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  Last update: 20:13 GMT 23.11.2020

  20:13 GMT 23.11.2020

  US

  Biden Reportedly to Choose Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary

  Projected president-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his treasury secretary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the decision.

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  Last update: 21:11 GMT 23.11.2020

  21:11 GMT 23.11.2020

  Society

  Hundreds of Bodies From New York City’s Spring COVID-19 Surge to Remain Inside Morgue Trucks

  At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City, New York, became a bustling hotspot for the deadly respiratory disease, as the Big Apple’s death toll numbered in the tens of thousands. Unable to keep up with the spikes, medical officials eventually resorted to the use of refrigerated trucks that were converted into makeshift morgues.

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  Last update: 14:30 GMT 23.11.2020

  14:30 GMT 23.11.2020

  World

  French Finance Minister Says He Will Press Joe Biden on Digital Tax During First Contact With Him

  The issue has become a bone of contention between European countries and the Trump administration. Washington abandoned international talks on the subject and President Donald Trump even threatened to impose tariffs on European products if France and other countries tax US tech giants.

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  Last update: 18:38 GMT 23.11.2020

  18:38 GMT 23.11.2020

  Middle East

  Saudi Arabia Confirms Houthi Missile Attack on Jeddah Oil Station, No Casualties Reported

  Saudi state media reported Monday that a fire had broken out in North Jeddah after a terrorist attack at a Saudi Aramco petroleum distribution station.

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  Last update: 17:04 GMT 23.11.2020

  17:04 GMT 23.11.2020

  World

  Italian Envoy, German Charge D'Affaires Summoned by Ankara Over Turkish Ship's Inspection

  This is not the first time that a Turkish ship has been suspected by EU maritime forces of attempting to smuggle weapons to the civil war-torn state in violation of a UN Security Council ban on arms shipments to the country. Ankara, which has pledged to help the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, condemns such inspections.

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  Last update: 15:12 GMT 23.11.2020

  15:12 GMT 23.11.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  One Azerbaijani Serviceman Dead, One Russian Peacekeeper Injured Due to Mine Explosion in Karabakh

  A Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed in the disputed region after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a joint statement to mutually cease the hostilities that had been taking place in Karabakh since the end of September 2020.

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  Last update: 04:25 GMT 23.11.2020

  04:25 GMT 23.11.2020

  World

  Live Updates: UK Aims to Inoculate People Most at Risk From Coronavirus by Easter, PM Johnson Says

  Currently, people with a positive COVID-19 test result in the UK are required to stay home for 10 days, while their "close contacts" must stay home for two weeks. Repeated self-isolation is not excluded.

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  Last update: 18:16 GMT 23.11.2020

  18:16 GMT 23.11.2020

  Viral

  'Still Gorgeous After All These Years': Pamela Anderson Stuns Netizens With Sexy Selfie

  The Baywatch star has recently opened up about suffering from loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic. Appearing on the British talk show Loose Women, Anderson, who has two sons from her marriage to musician Tommy Lee, said there were frantic moments when she wanted to get in a car and drive to see her children.