fake accounts for coordinated influence campaigns

Facebook and Twitter previously uncovered an IRA network that ran a fake news in the U.S.

Paris city hall fined for naming too many women to top jobs

A 2013 law, meant to ensure that women get better access to senior jobs in the civil service, requires a minimum of 40% of appointments for each gender

U.S. regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs

The pig is genetically engineered to eliminate the presence of alpha-gal, a type of sugar found in many mammals.

Joe Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid virus restrictions

Mr. Biden’s team released some broad details for the January 20 event on Tuesday

Morning Digest: Farmers' protests continue amid impasse over new laws; more migrants returning to Bangladesh, shows BSF data, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

Twitter's diversity report shows nearly 29% Asians in its U.S. workforce

Last year, total representation of women, Black and Latinx increased, Twitter stated in its earlier report. About 47% of new hires were women, the company noted.

U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges Biden’s victory

Since early November, Mr McConnell has ignored pressure to acknowledge Mr Biden's victory, saying Mr Trump had the right to pursue legal challenges to the election outcome

Boko Haram claims kidnapping

Over 300 students were abducted in Nigeria’s Katsina State

Ready for collaboration: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election in November, saying he hoped the

Coronavirus | Riyadh announce three-phase roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced a three-phase COVID-19 vaccination programme, as it began registering citizens and foreign residents after approving

Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for nine murders

He met his victims on the social media platform

Over 5 lakh Uighurs involved in Xinjiang cotton coerced labour

Around a fifth of the yarn used in American comes from the region

EU regulator set to approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on December 23

‘It will be the first regular approval of a (COVID-19) vaccine in the world,’ says German Health Minister Jens Spahn

Noun describing social distancing is Dutch word of the year

Anderhalvemetersamenleving, a compound noun describing life under the Dutch government’s 1.5-metre (5-foot) social distancing requirement, was the runaway winner

Sri Lankan Navy resumes raids; 36 Indian fishermen arrested

After months of limiting arrests of allegedly poaching Indian fishermen, fearing they could be carriers of COVID-19, the Sri Lankan Navy has

Bomb, shooting attack in Kabul kill three, say Afghanistan officials

According to Tariq Arian, Afghan interior ministry spokesman, a sticky bomb attached to an armoured vehicle belonging to Kabul’s deputy provincial governor killed two people, and wounded two others.

Apple starts applying new data privacy labels to apps

The labels are part of a broader set of changes Apple rolled out this year to introduce more notifications and permission requirements for data collection on its devices.

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