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Washington D.C. mayor orders citywide curfew as pro-Trump protests force Capitol lockdown
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Washington D.C. mayor orders citywide curfew as pro-Trump protests force Capitol lockdown

Supporters for outgoing Republican President Donald Trump pushed through barriers at the…

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The U.S. Congress convened in a joint session Wednesday afternoon to formally count the Electoral College votes cast in the 2020 presidential election. This is the final step in certifying President-elect and Democrat Joe Biden's victory over the incumbent Republican, Donald Trump. U.S. Vice President and President of the U.S. Senate Mike Pence is presiding over Wednesday's congressional session.
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US Congress convenes to formally count Electoral College votes

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, on Wednesday dismissed Trump's…

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Authorities in Cameroon said five soldiers and a civilian were killed early Wednesday in the troubled English-speaking region of Northwest when an improvised explosive device hit their vehicle.
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5 soldiers, civilian killed in Cameroon explosion

Separatists have been clashing with government forces since 2017 in a bid…

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and US Secretary of Treasury Steven Terner Mnuchin discussed on Tuesday mutual cooperation and regional issues.
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Egyptian president, US treasury secretary discuss bilateral cooperation, regional issues

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi also highlighted the vital role the Egypt-US…

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At least three people were killed and another 17 were wounded on Tuesday in a bus-truck crash on a desert road of Aswan province in southern Egypt, official medical source said.
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3 killed, 17 wounded in bus-truck crash in southern Egypt

Ministry of Social Solidarity ordered urgent aid to families of the victims…

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South Korea's foreign ministry said Tuesday that it will dispatch a delegation to Iran for the early release of a seized South Korean oil tanker and its sailors.
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South Korea to dispatch delegation to Iran for release of oil tanker, sailors

Iran Government spokesman said Tuesday that South Korea has taken as "hostage"…

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Oil prices fall amid OPEC+ deadlock over output cuts

The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on oil prices in 2020. For…

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that England will enter a national lockdown from midnight, the third of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic began in the country.
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UK PM imposes new coronavirus lockdown on England

Scottish First Minister also announced that Scotland would enter a new lockdown…

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Iran said on Monday that the seizure of a South Korean oil tanker by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) earlier in the day is a "normal" procedure over a "technical matter."
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Iran says seizure of South Korean oil tanker “normal” procedure

The South Korean oil tanker was confiscated on the orders of the…

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Security forces during Lebanon coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown
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Lebanon imposes lockdown for 25 days amid surge in coronavirus cases

Lebanon's number of coronavirus infections increased on Monday by 2,861 to 192,139,…

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