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Pakistan’s PM goes to Afghanistan as U.S. prepares drawdown, peace talks stall

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Kabul on Thursday to meet with

Japan’s daily virus cases surge past previous record high

(AP) — Japan’s number of reported coronavirus infections hit a record high in numbers released

Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower on virus anxiety

(AP) — Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Thursday as anxiety about the economic

Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales

(AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the

GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — but not in public

(AP) — When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time

Post-Brexit UK announces largest military investment since Cold War

(Reuters) – Britain has announced the biggest investment in its military since the end of

Australian special forces suspected of 39 unlawful killings in Afghanistan

(Reuters) – Australia’s top general apologised to Afghanistan on Thursday as he released a report

Spacewalking astronauts prep for 2021 arrival of Russian lab

(AP) — The International Space Station’s two Russian astronauts began spacewalking work Wednesday to prepare

‘Tired to the bone’: Hospitals overwhelmed with virus cases

(AP)—Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient

Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies

(AP) — Apple will cut its app store commissions in half for most developers beginning