Новости за 19.10.2020

WASHINGTON — Pamela and Afshin Raghebi will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary this December — but whether it's a joyful occasion or one marred by the pain of their ongoing forced separation depends on the outcome of the November 3 election.

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Monday received Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah, who is on a visit to the Kingdom conveying a message to His Majesty King Abdullah from Kuwait Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah.

WASHINGTON — “Beautiful” is how US political outsider Donald Trump described his shock presidential win against rival Hillary Clinton on the night of November 8, 2016.

NEW YORK — US petroleum giant ConocoPhillips announced on Monday it would acquire Texas-based shale oil rival Concho Resources in a transaction valued at $9.7 billion.

The Ingolstadt manufacturer’s latest take on luxury in the fast lane, the Audi S8 is an ultra high tech full-size flagship luxury super saloon that plays it somewhat on the subtle side in terms of design, but delivers phenomenal point-to-point performance.

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain came so close to winning the prize they crave more than anything in last season’s Champions League and are hoping to go one better this time, but there are concerns that the Qatar-owned club might actually have gone backwards in recent months.

TEHRAN — Iran on Monday announced 337 deaths from the novel coronavirus, a record high for a single day in the Middle East country hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

PARIS — Millions of Europeans faced tough new coronavirus restrictions on Saturday as governments stepped up efforts to slow the surge in infections, after the World Health Organisation reported a "very concerning" 44 per cent rise in European cases over one week.

STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan — Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of violating a new ceasefire on Sunday, as they tried for the second time in a week to bring a halt to fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.