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New Zealand reports 6,407 new community cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 6,407 new community cases of COVID-19, the ministry of health said on Monday.

2022-05-09T04:22:01.158404+00:00 IST

Immortal regiment march held in Havana

Havana [Cuba], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): About 300 people participated in the Immortal Regiment march in the capital of Cuba, commemorating the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

2022-05-09T03:10:22.600182+00:00 IST

Kenya on course to host 2025 World Championships in Athletics

Nairobi [Kenya], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya is in the frame to host the 2025 World Championships in Athletics after President Uhuru Kenyatta assured the country it was on course to be the first African nation to host the global track and field showpiece.

2022-05-08T18:08:08.788164+00:00 IST

South Sudan declares new cholera outbreak

Juba [South Sudan], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudanese Ministry of Health on Sunday declared a cholera outbreak following confirmation of eight cases in Rubkona county in the country's Unity States.

2022-05-08T17:59:09.055611+00:00 IST

Twelve people killed in Burkina Faso ambush attack

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people, including 10 army auxiliaries, were killed Saturday in an ambush attack by unidentified armed men in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, local security sources told Xinhua Sunday.

2022-05-08T17:57:19.640540+00:00 IST

King Salman had a colonoscopy, result is fine: Royal Court

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 8 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a colonoscopy procedure at a specialist hospital in Jeddah, and the results were fine, media reports said.

2022-05-08T16:28:49.634813+00:00 IST

Justin Trudeau makes unannounced visit to Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

2022-05-08T15:06:45.856985+00:00 IST

Israel to establish civilian national guard to fight attacks: PM

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Sunday that the country was establishing a civilian national guard to "fight terrorism."

2022-05-08T14:35:14.442632+00:00 IST

Musk pledges to scale up work standards in Twitter

Washington [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he would significantly increase work ethic standards in Twitter once he officially acquires the social media platform.

2022-05-08T10:00:57.358561+00:00 IST

'Time for Sweden, Finland to join NATO now'

Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that the time for Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance is now, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is "preoccupied" with Ukraine.

2022-05-08T08:33:40.837153+00:00 IST

Transnistrian Interior Ministry Confirms 4 Explosions

Tiraspol [Moldova], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Four explosions rocked the Transnistrian village of Varancau at the border with Ukraine on Friday evening, with explosive devices being allegedly dropped from a drone, the Interior Ministry of the unrecognized Moldovan Republic of Transnistria said on Saturday.

2022-05-07T19:41:46.549674+00:00 IST

11 Egyptian troops killed in clashes with terrorists in Sinai

Cairo [Egypt], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 Egyptian troops were killed and five others wounded on Saturday in clashes with terrorists in western Sinai, the Egyptian army said in a statement.

2022-05-07T19:27:10.815557+00:00 IST

UN calls for urgent seed, fertilizer aid for northern Ethiopia

Addis Ababa [Ethipoia], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Saturday called for the provision of seeds and fertilizers to farmers in conflict-affected northern Ethiopia ahead of the main rainy season.

2022-05-07T17:54:31.599822+00:00 IST

UN rights body urges transparent probe into Ethopia clashes

Addis Ababa, May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called on Ethiopian authorities to promptly initiate and conduct transparent investigations into recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia.

2022-05-07T17:49:48.687243+00:00 IST

UAE Foreign Minister condemns deadly axe attack in Israel

Jerusalem [Israel], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday condemned a deadly axe attack in central Israel.

2022-05-06T18:53:25.242801+00:00 IST

Brunei reports 153 new COVID-19 cases

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Brunei reported 153 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national tally to 142,465.

2022-05-06T17:38:48.542737+00:00 IST

India, Madagascar planning Mumbai-Antananarivo flights

Antananarivo [Madagascar], May 6 (ANI): Ambassador Abhay Kumar met Madagascar's Minister of Transport and Meteorology M Rolland Ranjatoelina on Thursday and discussed the possibility of starting a direct flight between Mumbai and Antananarivo.

2022-05-06T13:10:37.666283+00:00 IST

PM Modi thanks Madagascar President

New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina for recognising India's leadership in promoting climate and disaster resilience through Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).

2022-05-06T12:58:56.989904+00:00 IST

Aussie state begins "low dose" COVID-19 booster trial

Sydney [Australia], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A new global trial of COVID-19 vaccines is set to begin in the Australian state of Victoria, which will administer lower dose booster vaccines in an effort to top up immunity, lessen side effects, and stretch the supplies.

2022-05-06T08:05:25.550892+00:00 IST

SA to host int'l conference to tackle child labour

Johannesburg [South Africa], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa is going to host the International Labour Organisation (ILO) global conference on the elimination of Child labour later this month, announced Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Thursday.

2022-05-05T19:23:02.133300+00:00 IST

Over 1,000 killed in road accidents in Tanzania in nine months

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 5 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 1,191 people were killed in 1,594 road accidents that occurred in Tanzania between July 2021 and March 2022, a cabinet minister told parliament on Thursday.

2022-05-05T17:33:09.190278+00:00 IST