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Thailand’s pro-democracy protesters warn of possible coup

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The protest movement’s core demands are for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his government to step down

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Thai pro-democracy protesters hold up cell phone lights during a rally at the Lat Phrao Intersection on November 27, 2020 in Bangkok.

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Recount in Wisconsin county demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin

Overall, Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election with 306 Electoral College votes to Donald Trump's 232

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Election workers verify ballots as recount observers (left), watch during a Milwaukee hand recount of presidential votes at the Wisconsin Center, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Milwaukee.

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U.S. advisory panel to meet on COVID-19 vaccine allocation

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have asked the FDA to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

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Fresh rocket attack from Ethiopia’s Tigray region targets Eritrea, say diplomats

The TPLF has accused Ethiopia of enlisting Eritrean military support, a charge Ethiopia denies.

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Thai pro-democracy protesters hold up cell phone lights during a rally at the Lat Phrao Intersection on November 27, 2020 in Bangkok.

Thailand’s pro-democracy protesters warn of possible coup

Election workers verify ballots as recount observers (left), watch during a Milwaukee hand recount of presidential votes at the Wisconsin Center, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Milwaukee.

Recount in Wisconsin county demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin

U.S. advisory panel to meet on COVID-19 vaccine allocation

Google map image of Eritrea.

Fresh rocket attack from Ethiopia’s Tigray region targets Eritrea, say diplomats

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U.S. presidential elections | Appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race

Mr. Biden has carefully sought to remain close to the political centre so as to maximise his chances of working successfully toward bipartisan consensus.

With Cabinet picks, Joe Biden remains close to the political centre

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Former Sudanese Prime Minister and head of the National Umma Party, Sadiq Al-Mahdi. File photo

Former Sudan Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of COVID-19 AP

Sadiq al-Mahdi was the country's last democratically elected leader

U.K. asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

Coronavirus | AstraZeneca likely to run new global trial on COVID-19 vaccine, says report

U.S. top court backs religious groups on virus rules

We’re at war with the virus, not each other: Biden in Thanksgiving address

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Courts ban remembrance events for LTTE cadre on ‘Heroes Day’
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Cher to visit Pakistan to help ‘world’s loneliest elephant’
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COVID-19: India says meeting Nepal’s vaccine requirement would be priority
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Pakistan Cabinet approves chemical castration of rapists; Special Courts for rape trials
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Europe

Video images of police beating Black man ‘shame us’, says Emmanuel Macron
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U.K. asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions
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Bhutan establishes formal ties with Germany
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Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
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Memorial plaque for Jewish victims of 26/11 Mumbai attacks unveiled at Israel synagogue
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India discusses further opportunities to work with UAE in a ‘changing world’
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Israel, India partners in quest for future with low carbon, pollution levels: Netanyahu
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Recount in Wisconsin county demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin

Thailand’s pro-democracy protesters warn of possible coup

U.S. advisory panel to meet on COVID-19 vaccine allocation

Video images of police beating Black man ‘shame us’, says Emmanuel Macron

Fresh rocket attack from Ethiopia’s Tigray region targets Eritrea, say diplomats

U.S. presidential elections | Appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race

China slaps 200% tax on Australian wine

This will make the wine unsellable in Canberra’s biggest export market: Minister

Coronavirus | Bolsonaro says he won’t take vaccine

‘Govt. will organise its distribution to those who want it’

Courts ban remembrance events for LTTE cadre on ‘Heroes Day’

Families light lamps and remember members in their homes

With Cabinet picks, Joe Biden remains close to the political centre

His appointments suggest he would undo many of Trump’s policy decisions

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

Israel declined to immediately comment on the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once called out in a news conference saying- “Remember that name.”

How a machine learning model collects data without compromising privacy?

Federated learning is said to have application in healthcare, where hospitals and pharmaceutical companies can exchange data for treating diseases without sharing private clinical information.

Walt Disney increases planned layoffs to 32,000 as coronavirus hits park attendance

The layoffs will be in the first half of fiscal 2021, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cher to visit Pakistan to help ‘world’s loneliest elephant’

He’s set to leave for a sanctuary in Cambodia on Sunday.

COVID-19: India says meeting Nepal’s vaccine requirement would be priority

“Given our genetic profiles, what works for India is likely to work for Nepal as well.”

Fists and pig guts fly in Taiwan Parliament during debate on U.S. pork

President Tsai Ing-wen announced in August that the government would, from Jan. 1, allow imports of U.S. pork containing ractopamine, an additive that enhances leanness but is banned in the European Union and China

Pakistan Cabinet approves chemical castration of rapists; Special Courts for rape trials

According to Law Minister Farogh Naseem, it is mandatory under the international law to take consent of the convict before castrating him

Former Sudan Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi dies of COVID-19

Sadiq al-Mahdi was the country's last democratically elected leader

Memorial plaque for Jewish victims of 26/11 Mumbai attacks unveiled at Israel synagogue

Rav Hecht and First Secretary at the Embassy of India in Israel Rohit Mishra unveiled the plaque mounted on a wall inside the synagogue

Foxconn to shift some Apple production to Vietnam to minimise China risk

Foxconn is building assembly lines for Apple's iPad tablet and MacBook laptop at its plant in Vietnam's northeastern Bac Giang province, to come online in the first half of 2021.

