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Saudi Arabia issues new COVID PCR test exemptions for outsiders
The Siasat Daily 16 Dec 2021
Riyadh. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of interior on Wednesday announced new exemptions for non-Saudi spouses of citizens entering the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported ... #وزارة_الداخلية ... More than 48.2 million people have been vaccinated in the country so far. Saudi now offers booster doses to both locals and foreigners ... .
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First ever true millipede with over 1,000 feet found
Gulf News 17 Dec 2021
Paris. Scientists have discovered the world's first true millipede, a study said Thursday, describing a long, thin and segmented creature with a whopping 1,306 legs - more than any other animal ever ... It also has no eyes and is colourless, traits characteristic of animals that spend their entire lives underground ... .
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USA sends F-15 fighter bombers to Romania to intimidate Russia
Pravda RU 16 Dec 2021photo: Creative Commons / canyaro
Putin tells pope they can jointly 'protect Christians'
Urdu Point 17 Dec 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Pope Francis a happy 85th birthday on Friday, telling the Catholic leader they could jointly protect Christians ... The comments come after the pope earlier this month said he was ready to travel to Moscow to visit Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church ... ....
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Saudi Prince Now An Uncrowned King Amid Concerns Over Father's Health
NDTV 17 Dec 2021
From greeting foreign leaders to heading regional summits, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is taking over the reins from his elderly father and becoming Saudi Arabia's uncrowned king ... .
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A decade later, North Korea under Kim Jong Un is even more isolated and oppressed
The Los Angeles Times 17 Dec 2021
The chubby-cheeked 27-year-old trudged alongside his father’s hearse that snowy, overcast day 10 years ago, gazing downward and away from the gaggle of cameras trained on him. With his father’s abrupt passing, Kim Jong Un, third-generation heir to one of the world’s last communist bastions, was now in charge of North Korea and its 25 million people.
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The pandemic forced Kim Jong Un into retreat. The world should brace for his resurgence
CNN 17 Dec 2021
Seoul (CNN)Ten years ago, the world watched as a young Kim Jong Un solemnly walked beside his father's hearse on a snowy morning in Pyongyang as distraught North Koreans wailed in grief. Kim's long black coat and hairstyle, reminiscent of his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, were viewed as a superficial effort to emulate the authority of his forebears.
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Russia prepares unpleasant surprise for F-35 in Black Sea region
Pravda RU 15 Dec 2021
As soon as it became known that the United States was getting ready to use F-35 fighters over the Black Sea, it was reported that Russia had prepared a very unpleasant surprise for the fifth-generation fighter aircraft ... .
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UK PM Johnson suffers by-election disaster
The Times of India 17 Dec 2021
LONDON. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday suffered a crushing by-election defeat in a constituency never previously lost by his Conservative Party, a result which raises serious questions about his leadership ... The government reported nearly 89,000 new infections Thursday, the second consecutive record daily tally ... Start a Conversation. .
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German Chancellor to Visit Italy on December 20 - Government Spokesperson
Urdu Point 17 Dec 2021
Scholz was appointed German chancellor on December 8 ... On Monday Scholz visited Warsaw ....
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Drone strike on Pakistani Taliban leader fails to explode, Taliban sources say
The Jerusalem Post 16 Dec 2021
The missile was targeting a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban. By REUTERS Published. DECEMBER 16, 2021 22.23. A drone strike hit a house just inside Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, apparently targeting a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban, but the missile failed to explode, Pakistani Taliban sources said on Thursday. .
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Openness and freedom of information are no longer valued in the UK
The Independent 17 Dec 2021
Last week, after the High Court in London ruled that Julian Assange could be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges, social media was at once abuzz with reactions ... Now there may be a number of reasons why. Whatever the rights and wrongs of his case, Assange has not been taken to British hearts ... .
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Czech Republic: President Milos Zeman appoints govt of new PM Petr Fiala
Ruptly 17 Dec 2021
President Milos Zeman appointed members of Prime Minister-designate Petr Fiala's new government, as seen on Friday in Prague ... .
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Pinochet's widow dies at age 98 after years in seclusion
The Independent 17 Dec 2021
Lucia Hiriart died at her home in Santiago s affluent La Dehesa neighborhood surrounded by close relatives, six days after her 98th birthday, her son Marco Antonio said ... Pinochet died in 2006, on Dec ... .
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Andry Rajoelina: French nationals sentenced for Madagascar coup plot
BBC News 17 Dec 2021
Two French nationals have been sentenced to 10 and 20 years in prison for planning a coup against Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina. Paul Rafanoharana and Philippe François were prosecuted for endangering state security, criminal association and conspiracy to assassinate the president ... Related Topics. .