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Zambia to start administering oral antiviral COVID-19 pills

Lusaka [Zambia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia will soon start administering Paxlovid, an oral antiviral pill, to people at risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, its health ministry said on Friday.

2022-07-08T18:28:43.027111+00:00 IST

At least 15 people killed in road accident in coastal Kenya

Nairobi [Kenya], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 15 people were killed and five others injured in a grisly road accident along a busy highway in Kenya's coastal Kwale County Friday.

2022-07-08T18:15:24.602305+00:00 IST

Inflation down to 9.6 per cent in June in Mauritius

Port Louis [Mauritius], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Year-on-year inflation in Mauritius stood at 9.6 per cent in June, down from 10.7 per cent in May, according to consumer price data published on Thursday.

2022-07-08T05:50:50.062449+00:00 IST

Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after 15 years

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli airlines are ready to resume flights to Turkey after a 15-year suspension, the Israeli government said on Thursday.

2022-07-07T23:48:11.515792+00:00 IST

Israeli, UAE leaders discuss expanding normalization deals

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday talked over the phone about expanding normalization deals in the Middle East.

2022-07-07T20:42:39.475857+00:00 IST

Israel sees quick loss of open landscapes, more wildfires: report

Jerusalem [Israel], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua):The latest Israeli State of Nature Report found an alarming increase in the loss of open landscapes and in the frequency and scale of wildfires across the country, Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Thursday.

2022-07-07T17:58:34.847188+00:00 IST

Cyprus inflation hits 40-year record in June

Nicosia [Cyprus], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The annual inflation rate in Cyprus stood at 9.6 per cent in June, the highest level in nearly 41 years, the Statistical Service (Cystat) of the Ministry of Finance said here on Thursday.

2022-07-07T17:52:16.232153+00:00 IST

Impact of Chinese loans in Africa more complexed than portrayed

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 7 (ANI): The impact of Chinese loans in Africa is far more complex than it is often portrayed.

2022-07-07T17:47:17.283758+00:00 IST

Nine killed in north Nigeria road accident

Abuja [Nigeria], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident involving multiple vehicles in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna early Thursday, the country's road safety police said.

2022-07-07T17:27:33.109794+00:00 IST

New Zealand PM visits Australia to boost trade ties

Wellington [New Zealand], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday attended the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) in Australia's largest city of Sydney to boost trade ties between the two countries.

2022-07-07T08:49:04.015123+00:00 IST

UK says reports of British diplomat's arrest in Iran are false

Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): The UK Foreign Office has denied reports that the deputy head of the United Kingdom's mission in Iran was arrested on charges of espionage, Sky News reported.

2022-07-06T22:49:11.146455+00:00 IST

Yemen's warring factions agree to consolidate truce

Aden [Yemen], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Wednesday that Yemen's warring factions agreed to consolidate the current truce in the upcoming Eid al-Adha, also known as the feast of sacrifice.

2022-07-06T22:43:48.432596+00:00 IST

South African president warns citizens against under-age drinking

Cape Town [South Africa], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday warned citizens against underage drinking, saying the country is losing its future generation to this "scourge."

2022-07-06T17:54:28.653670+00:00 IST

EU delivers emergency food supplies to Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The European Union Wednesday launched a humanitarian air bridge, airlifting emergency supplies to Somalia's hard-to-reach areas.

2022-07-06T17:48:30.828053+00:00 IST

Nigerian president reshuffles cabinet

Abuja [Nigeria], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday rejigged his cabinet, charging newly appointed ministers to serve diligently and maintain unalloyed loyalty to the country.

2022-07-06T15:23:23.319386+00:00 IST

OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo passes away

Abuja [Nigeria], July 6 (ANI): Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away on Tuesday in his home country, Nigeria.

2022-07-06T11:46:36.018318+00:00 IST

South Korea reports 19,371 new COVID-19 cases

Seoul [South Korea], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 19,371 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,433,359, the health authorities said Wednesday.

2022-07-06T06:44:23.064012+00:00 IST

Uganda receives 12.9 mln polio vaccine doses from UNICEF

Kampala [Uganda], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda on Tuesday received 12.9 million polio vaccine doses from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which will be used in the second round of the country's house-to-house vaccination campaign slated for next month, the ministry of health said.

2022-07-06T04:09:36.171903+00:00 IST

Mozambique gov't to subsidize public transporters in Maputo

Maputo [Mozambique], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Mozambican government announced Tuesday it will subsidize minibus operators who serve as the public transport providers in the city and province of Maputo, following a strike by the minibus drivers on Monday demanding an increase in their fares in response to the latest fuel price hikes.

2022-07-05T20:11:00.157329+00:00 IST

Slovenia's new daily COVID-19 cases on steep climb

Ljubljana [Slovenia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Slovenia jumped to 1,815 on Monday from 283 on Sunday and was 47 per cent higher than a week ago when there were 1,234 new cases, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said on Tuesday.

2022-07-05T20:08:16.192060+00:00 IST

Canadian museum regrets offence caused to Hindu community

Toronto [Canada], July 6 (ANI): The Toronto-based Aga Khan Museum, which landed in trouble for the inappropriate depiction of Hindu Gods, has expressed deep regret for "inadvertently causing offence" to members of the Hindu and other faiths.

2022-07-05T19:03:16.005913+00:00 IST