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- U.S. President Donald Trump says he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. But at the same time, he reiterated his claim that the election was rigged.
- Ethiopia’s prime minister says the country’s army has been directed to launch military operations against ethnic minority forces in the northern Tigray region, after an ultimatum for their surrender expired.
- The first regular commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has gone into operation, signaling the beginning of closer economic ties between the two nations.
- The Japanese government plans to step up measures toward the end of the year to fight coronavirus infections. The government advisory panel on its coronavirus response on Wednesday called for stronger action for a short period of around three weeks.
- A government survey shows Japanese firms have moved to slash wages as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The labor ministry survey covered more than 1,600 companies between July and August. Overall, about 11 percent of companies surveyed cut wages or planned to do so.
- Fans in Argentina are gathering in the capital to pay their respects to soccer legend Diego Maradona who died on Wednesday. The Argentine government has declared three days of national mourning following Maradona’s death.