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North Macedonia's Parliament elects new Prime Minister

Skopje [North Macedonia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Members of North Macedonian Parliament late Sunday voted for a new coalition government, with Dimitar Kovacevski, leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), elected as a new prime minister, national media reported on Monday.

2022-01-17T07:47:06.678847+00:00 IST

Palestine reports 700 Omicron cases

Ramallah [Palestine], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 700 Omicron infections has been reported in the Palestinian territories in less than two months, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

2022-01-17T02:59:18.281192+00:00 IST

Cuba registers 3,506 new COVID-19 cases

Havana [Cuba], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba registered 3,506 confirmed cases and three more related deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the national count to 995,631 cases and 8,335 deaths, respectively, the health ministry has said.

2022-01-16T01:46:15.471851+00:00 IST

Argentina registers record 139,853 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has registered 139,853 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said.

2022-01-14T22:49:00.493898+00:00 IST

Bus accident claims 8 lives in east Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight people were killed and another severely injured after a bus lost one of its tyres in motion and somersaulted several times on a highway in Nigeria's eastern state of Taraba, said the police on Friday.

2022-01-14T17:17:37.207044+00:00 IST

Transport workers block major highways in Lebanon in protest against rising gas prices

Beirut [Lebanon], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Drivers of taxis and minibusses blocked all the main roads in Beirut and important transport corridors across Lebanon on Thursday, protesting the continuous surge in gas and food prices and the decline of national currency.

2022-01-13T11:44:54.100738+00:00 IST

At least 17 killed in South African vehicle collision

Johannesburg [South Africa], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 17 people have been killed in a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a Toyota SUV on the N1 highway near Mookgophong off-ramp, said Limpopo Transport and Community Safety Department on Wednesday.

2022-01-12T16:59:37.364655+00:00 IST

French envoy thanks Union Minister Bhupender Yadav for 'excellent' discussions on environmental issues

Paris [France], January 12 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain on Wednesday thanked Bhupender Yadav, India's Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change for "excellent" discussions on issues including plastic pollution and protecting marine biodiversity.

2022-01-12T16:42:13.020611+00:00 IST

Baku claims Azerbaijani soldier killed in shootout at border with Armenia

Baku [Azerbaijan], January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): One Azerbaijani soldier was killed on Tuesday in a shootout at the border with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.

2022-01-11T13:24:56.763974+00:00 IST

2 killed, 8 missing as truck plunges into Egypt's Nile River

Cairo [Egypt], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were killed and eight others are still missing in Egypt as a truck with 24 passengers plunged into the Nile River near the capital Cairo, the Egyptian public prosecution said in a statement on Tuesday.

2022-01-11T10:33:40.247715+00:00 IST

CDC puts Canada in 'very high' risk category

Ottawa [Canada], January 11 (ANI): The world's second-largest country by total area, Canada, was moved to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest-risk category for travel on Monday.

2022-01-11T08:48:44.484825+00:00 IST

Protest takes place in Beirut over continuous blackouts: Reports

Beirut [Lebanon], January 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A protest took place in front of the Lebanese Energy Ministry in Beirut due to ongoing power-outages in various locations across the country, media reported on Monday.

2022-01-10T16:43:06.419176+00:00 IST

Fiji tightens measures to contain spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Suva [Fiji], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji announced on Sunday tightened measures to contain spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the South Pacific island country.

2022-01-09T13:27:34.075598+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 10,028,508 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2022-01-09T10:28:11.633133+00:00 IST

16 killed in bus crash in north-eastern Egypt's Sinai

Cairo [Egypt], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 16 people were killed and 18 others wounded early Saturday in a bus crash on the international highway in the Sinai Peninsula in north-eastern Egypt, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

2022-01-08T11:28:01.936014+00:00 IST

INS Kesari extends technical assistance to Comorian Coast Guard

Antananarivo [Madagascar], January 7 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kesari arrived at the port of Moroni, Comoros on Friday to extend technical assistance to the Comorian Coast Guard.

2022-01-07T08:17:48.544125+00:00 IST

Turkish Airlines suspends flights to Kazakhstan until Jan 9: Reports

Ankara [Turkey], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish Airlines, Turkey's flagship carrier, has decided to suspend passengers flights to Kazakhstan over the unrest in the Central Asian nation until January 9, media reported.

2022-01-07T00:59:11.853698+00:00 IST

2 protesters killed, 54 security personnel injured in Sudan's demonstration

Khartoum [Sudan], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudanese police announced two protesters were killed and 54 members of security forces injured in protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday.

2022-01-07T00:22:11.318505+00:00 IST

Brazil registers first Omicron death

Brasilia [Brazil], January 7 (ANI): Brazil has reported the first death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the city of Aparecida de Goiania of Goias state, according to Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.

2022-01-06T23:20:52.749462+00:00 IST

Driver of TV crew killed during shootout in Kazakhstan's Almaty: Reports

Almaty [Kazakhstan], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A driver of a camera crew of the Almaty broadcaster was killed in a shootout near the presidential residence in the Kazakh city of Almaty, media reported on Thursday.

2022-01-06T18:55:01.986563+00:00 IST

Brazilian president discharged from hospital

Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, just over 48 hours after he was admitted due to intestinal obstruction.

2022-01-06T03:15:23.772942+00:00 IST