U.N. decries police use of racial profiling derived from Big Data

Many police use “predictive” profiling systems that lead to identity checks, traffic stops and searches, based on previous arrest data about a neighbourhood.

Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules

Google and Facebook dominate digital advertising, accounting for around 80% of 14 billion pounds spent in 2019, Britain's competition regulator the CMA said.

India discusses further opportunities to work with UAE in a ‘changing world’

Both sides reviewed their cooperation on various facets of their comprehensive strategic partnership including trade, investment, infrastructure, energy, food security and defence.

Israel, India partners in quest for future with low carbon, pollution levels: Netanyahu

The Israeli PM was addressing digital conference of the India-led International Solar Alliance

U.K. asks regulator to assess AZ-Oxford vaccine amid questions

Some scientists have expressed concerns about gaps in the data and the way the results were reported.

Donald Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Joe Biden

The Electoral College is due to meet on December 14.

Coronavirus | AstraZeneca likely to run new global trial on COVID-19 vaccine, says report

AstraZeneca is facing tricky questions about its success rate.

Over 300 jailed for life in Turkey’s 2016 coup trial

A Turkish court jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life in one of the largest trials stemming from the bloody 2016 coup attempt against

Troops ordered to move into Tigray capital: Abiy

PM warns people to stay indoors

U.S. top court backs religious groups on virus rules

They had challenged New York State’s new curbs; Trump-appointee Justice Barrett casts deciding vote

“U.S. presidential transition a fraught period”: expert

Weeks have passed since the 2020 U.S. presidential election, yet the ferment in politics continues in Washington as outgoing President Donald Trump

Biden seeks unity as U.S. battles virus

‘We need to remember we’re at war with the virus, not with one another. Not with each other’

Top news of the day: Punjab farmers brave Haryana Police water cannons as they move towards Delhi; Nivar weakens into cyclonic storm, and more

The major news headlines of the day, and more.

Xiaomi, Boat earbuds top India's wireless hearable shipment list, report says

The overall wireless hearables shipment grew over 700% in the quarter compared with the previous year as working and studying from home continued to boost demand, the report noted.

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

The Indian side was called upon to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding

We’re at war with the virus, not each other: Biden in Thanksgiving address

Biden urged fellow Americans to forgo high-risk holiday traditions, as cases of the virus continue to surge in the United States

Analysis| With self-reliance push, China looks to reframe relations with the world

The move is to make China less reliant on the world and to make the world more reliant on China

Foreign Secretary Shringla and Nepalese leaders discuss boundary issues

Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali says Nepal wants both India and China as partners

Scotland first in the world to make sanitary products free

Scottish Labour MP Monica Lennon, said: “Scotland will not be the last country to consign period poverty to history, but we have the chance to be the first”

France orders tech giants to pay digital tax

France last year applied a 3% levy on revenue from digital services earned in France by companies with revenues of more than 25 million euros here and 750 million euros worldwide.

Trial of leading Saudi women’s rights activist transferred to terrorism court

Loujain al-Hathloul is among a dozen other prominent women’s rights activists arrested in May 2018.

U.K. judge refuses Johnny Depp permission to appeal libel ruling

The actor is seeking to overturn the judgement

SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service

Elon Musk has said the Starlink service will be a crucial source of funding for his broader plans, like developing the super heavy-lift Starship rocket to fly paying customers to the moon and eventually trying to colonize Mars.

Tesla plans to produce electric car chargers in China, document shows

The factory, which Tesla expects to complete in February, will have capacity to make 10,000 chargers a year, according to the document submitted by Tesla.

Ajit Doval to visit Colombo on November 27

National Security Adviser will hold talks with Sri Lanka and Maldives

26/11 Mumbai attacks: Israelis pay respects to victims, demand justice

The Chabad Movement’s Synagogue in Jerusalem will put up a plaque on Thursday in the memory of six Jewish victims

Trump pardons former adviser Flynn, who pleaded guilty in Russia probe

“This pardon is undeserved, unprincipled, and one more stain on President Trumps rapidly diminishing legacy,” House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said in a statement

Morning Digest: Cyclone Nivar makes landfall, weakens from 'very severe' to 'severe' cyclonic storm; Football legend Diego Maradona dies and more

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A medic fills a syringe with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to administer it to a health worker during its trials at the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society in Ahmedabad on November 26, 2020.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the All India Presiding Officers Conference via video conference, on Thursday, November 26, 2020.

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President Donald Trump gets out of a golf cart as he plays golf at Trump National Golf Club, on Thanksgiving, in Sterling, Va., on November 26, 2020.

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A protester walks onto the pitch during play during game one of the One Day International series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on November 27, 2020 in Sydney, Australia.

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Residents of Pattinampakkam, mostly fishermen, run for safety as strong winds and waves picked up pace and move huge quantities of sand up to the road, a good distance away from the waterfront, in Chennai on November 25, 2020.

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In Mamallapuram, a heritage town and popular tourist destination, huts were damaged in the strong winds and torrential rain. As rains lashed, troops of monkeys sought refuge under the decorative, cave-like arches, dotted with images of deities carved in stone at the ancient Sri Sthalasayana Perumal temple.

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The Supreme Court of India in New Delhi.

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