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Tanzanian president confirms spreading of Omicron variant

Dodoma [Tanzania], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday night confirmed that there is the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron in the east African nation.

2022-01-01T12:33:58.387013+00:00 IST

Australia to rename Island to honor Queen Elizabeth on platinum jubilee: PM

Canberra [Australia], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will rename Aspen Island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin as part of June 2022 national and community events to celebrate 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the British throne, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.

2022-01-01T10:06:59.385537+00:00 IST

Greece registers record 40,560 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hrs

Athens [Greece], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece has confirmed 40,560 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, the National Public Health Organization (NPHO) said.

2022-01-01T03:34:30.425375+00:00 IST

Malian armed forces say 8 soldiers died, 7 injured after recent terrorist attack

Bamako [Mali], December 31 (ANI/ Sputnik) - The number of soldiers who died as a result of a Wednesday attack in the western part of Mali increased to eight, and seven more were injured, the Malian Armed Forces said.

2021-12-31T14:16:20.148836+00:00 IST

Israel detects first case of 'florona' disease: Report

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31 (ANI): Israel recorded the first case of "florona" disease, a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, said Arab News said on Thursday.

2021-12-31T12:50:29.289708+00:00 IST

New Zealand welcomes 2022 with stunning firework displays

Auckland [New Zealand], December 31 (ANI): As the world is set to enter 2022 soon, New Zealand's Auckland becomes the first city in the world to welcome the new year.

2021-12-31T12:13:19.646494+00:00 IST

Death toll from Typhoon Rai in Philippines exceeds 400

Manila [Philippines], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of deaths from typhoon Rai (also known as Odette) in the Philippines has reached 405, and 82 people are still missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.

2021-12-31T11:56:25.379278+00:00 IST

Car bomb blast in Central African Republic injures 3 UN Peacekeepers

Bangui [CAR], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): A car carrying UN peacekeepers was blown up in the southwest of the Central African Republic (CAR), injuring three workers, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said.

2021-12-31T09:34:17.005621+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases pass 9.59 million in Africa

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 9,594,088 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa as of Thursday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-12-31T09:28:17.878079+00:00 IST

Protesters in Canberra set old Parliament house on fire: Reports

Canberra [Australia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Australian police are investigating the arson of the central entrance to the country's old parliament building in Canberra during protests against COVID-19 restrictions, media reported on Thursday.

2021-12-30T17:32:10.061078+00:00 IST

Zimbabwe's COVID-19 deaths continue to rise

Harare [Zimbabwe], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Zimbabwe recorded 27 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest ever since the omicron variant began, as the country's deaths due to the virus continue to rise.

2021-12-30T17:14:07.781653+00:00 IST

World War II shell explodes in Solomon Islands leaving 1 dead, 1 injured: Reports

Honiara [Solomon Islands], December 30 (ANI): One person was killed and other was injured in the Solomon Islands after a shell that had remained in the ground since World War II exploded, Russian media reported citintg New Zealand's RNZ radio on Thursday.

2021-12-30T15:04:55.376749+00:00 IST

Georgia: Saakashvili relocated from Gori hospital to prison in Rustavi

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been relocated from a hospital in the city of Gori to a prison in the city of Rustavi, Ukrainian lawmaker Yelyzaveta Yasko, who is in a romantic relationship with him, said.

2021-12-30T08:30:35.371734+00:00 IST

Reports of Saddam Hussein hiding in hole 'fabricated': Iraqi Interpreter for US Military

Baghdad [Iraq], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Reports that US troops captured former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein while he was hiding in an underground hole were fabricated, an Iraqi interpreter who worked with the US military at the time told Sputnik.

2021-12-30T06:04:24.289792+00:00 IST

Saudi King hopes that Iran will abandon 'negative behavior' in region

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has expressed hope that Iran will abandon what he described as a destabilizing regional policy.

2021-12-30T04:15:25.214465+00:00 IST

Nine killed in road accident in Chile

Coquimbo [Chile], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A road accident in the town of Peumo, in the O'Higgins region in central Chile, killed nine and seriously injured two, the Chilean government reported on Wednesday.

2021-12-30T04:00:34.012336+00:00 IST

5.7-magnitude quake hits near Pyrgos, Greece

Pyrgos [Greece], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 15 km SSW of Pyrgos, Greece at 05:08:10 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

2021-12-29T08:33:56.789958+00:00 IST

Tunisia reports 4 more Omicron cases

Tunis [Tunisia], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia detected four more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections in the country to 10, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Tuesday.

2021-12-28T16:58:22.837250+00:00 IST

Kuwait forms new government

Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait on Tuesday formed a new government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said.

2021-12-28T14:28:45.763229+00:00 IST

Ukrainian Foreign Minister confirms political disagreements with China

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 28 (ANI): Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed that Kiev and Beijing disagree on a number of political issues, Russian media reported on Tuesday.

2021-12-28T10:23:23.990862+00:00 IST

Ugandan police bans New Year fireworks

Kampala [Uganda], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ugandan police on Monday announced that there will be no fireworks allowed to usher in the New Year over the weekend.

2021-12-27T14:30:54.140960+00:00 IST