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GERMANY CALLS FOR 'IMMEDIATE' END TO KARABAKH FIGHTING: Germany on Sunday called for an "immediate" halt to the fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani separatists over the Nagorny Karabakh region, saying the conflict can only be resolved through dialogue. "I call on both parties to the conflict to immediately stop all hostilities, especially the shelling of villages and towns," Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a statement, voicing "alarm" at reports of civilian casualties. He urged a return to talks to resolve the dispute over the breakaway region, saying that the so-called Minsk Group "stood ready" to help. France, Russia and the United States have mediated peace efforts as the Minsk Group but the last big push for peace collapsed in 2010. https://gulfnews.com/world Image Credit: AFP

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MACRON'S PARTY FACES STRUGGLE: Nearly half of France's Senate seats are up for grabs Sunday in an election that is likely to leave the chamber dominated by conservatives and serve a new electoral blow to President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party. The election is indirect, with senators chosen primarily by some 75,000 local elected officials like city councilors. They are voting for 172 of the 348 seats in the Senate, whose senators serve six-year terms. The conservative Republicans party is expected to keep its majority, now at 143 seats. Macron's Republic on the Move party was created just four years ago and has 23 seats in the outgoing Senate. It has lost popularity since the last election in 2017 because of yellow vest protests against policies seen as favoring the rich, party infighting and voter disenchantment with Macron's leadership, including its management of the coronavirus crisis. https://gulfnews.com/world Image Credit: AP

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BRITISH MINISTER URGES PREMIER LEAGUE TO GIVE FINANCIAL AID TO SMALLER CLUBS: The British minister with responsibility for sport has urged the Premier League to give financial support to cash-strapped Football League clubs in a bid to ease the financial damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The English Football League says its teams will lose #200 million ($255 million) this season while matches are played behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Image Credit: AP

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SRI LANKA RETURNS CONTAINERS OF ILLEGAL WASTE: Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material. The 21 containers - holding up to 260 tonnes of rubbish - first arrived by ship in the capital Colombo's main port between September 2017 and March 2018, customs said, adding that they departed Sri Lanka on Saturday. They were meant to carry used mattresses, carpets and rugs, but had also contained hospital waste, officials said. https://gulfnews.com/world/asia Image Credit: New York Times

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MAJORITY OF SWISS EMBRACE TWO-WEEK PATERNITY LEAVE: Swiss voters appear to have accepted the introduction of paid paternity leave for the first time, allowing new fathers to take two weeks off after the birth of their child, projections showed on Sunday. A full 61 percent of Swiss voters were seen voting in favour of a two-week paternity leave in the wealthy Alpine country, long considered quite traditional in terms of family models and gender roles, projections from gfs.bern polling institute showed around an hour after polls closed. https://gulfnews.com/world/europe Image Credit: NYT

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BIDEN MAINTAINS NATIONAL LEAD: Former US Vice President Joe Biden held a lead over President Donald Trump among potential voters nationally, according to two polls conducted in the past few days. In a poll by the Washington Post and ABC News, Biden had a 10 percentage point advantage over Trump. Biden's lead was eight points in another survey conducted by the New York Times and Siena College. In the Washington Post poll, Biden and running mate Kamala Harris had 54% support among likely voters compared with Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at 44%. Among registered voters, Biden had a 53% to 43% lead. The margin is statistically unchanged from the 12-point gap in the Washington Post and ABC's August survey, which was taken before both parties held their conventions. https://gulfnews.com/world/americas Image Credit: NYT

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HARIRI SAYS HE ISN'T CANDIDATE: Saad Hariri, Lebanon's former premier, said he won't be a candidate to form a new government, a day after Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adib stepped down. Hariri, head of the Sunni-dominated Future bloc, said he supports the initiative by French President Emmanuel Macron and "facilitating anything that could make it succeed, because it is the only and last opportunity to stop the collapse of Lebanon," according to a statement. Adib stepped down on Saturday after failing to form a government, leaving the nation rudderless as it struggles to recover from a devastating explosion at its main port last month. https://gulfnews.com/world/mena Image Credit: WAM

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WOMAN GANG RAPED IN MOVING BUS: A woman passenger was allegedly gang-raped inside a running bus for an entire night and was later thrown out of the bus. She was found lying unconscious on Delhi Road in Meerut on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital where she later related the traumatic experience. This is the third such incident in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the last about one month when a woman passenger on way to Delhi was gang raped on a moving bus and, that too, by the staff. The victim, according to reports, told the police that she had boarded a bus from Bhaisali bus stand on Friday night. On the bus, she was given cold drink which had apparently been spiked after which she lost consciousness and was gang-raped by the driver and the conductor through the entire night. Police have recorded the statement of the woman and sent her for medical examination. https://gulfnews.com/world/asia Image Credit: Shutterstock

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DAUGHTER APPROACH FAMILY COURT AGAINST FATHER AFTER LOSING A GAME: A 24-year-old woman has approached a family court after she lost a Ludo game to her father. The matter came up before family court counsellor Sarita Rajani in the Madhya Pradesh capital here. The daughter has said that she has been experiencing alienation from her father ever since the outcome in the board game. Rajani told reporters that the woman has told her she has lost respect for her father and even felt hesitation in calling him "father". Rajani said the father-daughter relation was better earlier and only the board game defeat led to the crisis. The young woman has been crying and had expected the father to lose the game just to humour her, however, that did not happen. https://gulfnews.com/world/asia Image Credit: Shutterstock

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16 KILLED IN COAL MINE ACCIDENT IN CHINA: Sixteen people trapped in a coal mine in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Sunday were killed due to the presence of excessive levels of carbon monoxide, official media reported. The incident happened when the burning belts in the mine caused the carbon monoxide to exceed safety limit, trapping 17 people inside, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A 75-member rescue team has entered the mine and 30 medical workers have rushed to the scene, it said. One person who survived the accident was rushed to the hospital, CGTN TV reported. https://gulfnews.com/world/asia Image Credit: AP

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AT LEAST 15 DEAD IN PAKISTAN PASSENGER VAN INFERNO: At least 15 people were killed when a passenger van travelling in southern Pakistan crashed and caught fire, officials said Sunday. The van was carrying passengers from Karachi to Hyderabad city when it struck an object and careered off the road late Saturday. "The death toll in the unfortunate accident has reached 15," Owais Shah, the transport minister of Sindh province, said. Five other people were injured, three of them critically, he said. Most of the bodies were burned beyond recognition, said Faisal Edhi, head of the non-profit Edhi Foundation which runs the morgue the bodies were taken to. Investigators were looking to see if a natural gas cylinder aboard the bus had contributed to the inferno. https://gulfnews.com/world/asia Image Credit: AP

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