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6.2-magnitude quake hits 56 km NE of Calama, Chile: USGS

Santiago [Chile], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 56 km NE of Calama, Chile at 18:58:57 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.

2022-07-27T20:29:31.585888+00:00 IST

Pakistani rupee sinks to all-time low against US dollar

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee continued to sink against the US dollar for the ninth straight session in the interbank market, hitting a new record low of 236 on Wednesday.

2022-07-27T16:58:50.810735+00:00 IST

Truss extends lead over Sunak in race to be next UK PM: Survey

London [UK], July 27 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained as many as a 24-point lead over former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race for becoming the next Prime Minister, according to the latest YouGov survey.

2022-07-27T08:08:49.078481+00:00 IST

Sudan receives food, medicine aid from UAE

Khartoum [Sudan], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan on Tuesday received an aid plane carrying food and medicine provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the poor in the western Darfur region, said a senior Sudanese official.

2022-07-27T00:00:18.213542+00:00 IST

Uzbekistan hosts conference to rally support for Afghanistan

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 26 (ANI): Uzbekistan hosted an international conference in Tashkent on Tuesday to garner support for the economic and social revival of Afghanistan.

2022-07-26T17:49:59.656890+00:00 IST

UN working with US on issue of visa refusal to Kremlin official

New York [US], July 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is in close contact with the United States on the issue of visas for delegations to UN events, including with regard to Washington's refusal to issue a visa to top Kremlin cyber official, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sputnik on Tuesday.

2022-07-26T17:48:28.216825+00:00 IST

Jaishankar discusses food, energy challenges with USAID chief

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United States Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power on Tuesday and exchanged views on further expanding the India-US partnership.

2022-07-26T17:25:41.091322+00:00 IST

Police kill 6 armed drug traffickers in southern Iran

Tehran [Iran], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian police seized 697 kg of illicit drugs and killed six armed smugglers in an operation in the southern province of Kerman, provincial police chief Abdolreza Nazeri said on Tuesday.

2022-07-26T12:16:46.786667+00:00 IST

BA.5 strain of Omicron found in Fijian community: official

Suva [Fiji], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that the BA.5 strain of Omicron was found in the Fijian community.

2022-07-26T10:21:38.871446+00:00 IST

South Korea's smuggled drugs logs double-digit growth in H1

Seoul [South Korea], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of smuggled drugs, impounded by the South Korean customs agency, logged double-digit growth in the first half of this year due to a surge in drug trafficking through international mail amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Tuesday.

2022-07-26T10:17:32.190015+00:00 IST

UN agency seeks to avert food crisis in Horn of Africa

Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.

2022-07-25T18:08:08.002864+00:00 IST

Congo: Indian Army thwarts attempts by armed groups to loot base

Kinshasa [Congo], July 25 (ANI): Indian Army on Monday thwarted attempts by certain civilian armed groups in Congo to loot its operating bases and Level III hospital there.

2022-07-25T16:25:13.262091+00:00 IST

Bahrain joins Industrial Partnership in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], July 25 (ANI): Bahrain on Monday joined Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development with the aim to establish large joint industrial projects, create job opportunities, and diversify the economies of the partner countries.

2022-07-25T16:23:07.938662+00:00 IST

India condemns recent killings in Iraq's Kurdistan region

New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): India on Monday condemned the recent killings in Zakho district in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and termed it as a blatant disregard of international humanitarian law.

2022-07-25T12:12:11.075478+00:00 IST

17 Haitian refugees die after boat capsizes in Bahamas

Nassau [Bahamas], July 25 (ANI): At least 17 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian refugees capsized off the coast of the Bahamas during a "suspected human smuggling operation".

2022-07-25T03:14:22.261481+00:00 IST

Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of fund

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.

2022-07-24T21:35:27.826450+00:00 IST

Ethiopia: Over 100 Al-Shabab fighters killed

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Authorities in Ethiopia's Somali region announced that they have killed more than 100 Al-Shabab fighters during a failed incursion from neighbouring Somalia by the militant group.

2022-07-24T18:12:47.704936+00:00 IST

Russian FM visits Egypt in 1st African tour

Cairo [Egypt], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Sunday with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Cairo, where they discussed bilateral relations and regional and global issues of mutual concern.

2022-07-24T18:10:42.473359+00:00 IST

Cambodia arrests 1 suspect, seizing over 52 kg of illicit drugs

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested a local woman for allegedly possessing and trafficking illicit drugs, confiscating more than 52 kg of crystal meth, said an Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP) report released on Sunday.

2022-07-24T18:09:49.447872+00:00 IST

Ukraine will recapture Kherson from Russia by September: Official

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 24 (ANI): A Ukrainian official on Sunday said that the country's southern region of Kherson, which was captured by Russian troops during their early military operation in February, would be taken back by Kyiv's forces by September.

2022-07-24T18:08:29.892030+00:00 IST

Gunmen kill five in central Nigeria: Police

Abuja [Nigeria], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a community in central Nigeria's Plateau state, killing five people, local authorities said on Saturday.

2022-07-24T02:55:09.521690+00:00 IST