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Electricity restored in Kenya after hours of nationwide blackout

Authorities of Kenya Power said that electricity has been restored to some parts of the country affected by a nationwide blackout on Saturday and was working on bringing it back to the remaining areas, the DW news reported.

2023-03-05T05:26:58.911689+00:00 IST

Kenya: Traders hold protest in Nairobi against Chinese

Kenyan traders from downtown centres have said that the Chinese traders have driven them out of business and claimed that they were selling goods at affordable low rates.

2023-03-05T00:46:13.705127+00:00 IST

Australia strongly supports India's G20 presidency: Australia FM

"Thank you to my good friend S Jaishankar for welcoming Foreign Ministers to the G20 FMM today. Australia strongly supports India's G20 presidency. We are continuing to strengthen our partnership - which is closer and more important than ever," Senator Penny Wong tweeted.

2023-03-02T15:31:05.795749+00:00 IST

Australian university considering opening campus in Gujarat

To promote the internationalisation of Indian education, National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 stipulated various measures, including facilitating selected universities -- those from among the top 100 universities in the world -- to operate in India.

2023-03-01T11:24:49.521029+00:00 IST

Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election

Tinubu, 70, known as a kingmaker in Nigerian politics, received 36 per cent of more than 24 million votes cast, according to results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

2023-03-01T04:58:43.134959+00:00 IST

Indian national shot dead by Australian Police

The Indian Consulate General in Australia identified that the attacker was from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and was living in Auburn on a bridging visa.

2023-03-01T01:27:49.982266+00:00 IST

Kenya's Trade Cabinet Secy wants China Square to end operations

Kenya's Trade Secretary Moses Kuria noted that Chinese investors are welcome in Kenya as manufacturers but not traders.

2023-02-28T06:52:14.794174+00:00 IST

Canadian govt blocks TikTok from official devices

According to CNN, The ban is set to take effect on Tuesday. Government-issued devices will be blocked from downloading TikTok, and existing installations of the app will be removed, according to a statement by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

2023-02-27T22:19:56.631749+00:00 IST

1 dead, 69 injured after 5.6 magnitude quake hits Turkey

At least one died after the magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted Turkey's eastern Malatya province.

2023-02-27T13:37:03.146849+00:00 IST

Taxpayers in Uganda to incur extra USD 3.5 million: Report

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has not taken against the company contracted to do the work.

2023-02-27T07:59:23.019881+00:00 IST

Greek MP raises alarm over secret Chinese police: Report

Konstantinos Bogdanos spoke about the existence of the secret police of China in a shop in Athens.

2023-02-26T04:12:43.425236+00:00 IST

Hindu temples vandalised by Indian agencies to malign Sikhs: OGC

The Ontario Gurudwara Committee (OGC) has condemned alleged acts of vandalism that have taken place in recent months at Hindu places of worship in Canada's Ontario.

2023-02-26T02:40:02.551055+00:00 IST

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

The earthquake occurred at 21:24:48 (UTC+05:30) and hit Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, at a depth of 38.2 km, the USGS informed.

2023-02-25T22:44:04.115164+00:00 IST

Quake of magnitude 6.8 jolts Murghob in Tajikistan

"Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.8 - 67 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan," USGS tweeted.

2023-02-23T01:33:07.634162+00:00 IST

Lavrov to attend G20 Foreign Ministers' meet in Delhi

"March 1-3, New Delhi, negotiations with Indian FM @DrSJaishankar & participation in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the #G20 Member States," Ministry tweeted.

2023-02-22T18:47:12.725427+00:00 IST

Asia Economic Dialogue to be held from February 23-25 in Pune

The Asia Economic Dialogue (AED) is the Ministry's annual flagship event on Geoeconomics, co-hosted in collaboration with Pune International Centre, as stated in an official release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

2023-02-22T16:57:47.462037+00:00 IST

"Moscow wants peace in Kyiv but West prepare different scenario"

"We were doing everything possible to solve this problem peacefully, negotiating a peaceful way out of this difficult conflict, but behind our backs, a very different scenario was being prepared," Putin said while addressing the federal assembly.

2023-02-22T01:00:23.205327+00:00 IST

Ukraine stands strong, tall and free: Biden in Warsaw

While addressing the thousands of people gathered outside the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Biden said, "One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv. Well, I have just come from a visit to Kyiv, and I can report: Kyiv stands strong! Kyiv stands proud. It stands tall. And most important, it stands free."

2023-02-21T22:07:12.296413+00:00 IST

"Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia:" Biden in Warsaw

"A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never be able to erase the people's love of liberty. Brutality will never grind down the will of the free. And Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Never," Biden said while addressing a crowd of thousands of people gathered outside the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

2023-02-21T21:22:10.536615+00:00 IST

"Deeply concerned" US will extend support to quake-hit Turkey

Taking to Twitter, Sullivan wrote, "We are deeply concerned by the news of earthquakes impacting areas already devastated in Turkiye and Syria. The U.S. will continue to extend our full support."

2023-02-21T01:08:59.913722+00:00 IST

UN ready to "provide additional support" to quake-hit Turkey

"My thoughts continue to be with the people of Turkiye and Syria, as they face the impact of new earthquakes striking the region this evening. @UN teams on the ground are assessing the situation, and we stand ready to provide additional support as needed," Guterres said in a tweet.

2023-02-21T01:07:26.150495+00:00 IST