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Nine dead from Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea: WHO

In a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samples turned out positive for the Marburg virus disease.

2023-02-14T03:13:55.263629+00:00 IST

NDRF's Labrador who save six-year-old girl in quake-hit Turkey

Romeo and Julie succeded where machines failed. The dog squad was instrumental in detecting the little girl's whereabouts under tonnes of rubble. Without their help, the little girl could not have survived.

2023-02-13T05:50:44.129315+00:00 IST

US tries to control China's dominance of rare African minerals

The African Country like Congo has the largest deposit of these crucial resources and China dominates the world's supply and refinement chain of these minerals. The VOA report claimed that the US is trying to reduce its control in this scenario.

2023-02-12T17:12:56.859036+00:00 IST

Search and rescue operation underway in quake-hit Turkey

Antakya. one of the beautiful cities, had become a pile of debris. Residents witness the devastation of their dream houses into ashes. And, those houses which somehow survived the high-magnitude quake are being demolished as it became dangerous for the people. People are watching this house being destroyed with a heavy heart.

2023-02-12T06:55:54.478933+00:00 IST

Armenia-Turkey reopen border gate in 3 decades for quake aid

Taking to Twitter, Turkey's special representative for normalization talks with Armenia, Serdar Kilic said that the Armenia delegation with five trucks overloaded with 100 tonnes of food, medicine and drinking water passed through the Alican border gate.

2023-02-12T03:38:10.573621+00:00 IST

China's demand for Africa's donkeys on the rise: Report

According to The Citizen, donkeys are estimated to support about 158 million people in Africa. In rural areas, the presence of a donkey in a household helps to alleviate poverty and frees women and girls from household drudgery.

2023-02-10T17:03:04.614743+00:00 IST

Turkey; Black ribbon displayed at airport to mourn quake victims

More than 21,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on Monday, and rescue workers are racing against time to pull survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in harsh winter conditions.

2023-02-10T13:19:43.880682+00:00 IST

WHO Chief departs for earthquake-hit Syria

Taking to his official Twitter handle, he informed about his visit and stated that WHO has been supporting essential health care in earthquake-affected regions.

2023-02-09T23:55:25.281231+00:00 IST

Peru reports death of 585 sea lions due to bird flu

Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that killed them had also claimed 585 sea lions in seven protected marine areas, the Sernanp natural areas protection agency said.

2023-02-08T04:12:55.630341+00:00 IST

India sends fourth batch of medical aid to earthquake hit Turkey

"The fourth @IAF_MCC aircraft leaves for Turkiye with the remaining component of the field hospital. This includes 54 members of the Indian Army medical team as well as medical and other equipment to establish the facility," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.

2023-02-07T16:48:16.058115+00:00 IST

Turkey declares 3-month state of emergency in quake-hit provinces

While addressing the State Information Coordination Center in the capital Ankara, Erdogan said, "Based on the authority given to us by Article 119 of the Constitution, we decided to declare a state of emergency."

2023-02-07T13:46:47.019297+00:00 IST

MFA Russia Sergei Lavrov visits Mali

Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Sergei Lavrov arrived at Mali on Tuesday. This visit of the MFA is in response of the country's leaders request to extend support for tackling Mali's insurgency.

2023-02-07T08:06:21.915338+00:00 IST

Second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits Turkey

"Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.5 - 4 km SSE of Ekinozu, Turkey," USGS said in a tweet.

2023-02-06T11:52:45.990156+00:00 IST

22 killed in Chile wildfires, say officials

Interior Minister Carolina Toha confirmed during a news conference on Saturday that 22 people are dead.

2023-02-05T03:42:31.109543+00:00 IST

13 killed as wildfires rip through south-central Chile

Partly due to climate change, wildfires have grown in scope, intensity and frequency as rising temperatures and drought heighten fire conditions around the world, resulting in explosive blazes in places like Chile, Algeria, France, Spain and the western United States.

2023-02-04T04:18:20.217501+00:00 IST

British-Sikh, who threatened to kill Queen, admits to treason

Jaswant Singh Chail, who was 19 at that time, was stopped at the royal residence on Christmas Day 2021 after which he informed the officers that "he intended to kill the Queen", according to prosecutors.

2023-02-04T00:00:11.088868+00:00 IST

Iranian filmmaker released on bail after hunger strike

Panahi was arrested last July and later ordered to serve six years on charges of propagandizing against the government, a sentence dating back to 2011 that had never been enforced.

2023-02-03T20:07:16.178696+00:00 IST

Indian delegation attends BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas meeting

According to Bagchi, BRICS priorities and action plans under South Africa's Chairmanship were discussed during the meeting.

2023-02-03T15:03:14.283750+00:00 IST

Kyiv 'deserves' to start EU accession talks this year: Zelenskyy

Zelensky said he had productive talks with the commission leader, and members of the College of the European Commission and this showed that all parties understood "the fact that Ukraine needs constant and full support in defense against Russia," the Ukrainian president said in his evening address Thursday.

2023-02-03T00:42:39.266331+00:00 IST

South Africa hosts first BRICS meeting in Bela Bela

BRICS is a grouping of five major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - which together represent about 41 per cent of the world's population, 26 per cent of the planet's landmass across four of the continents, 25 per cent of global GDP and 20 per cent of world trade.

2023-02-01T04:48:14.974586+00:00 IST

India supports peace process, capacity building in South Sudan

Recently, India deployed an all-woman platoon of peacekeepers as part of the Indian Battalion to the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (on the border between South Sudan and Sudan).

2023-02-01T03:11:28.761602+00:00 IST