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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 07 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed hope that the November 8 general elections in Myanmar would open the door for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees “in safety and dignity.”

In a statement issued here on Friday, he also hoped that the elections would help “advance inclusive sustainable development, humanitarian action, human rights and democratic reforms.”

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (APP): Voicing concern over rising Islamophobia in the world, Pakistan on Thursday urged the UN Human Rights Council to take urgent steps to instill a better understanding of the dangers of incitement to hatred and discrimination based on one’s religion.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has rebuked Israel for carrying out what it said was the biggest demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank for a decade.

Some 73 people, including 41 children, were made homeless when their dwellings were knocked down in the Bedouin settlement of Khirbet Humsa, in the Jordan Valley, the UN said.

The Israeli military said the structures had been built illegally.

But the UN called the Israeli actions a “grave breach” of international law.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 9.5 million on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 9,516,790, with the national death toll reaching 234,011, as of 12:25 p.m. local time (1625 GMT), according to the CSSE.

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential elections can be revealing moments that convey the wishes of the American people to the next wave of elected officials. So far, the big reveal in the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is the extent of the cavernous divide between Republican and Democratic America, one that defines the nation, no matter which candidate ultimately wins.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (APP): The UN and its partners have voiced regret over United States’ departure from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, saying they remain committed to working with American stakeholders and those around the world to accelerate climate action.

NEW YORK, November 5. /TASS/: US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign has launched a presidential transition website.

According to a message published on the website, "votes are still being counted in several states around the country." "The transition team will continue preparing at full speed so that the Biden-Harris Administration can hit the ground running on Day One," the message adds.

05 Nov 2020; MEMO: Saudi Arabia yesterday told the US “not to use the principle of universal jurisdiction” to prosecute Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman as the royal was summoned a part of a lawsuit into an alleged assassination attempt of a Saudi dissident.

NEW YORK, November 4. /TASS/: Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden seized the lead in Wisconsin 95% of ballots have been processed, Fox News reported on Wednesday.

The state holds 10 electoral votes out of the 270 needed to win the election. By winning the state, Biden could enlist the support of at least 248 electoral votes. The vote count has not yet been officially completed.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Braving COVID-19 risks, U.S. voters have been turning out in huge numbers to cast their ballots, making a consequential choice that will decide the direction of the country for the next four years and beyond.

More than 100 million Americans opted for voting early, a record-breaking number equivalent to about 73 percent of the total votes counted in the 2016 election, setting the stage for record participation this year, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project.