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Amid civil unrest, protesters pulled down Kazakh's first President statue: Report

Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 6 (ANI): Amid nationwide agitation in Kazakhstan, protesters have pulled down the statue of the country's first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Al Jazeera has reported.

2022-01-06T00:26:42.066355+00:00 IST

Kazakh President terms protesters of Almaty as 'Terrorist Gangs', seeks help from Russia-led security bloc

Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 6 (ANI): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described those involved in Almaty civil unrest as "terrorist gangs" during a meeting broadcast by state television, Sputnik news agency has reported.

2022-01-05T20:13:40.835471+00:00 IST

Turkey confirms 66,467 new COVID-19 cases

Ankara [Turkey], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey has reported 66,467 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,718,861, according to its Health Ministry.

2022-01-05T19:06:17.307302+00:00 IST

Antigua, Barbuda joins International Solar alliance in presence of Indian High Commission in Guyana

Georgetown [ Guyana], January 5 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda has become the 102nd country to join International Solar Alliance.   

2022-01-05T06:32:01.503379+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 17 new community cases of COVID-19

New Zealand, January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 11,003.

2022-01-05T04:34:54.127009+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 9.78 mln

Cape Town [South Africa], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,781,838 cases as of Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2022-01-04T16:57:53.668397+00:00 IST

Eighteen dead from Omicron in Denmark

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Denmark has registered 18 deaths linked to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus since it emerged in the country, media reported on Tuesday, citing data from the Statens Serum Institute.

2022-01-04T15:41:41.785180+00:00 IST

Kuwait bans indoor gatherings from Sunday to limit spread of COVID-19

Kuwait City [Kuwait], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kuwaiti cabinet agreed on Monday to impose a seven-week ban on indoor social gatherings from January 9, the Center for Government Communication said.

2022-01-03T19:43:33.154292+00:00 IST

Two pilots killed in Tunisian helicopter crash: Military

Tunis [Tunisia], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): A military helicopter crashed in northern Tunisia on Monday afternoon, killing both pilots, the African country's Defense Ministry said.

2022-01-03T18:32:08.410195+00:00 IST

Amsterdam police arrest 30 people at anti-lockdown demonstration

Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Over two dozen people were arrested in Amsterdam during a protest against COVID-19 restrictions; four law enforcement officers were injured, the Dutch police informs.

2022-01-03T00:45:13.833117+00:00 IST

ECOWAS planning Extraordinary Summit on Mali next Sunday: Commission

Abuja [Nigeria], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Mali on January 9, the ECOWAS Commission informs.

2022-01-03T00:20:08.759601+00:00 IST

US, Ukraine share 'special' relations, says President Zelenskyy after call with Biden

Kiev [Ukraine], January 3 (ANI): Soon after talks with US President Joe Biden over phone, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said that Kiev and Washington share relations of a "special" kind.

2022-01-02T23:53:58.991823+00:00 IST

Nearly dozen soldiers injured in armed attack in northern Burkina Faso: Reports

Sahel [Burkina Faso], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): At least eleven soldiers were injured in Burkina Faso's northern Sourou Province when armed individuals attacked local military and gendarmerie positions, the national RTB broadcaster reports.

2022-01-02T22:58:50.876980+00:00 IST

World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77

Nairobi [Kenya], January 3 (ANI): World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement.

2022-01-02T21:54:24.991998+00:00 IST

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns

Khartoum [Sudan], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced his resignation on Sunday, in an address broadcast by state television.

2022-01-02T21:15:19.994680+00:00 IST

Prime Minister of Haiti survives assassination attempt: Reports

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A failed attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, took place on Sunday at a church in the city of Gonaives during a mass dedicated to the 218th anniversary of the country's independence, the VTV broadcaster reported.

2022-01-02T20:11:42.293272+00:00 IST

South African opposition allege cover-up of graft probe findings behind Parliament fire

Johannesburg [South Africa], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A South African opposition leader has implicated the ruling African National Congress in a fire at the national houses of parliament that erupted two days before the planned release of a damning report on a probe into government corruption.

2022-01-02T19:59:45.758799+00:00 IST

Two killed in anti-military protest in Sudan: Doctors

Khartoum [Sudan], January 3 (ANI): Two protesters demonstrating against Sudan's military takeover in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, were killed by live fire on Sunday, Sputnik reported citing doctors' statement.

2022-01-02T18:37:52.357254+00:00 IST

South African President says police questioning person linked to Parliament fire, no one hurt

Cape Town [South Africa], January 2 (ANI/ Sputnik): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that someone was being held for questioning in connection with a massive fire that erupted at the parliamentary precinct in the early hours of Sunday morning with no casualties.

2022-01-02T14:47:17.801458+00:00 IST

Belgian Antarctic research outpost hit by COVID-19 outbreak

Antarctica, January 2 (ANI): After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the world's most remote regions - a Belgian outpost in Antarctica was exposed to coronavirus.

2022-01-02T11:17:59.882773+00:00 IST

Ethiopia registers 3,998 new COVID-19 cases

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia has registered 3,998 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 424,340 as of Saturday evening, the country's health ministry said.

2022-01-02T08:28:02.490410+00:00 IST