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EU backs tighter borders and online terror rules

Fight against terrorism not directed at religious or political beliefs, but fanatical and violent extremism, says bloc

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Dutch ban New Year fireworks over virus fears

This is to avoid extra pressure on already overburdened care works, says Dutch govt

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Al-Qaeda No. 2 secretly killed in Iran: NYT

Assassination mission involves two Israeli operatives

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Trump claims win in Pennsylvania

US Court of Appeals rejects suit alleging voting violations

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France proposes delaying regional elections over Covid-19

Campaigning will be difficult as country is facing nationwide lockdown

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Hard-hit Central America in crosshairs of another hurricane

Region hit by ‘catastrophic floods, extreme droughts and great poverty’, says Guatemala president

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Typhoon leaves 53 dead, 22 missing in Philippines

Death toll likely to rise as rescuers continue searching

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Trudeau calls for redoubling of efforts in Covid-19 fight

How bad it gets in the coming months depends on all of us, says Canadian PM

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Top US Democrat says FB ‘part of the problem’

Social media giant accused of allowing disinformation, hate speech to spread

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Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO

Director of WHO immunisation dept voices concerns over growing signs of vaccine hesitancy

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OECD urges quadrupling of virus aid for emerging countries

This will require act of ‘generosity’ and ‘wisdom’, says sec-gen

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US registers nearly 200,000 new Covid-19 cases

More than 244,100 related deaths as of Friday evening

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US extends TikTok sale deadline to Nov 27

Social media app and its parent company have filed suit over ban pushed by Donald Trump’s administration