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Solomon Islands accuses Australia's hypocrisy

Honiara [Soloman Islands], April 29 (ANI): Soloman Islands Prime Minister on Friday accused the Australian government of hypocrisy over his country's security deal with China, saying that Canberra should be more transparent with other Pacific nations.

2022-04-29T10:29:17.488964+00:00 IST

Bulgaria lifts COVID-19 restrictions for arriving people

Sofia [Bulgaria], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Bulgaria will lift the coronavirus-linked restrictions for arriving people starting from May 1, the national Health Ministry said.

2022-04-29T00:02:42.002362+00:00 IST

132 die of measles in Republic of Congo

Brazzaville [DR Congo], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 132 people have lost their lives due to contracting measles out of 6,259 cases recorded as of April 24 throughout the Republic of the Congo, Congolese Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said Thursday.

2022-04-28T17:32:33.352387+00:00 IST

Turkish President to visit Saudi Arabia from Thursday

Ankara [Turkey], April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day visit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to discuss the relations and cooperation between their countries.

2022-04-28T09:24:03.246187+00:00 IST

Islamist terror violence on rise in African nations: Report

Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): What African nations dismissed as an irrational fear has become a reality for them with the horrific realization of the continent becoming the new hub for Islamist terror violence in the last few months, said a think tank, Policy Research Group (POREG).

2022-04-28T07:30:24.319300+00:00 IST

ASEAN, Australia and India need to develop smart ports: Envoy O'F

Kochi [Kerala], April 28 (ANI): ASEAN member states, Australia and India need to collaborate and work towards addressing ocean health and aim for the development of smart ports through the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), said Australia's High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell on Wednesday.

2022-04-28T03:22:12.917476+00:00 IST

2 killed, 43 injured after bus overturned in Egypt's Sinai

Cairo [Egypt], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were killed and 43 others wounded on Wednesday after a bus overturned in Egypt's South Sinai Province, the Egyptian Health Ministry announced in a statement.

2022-04-28T01:36:46.721841+00:00 IST

Rwandan genocide suspect extradited from Sweden arrives in Rwanda

Kigali [Rwanda], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Rwanda's National Prosecution Authority on Wednesday received a Rwandan man who was extradited from Sweden to face charges including genocide in Rwanda.

2022-04-27T16:53:23.674321+00:00 IST

500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months

Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.

2022-04-26T16:38:03.286614+00:00 IST

Kenya lifts ban on scrap metal trade

Nairobi [Kenya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya Tuesday lifted its ban on the trade of scrap metal that was put in place in January in order to curb vandalism of critical infrastructure.

2022-04-26T15:53:43.635035+00:00 IST

Tanzanian president pardons over 3,500 prisoners

Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday pardoned 3,826 prisoners as a gesture to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

2022-04-26T15:38:51.945176+00:00 IST

UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from Libya

Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

2022-04-26T13:48:34.055887+00:00 IST

Indian sailors rescued from Yemen Houthis thank PM Modi

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Seven Indian sailors, who were recently rescued from Houthi rebels in Yemen expressed their gratitude to the Narendra Modi government for safely bringing them back to India.

2022-04-26T10:08:13.917843+00:00 IST

Second Ebola patient died in NW DR Congo: WHO

Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a second case of Ebola in the northwestern part of the country after declaring a new Ebola outbreak over the weekend, confirmed Tuesday the World Health Organization (WHO).

2022-04-26T10:02:34.884124+00:00 IST

Jaishankar congratulates Tanzania on country's Union Day

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday congratulated Tanzania Foreign Minister Liberata Mulamula and the people of the country on the 58th anniversary of their Union Day.

2022-04-26T05:01:39.272655+00:00 IST

Tanzania vows to eliminate malaria by 2030

Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian health authorities on Monday marked World Malaria Day with a pledge to eliminate the deadly disease in the East African nation by 2030.

2022-04-25T17:18:48.162909+00:00 IST

Death toll in research facility fire in Russia's Tver rises to 17

Moscow [Russia], April 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll following a fire at the Central Research Institute of the Russian aerospace defense forces (NII) in Tver has increased to 17, the regional authorities said on Monday.

2022-04-25T09:22:29.858340+00:00 IST

Artists celebrate Earth Day with Indian poet's 'Earth Anthem'

New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Eminent poets, musicians, actors, singers and artists from across the world celebrated the 52nd Earth Day on April 22, 2022, by reading 'Earth Anthem' penned by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K.

2022-04-25T07:38:10.444189+00:00 IST

Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip Turkey's scales

Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of naturalizing asylum seekers allowing them to vote so that he may keep his post as President.

2022-04-25T02:25:29.644595+00:00 IST

15 killed in attacks on Burkina Faso military detachments

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Two almost simultaneous attacks targeting two military detachments in Burkina Faso's Sahel region killed 15 people on Sunday, including nine soldiers, the army said in a statement.

2022-04-24T21:10:52.880384+00:00 IST