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Ethiopians hold national flags at an event organised by city officials to honour the military in capital Addis Ababa [File: Mulugeta Ayene/AP]

Ethiopia claims two key towns seized from Tigray fighters

Ethiopian government says its forces have taken towns of Axum and Adwa in its advance towards the Tigrayan capital.

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President Donald Trump became the first Republican president to lose the state of Georgia since 1992 after Democrat Joe Biden was certified the winner [Susan Walsh/AP]
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Donald Trump’s unprecedented push to contest US election results has suffered a string of legal and political defeats.

Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, left, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, centre, and Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, right, initial the peace agreement after 21 days of talks in Dayton, Ohio, November 21, 1995 [File: David Longstreath/AP]

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President-elect Joe Biden, speaks during a meeting with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Wilmington, Delaware, US [Alex Brandon/AP Photo]

Biden calls on US Congress to pass emergency COVID-19 aid

People run away from tear gas during protest against alleged racism outside Brackenfell High School in Cape Town [Mike Hutchings/Reuters]

S Africa anti-racism protests over ‘whites-only graduation party’

A man carries humanitarian aid in Taez, Yemen in May 2020 [File: Ahmad al-Basha/AFP]

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Khalifa International Stadium [Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy]

Qatar and FIFA to mark two years to World Cup 2022 kick-off

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit, near the Israeli settlement of Psagot in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]

US curbs on Israel boycotts ‘an attack’ on dissent, advocates say

Canada is reporting an increase in cases of COVID-19 and hospitalisations, pushing officials to urge people to be vigilant and follow public health guidelines [Blair Gable/Reuters]

Trudeau urges Canadians to reduce contacts as COVID-19 cases rise

The G20 summit will be virtual, depriving this year's host, Saudi Arabia, of a prime platform for projecting an orchestrated image [File: Bandar Algaloud/Handout via Reuters]
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Saudi Arabia reaps the wrong kind of PR as G20 host


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President Donald Trump became the first Republican president to lose the state of Georgia since 1992 after Democrat Joe Biden was certified the winner [Susan Walsh/AP]
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Georgia pours cold water on Trump bid to overturn Biden win

Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, left, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, centre, and Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, right, initial the peace agreement after 21 days of talks in Dayton, Ohio, November 21, 1995 [File: David Longstreath/AP]

Bosnia: 25 years since Dayton Accords, divisive politics live on

President-elect Joe Biden, speaks during a meeting with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Wilmington, Delaware, US [Alex Brandon/AP Photo]

Biden calls on US Congress to pass emergency COVID-19 aid

People run away from tear gas during protest against alleged racism outside Brackenfell High School in Cape Town [Mike Hutchings/Reuters]

S Africa anti-racism protests over ‘whites-only graduation party’

A man carries humanitarian aid in Taez, Yemen in May 2020 [File: Ahmad al-Basha/AFP]

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Khalifa International Stadium [Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy]

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A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit, near the Israeli settlement of Psagot in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters]

US curbs on Israel boycotts ‘an attack’ on dissent, advocates say

Canada is reporting an increase in cases of COVID-19 and hospitalisations, pushing officials to urge people to be vigilant and follow public health guidelines [Blair Gable/Reuters]

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The G20 summit will be virtual, depriving this year's host, Saudi Arabia, of a prime platform for projecting an orchestrated image [File: Bandar Algaloud/Handout via Reuters]
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Saudi Arabia reaps the wrong kind of PR as G20 host

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

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Volunteers pack boxes of food to be distributed to families in need for Thanksgiving Day at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California [Ashley Landis/AP]

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An empty street in Adelaide after a total lockdown was declared on Wednesday [Brenton Edwards/ AFP]

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Though new cases in India have dipped to less than half in recent weeks from a peak of 100,000 infections a day in September, authorities fear a surge in coming weeks [File: Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

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The WHO is advising against the use of remdesivir in the treatment of COVID-19 [File: Zsolt Czegledi/EPA]

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US President-elect Joe Biden said he agreed on implementing a national mask mandate with leaders of the National Governors Association on November 19, 2020. [Tom Brenner/Reuters]

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended Americans do not travel during next week's Thanksgiving holiday to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus as cases of COVID-19 spike [File: Seth Wenig/AP]

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Teen charged in Kenosha killings released on $2m bond

Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of killing two at a demonstration in August, was released after lawyers posted his bond.

Kyle Rittenhouse appears for an extradition hearing in Lake County court on October 30 [Nam Y Huh/Pool/AP Photo]

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Mnuchin faces criticism for his decision to take back Federal Reserve coronavirus funds amid new business closures.

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Oracle billionaire battles COVID on island he purchased

Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of Oracle, owns 98 percent of the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

Larry Ellison has donated testing supplies and invested in the island's hospital, while leaders at his company have directed the response in tandem with Lanai's local government [File: Bloomberg]
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Trump unveils contentious drug policies aimed at lowering costs

Lawsuits are almost guaranteed for both rules, leaving implementation unclear as Trump’s days in office dwindle.

US President Donald Trump's unveiling of two contentious drug policies could leave the incoming Biden administration in a challenging situation [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters]

Rich countries block COVID-19 drugs rights waiver at WTO

EU and US oppose a move to waive intellectual property rules despite pressure to give drug access to poor countries.

India raised a proposal at the World Trade Organization to waive existing intellectual property rules that it says creates barriers on access to affordable vaccines [File: Amit Dave/Reuters]

Germany hails ‘legacy’ of Nuremberg trials on 75th anniversary

German president urges the world to honour the landmark proceedings that gave birth to international criminal law.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (centre) delivers his speech during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg war crimes trials [Daniel Karmann /AFP]

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