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Pro Uyghur body condemns life sentence of WUC president's brother in China

Munich [Germany], May 30 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress, an international organisation of exiled Uyghur groups, on Sunday, strongly condemned the life sentencing of the WUC President Dolkun Isa's brother, Hushtar Isa in China.

2021-05-30T10:49:29.633673+00:00 IST

Manhunt underway in France after shooting at police

Paris [France], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A gendarmerie operation is underway in the town of Lardin-Saint-Lazare in the southwest of France after a man who shot at the police escaped, the prefect of the Dordogne region is warning locals to stay indoors.

2021-05-30T10:02:23.314515+00:00 IST

Over half of people in their 30s in England got at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose: NHS

London [UK], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 50 per cent of people in their 30s in England have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot in just over two weeks since the start of the vaccine rollout to their age group, the National Health Service (NHS) said on Sunday.

2021-05-30T09:44:49.995767+00:00 IST

'Covid-19 has no credible natural ancestor': Explosive study claims Chinese scientists created virus in lab

London [UK], May 30 (ANI): Amid calls for a fresh probe into the origins of Covid-19, an explosive new study has found that Chinese scientists created the virus in a lab in Wuhan, then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from bats.

2021-05-30T07:22:10.132372+00:00 IST

Protests call for release of Belarus journalist

Minsk [Belarus], May 30 (ANI): Scores of people took to the streets across Europe on Saturday, against the Belarusian government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.

2021-05-30T03:05:23.130926+00:00 IST

UK records another 3,398 coronavirus cases

London [UK], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 3,398 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, down from 4,182 cases reported Friday, which was the highest daily number since April 1, according to official figures released Saturday.

2021-05-30T01:12:16.207347+00:00 IST

UK Prime Minister Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony

London [UK], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, got married in a secret ceremony, the Sun newspaper reported on Saturday.

2021-05-29T21:25:06.772326+00:00 IST

Hungary's opposition pledges to block construction of 1st Chinese university

Budapest [Hungary], May 29 (ANI): Hungary political opposition has pledged to block the construction of the first Chinese university in the European Union amid the project's financial and security risks.

2021-05-29T12:28:22.245446+00:00 IST

Turkish mafia boss revelations rattle Erdogan's government and top officials

Nicosia [Cyprus] May 29 (ANI): In a series of seven You Tube videos released so far, and watched by more than 57 million people, notorious Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker made bombshell revelations with his claims that the Turkish government and politicians are in cahoots with the criminal underworld.

2021-05-29T09:20:19.278520+00:00 IST

Germany recognises colonial-era massacres in Namibia, offers $1.3 billion as compensation

Berlin [Germany], May 28 (ANI): Germany has officially recognized its killing of tens of thousands of people in colonial Namibia as a genocide.

2021-05-29T08:53:48.133052+00:00 IST

EU offers assistance in conflict between Armenia, Azerbaijan after recent developments

Brussels [Belgium], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): In connection with another incident on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the European Union calls on the parties to de-escalate, and also offers assistance in the settlement, the bloc's external action service spokesman Peter Stano said in a statement.

2021-05-28T16:57:09.966669+00:00 IST

International Council of Jurists seeks 'White Paper' from WHO on Covid-19

Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has urged the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to release all scientific and medical information regarding Covid-19 in the light of reports that coronavirus had originated from a laboratory in Wuhan and not from the 'wet market' in Wuhan, hitherto believed by all countries.

2021-05-28T16:03:38.307017+00:00 IST

NATO's Stoltenberg believes Russia involved in Belarus Ryanair incident

Brussels [Belgium], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed the belief that Russia was involved in the Ryanair plane diversion to Belarus, citing close relations between Moscow and Minsk as evidence.

2021-05-28T10:21:44.590748+00:00 IST

India abstained on resolution at UNHRC to set up Commission of Inquiry on human rights violation in occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and in Israel, says Indian envoy to UN

Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): India has abstained on resolution at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to set up Commission of Inquiry on human rights violation in occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and in Israel, said Indian envoy to United Nations (Geneva), Indra Mani Pandey on Thursday.

2021-05-27T22:01:15.062053+00:00 IST

Estonia restricts Belarusian airlines over Ryanair flight incident

Tallinn [Estonia], May 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian government has banned Belarusian airlines or private planes from flying in its airspace and landing on its territory, the press service said on Thursday.

2021-05-27T21:33:03.223590+00:00 IST

WHO seeks more data on China's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine

Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking more data on China's Sinovac Biotech-made COVID-19 vaccine, named CoronaVac, as it weighs whether to authorise a second Chinese vaccine under international pressure to help distribute more shots.

2021-05-27T12:19:45.644785+00:00 IST

Macron acknowledges France's responsibility for 1994 Rwanda genocide

Paris [France], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Thursday his country's complicity in the Rwanda genocide, which claimed around 800,000 lives from April-June 1994.

2021-05-27T11:08:02.929297+00:00 IST

China-EU ties at lowest point since 1989: Report

Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): China-EU relationship has deteriorated to its lowest point since 1989 after the two sides exchanged sanctions over the Xinjiang issue earlier this year that dealt a blow to the major economic pact between the two sides, officially known as the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).

2021-05-27T11:05:52.551011+00:00 IST

Belarusian opposition leader calls for 'global protests' following detention of journalist

Moscow [Russia], May 27 (ANI): Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for 'global protests' on Saturday against the government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich.

2021-05-27T05:04:29.356836+00:00 IST

5 arrested in connection with shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson

London [UK], May 27 (ANI): Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder in connection with the shooting of prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson.

2021-05-26T19:40:19.653893+00:00 IST

Canada: Alberta province orders 4 universities to suspend partnerships with China amid IP theft concerns

Ottawa [Canada], May 26 (ANI): The government of Canada's Alberta province has ordered four universities to suspend new or renewed partnerships that could be linked to China and the Chinese Communist Party, citing potential theft of Canadian intellectual property.

2021-05-26T12:58:11.963727+00:00 IST