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With over one and half months left to leave the White House, the United States president Donald Trump seems will not just hand-over power to Joe Biden without a battle. Trump who has enjoyed the presidential seat for just one term said he will only leave the highly guarded White House after president-elect Joe Biden proves he did not steal ...

North Korea recently placed Pyongyang and northern Jagang province under lockdown over virus concerns. Earlier this month, it imposed lockdown measures in other areas where officials found unauthorized goods and foreign currencies that were brought in, Ha cited the NIS as saying. North Korea has also banned fishing and salt production at sea to prevent seawater from being infected with ...

Ahead of a hastier than expected drawdown of U.S. troops in the Middle East before he leaves office, Donald Trump has a military record that stands apart from other modern American presidents. Only days after being appointed acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller announced the U.S. would reduce its troop numbers to 2,500 in both Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15. This was followed by ...

Scotland became the first country in the world to make tampons and menstrual pads available for free. The country will make the tampons and pads available at all public buildings, including schools and universities. The vote from the Scottish parliament came unanimously in favor of a Period Products bill on Tuesday. This made them the first to pass a law ...

China’s President Xi Jinping has called for a global mechanism that would use QR codes to open up global travel. The codes will majorly help in establishing the health status of a traveler hence making it easier to track the coronavirus. “We need to further harmonize policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,’’ ...