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Belgium recognises Indian-made Covishield vaccine

New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Belgium has recognised the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, said the Embassy of Belgium in India on Friday.

2021-07-09T10:52:28.657597+00:00 IST

Small airplane with 9 people on board crashes in Sweden, several killed

Stockholm [Sweden], July 9 (ANI): A small airplane with nine people on board, including the pilot, crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Orebro on Thursday.

2021-07-09T00:46:17.083676+00:00 IST

Jaishankar appreciates Russia's support during 2nd wave of COVID-19, Sputnik V collaboration

Moscow [Russia], July 9 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar on Thursday appreciated Russia's timely support during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India and also for the Sputnik V collaboration.

2021-07-08T19:05:52.582059+00:00 IST

UK, India hold first financial markets dialogue

New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The inaugural meeting of the UK-India Financial Markets Dialogue (FMD) took place virtually on Thursday to deepen bilateral ties in the financial sector, the British High Commission (BHC) said on Thursday.

2021-07-08T17:20:04.956565+00:00 IST

Majority of UK military personnel withdrawn from Afghanistan, says PM Johnson

London [UK], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday said that all British troops are returning to the United Kingdom from Afghanistan, adding that the majority of personnel is already withdrawn.

2021-07-08T15:51:17.307671+00:00 IST

EU fines car manufacturers USD 1bn for breaking antitrust rules on emissions

Brussels [Belgium], July 8 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has fined five-car manufactures, including BMW and Volkswagen, USD 1 billion for breaking antitrust rules on emissions.

2021-07-08T11:26:26.037106+00:00 IST

Boris Johnson orders review of China takeover of British tech firm

London [UK], July 8 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said his government will review the purchase of the UK's largest producer of semiconductors by a Chinese-owned manufacturer, a day after his government said it would not intervene.

2021-07-08T10:14:54.882669+00:00 IST

Army Chief Naravane discusses bilateral defence cooperation with Italian Defence Minister

Rome [Italy] July 8 (ANI): Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Thursday met Italian Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini and exchanged views on strengthening defence cooperation between both countries.

2021-07-08T09:28:32.989312+00:00 IST

World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million COVID-19 deaths: WHO

Geneva [Swizerland], July 8 (ANI): The world passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded COVID-19 deaths, said World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that the world is at a perilous point in this pandemic.

2021-07-07T22:31:11.747347+00:00 IST

World leaders to meet at COP26 in Glasgow on November 1-2

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): World leaders will meet at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 1-2, according to the conference's programme released by the UK government on Wednesday.

2021-07-07T11:56:21.802175+00:00 IST

Geneva: Photo exhibition highlights human rights abuses in Balochistan

Geneva (Switzerland) July 7 (ANI): A photo exhibition has been organised at Broken Chair, a famous icon in front of the United Nations office in Geneva, highlighting the atrocities and the human rights abuses in Pakistan's Balochistan province that have collaborated with the multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

2021-07-07T07:00:58.789549+00:00 IST

Protest outside Chinese embassy in London on Urumqi massacre's 12th anniversary

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): Members of the Uyghurs and the Tibetan communities protested outside the Chinese embassy in London to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre.

2021-07-07T03:22:56.784044+00:00 IST

Scotland becomes 'COVID capital' of Europe

Edinburgh [Scotland], July 7 (ANI): Scotland has become the 'COVID capital' of Europe with five in ten of the areas with the highest infection rates, according to the Scottish newspaper.

2021-07-06T20:58:21.896632+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Detected across 30 countries, Lambda variant 'deadlier' than Delta

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): A new COVID-19 strain called 'Lambda' is much more dangerous than the Delta variant, said the UK Health Ministry adding that it has been detected in more than 30 countries in the past four weeks.

2021-07-06T20:00:45.607880+00:00 IST

Choksi moves Dominica HC for judicial review, claims abuse of process in illegal entry prosecution proceedings

Roseau [Dominica], July 6 (ANI): Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi has approached the High Court of Dominica seeking judicial review, claiming abuse of process in respect of illegal entry prosecution proceedings against him.

2021-07-06T17:51:11.592150+00:00 IST

UKPNP urges global community to press Pakistan to repeal draconian laws imposed in PoK before July polls

Geneva [Switzerland], July 6 (ANI): The United People's National Party (UKPNP) on Wednesday in an international conference at Geneva called upon the UN and other global institutional authorities to put pressure on Pakistan to repeal all draconian laws imposed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and allow all nationalist political parties, groups and individuals to participate in the forthcoming July elections.

2021-07-06T14:12:11.841017+00:00 IST

Reported missing earlier, Russian passenger plane with 28 onboard crashes into sea

Moscow [Russia], July 6 (ANI): A passenger plane that went missing in Russia's Kamchatka region with over 25 people on board crashed into the sea on Tuesday, CNN reported quoting local media.

2021-07-06T11:09:52.126372+00:00 IST

Russia warns US against transforming withdrawal from Afghanistan into relocation to Central Asia

Moscow [Russia], July 6 (ANI): Russian Special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has warned the United States that the process of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan should not turn into a redeployment of the US and NATO infrastructure to the countries of Central Asia.

2021-07-05T22:08:47.350000+00:00 IST

Mexico produces first test batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Moscow [Russia], June 5 (ANI): Mexico has produced the first test batch of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at a local plant, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday.

2021-07-05T16:55:46.288216+00:00 IST

UK foreign office apologises for banning LGBT staff from diplomatic service

London [UK], July 5 (ANI): The UK Foreign Office apologized on Monday for the historic ban that prevented LGBT people from working in the British diplomatic service until 1991.

2021-07-05T16:48:39.069522+00:00 IST

Turkey rejects its inclusion in US list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers, may get a waiver

Nicosia [Cyprus], July 5 (ANI): The Turkish Foreign Ministry last Friday reacted angrily to its inclusion in a US report in the list of countries that are implicated for the use of child soldiers by Turkish-backed groups in Syria and Libya.

2021-07-05T06:56:40.370889+00:00 IST