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Lassina Zerbo named Burkina Faso's new prime minister

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore picked Lassina Zerbo as the country's new prime minister on Friday, according to a decree issued on Friday evening.

2021-12-11T01:03:14.859035+00:00 IST

Lithuanian FM resigns over Belaruskali sanctions debacle

Vilnius [Lithuania], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis submitted Friday his resignation amid the controversy of Belaruskali products being transported via Lithuania despite the US sanctions against Belarus' fertilizer manufacturer.

2021-12-11T00:39:54.448568+00:00 IST

South African President invites scientists from BRICS nations to study COVID-19

Pretoria [South Africa], December 10 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from the BRICS member states to visit his country and study the coronavirus and its mutations with local specialists.

2021-12-10T09:04:33.529433+00:00 IST

Two trucks collide in Mexico leaving 49 people dead, 58 injured: Rescue Services

Mexico City [Mexico], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Two trucks have collided near the southeastern Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutierrez in the state of Chiapas, leaving 49 people dead and 58 more injured, the rescue services said.

2021-12-10T02:12:04.388725+00:00 IST

Nicaragua breaks up diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Managua [Nicaragua], December 10 (ANI): Nicaragua's government on Thursday ended its diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

2021-12-10T00:12:21.197151+00:00 IST

Brunei logs 39 new COVID-19 cases, total at 15,283

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brunei reported 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 15,283 with 100 deaths.

2021-12-09T17:24:07.452663+00:00 IST

Malawi confirms 3 Omicron cases, issues strict traveling restrictions

Lilongwe [Malawi] December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Health authorities in Malawi on Thursday disclosed that 3 cases of Omicron variant have been confirmed in the country and the government has tightened measures at all points of entry into the country.

2021-12-09T17:16:18.471823+00:00 IST

9 killed in gunmen attack in central Nigeria

Niger [Nigeria], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and about 10 others injured when a group of gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria's central state of Niger, the police said on Thursday.

2021-12-09T16:47:55.017754+00:00 IST

Vietnam logs 15,311 new COVID-19 cases

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 15,311 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 15,300 locally transmitted and 11 imported, according to the Ministry of Health.

2021-12-09T12:48:10.111535+00:00 IST

New Zealand parliament passes bill easing change of sex on birth certificates

Wellington [New Zealand], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's parliament has unanimously adopted a law allowing for changing one's sex on a birth certificate without court intervention, lawmaker and Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti said on Thursday.

2021-12-09T12:16:33.434274+00:00 IST

21-year-old Pakistani man arrested in Greece's Kalivia over public obscenity

Athens [Greece], December 9 (ANI): A 21-year-old Pakistani man was arrested for alleged public obscenity as he was wandering half-naked around children on the streets of Greece's Kalivia, local media reported.

2021-12-09T11:46:32.551482+00:00 IST

Ambassador Abhay Kumar calls on Madagascar PM, reviews bilateral ties

Antananarivo [Madagascar], December 9 (ANI): Indian Ambassador in Madagascar Abhay Kumar called on the country's Prime Minister Christian Ntsay on Thursday and reviewed bilateral ties between the two nations.

2021-12-09T10:49:39.205064+00:00 IST

Omicron spreading faster, but may be less severe, say researchers

Johannesburg [South Africa], December 9 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading faster but it is likely that it is less severe, according to researchers in South Africa.

2021-12-09T10:48:13.067544+00:00 IST

UN Security Council condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Mali

New York [US], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the series of attacks against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.

2021-12-09T09:11:01.951056+00:00 IST

Afghan envoy expresses grief over passing away of CDS Bipin Rawat

New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Afghanistan Ambassador to India, Farid Mamundzay on Thursday, expressed grief over the passing away of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife and other defence personnel who lost their lives in a military helicopter crash.

2021-12-09T09:10:57.776327+00:00 IST

Omicron could have 'major impact', but no definitive answers yet: WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has shed light on features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the number of mutations in the newfound strain.

2021-12-09T08:45:50.381015+00:00 IST

New Zealand launches smokefree action plan to curb smoking

Wellington [New Zealand], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand on Thursday launched a smokefree action plan that aims to reduce daily smoking prevalence to less than five per cent for all population groups by 2025.

2021-12-09T03:56:42.170329+00:00 IST

Pele returns to hospital after tumour removal

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazilian football legend Pele has returned to the hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumour.

2021-12-09T01:25:15.978530+00:00 IST

Peruvian rescuers find missing military helicopter, 5 people died in crash: Air Force

Lima [Peru], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A search and rescue team has found a Peruvian military helicopter that went missing on Tuesday with all five crew members who have died in the confirmed crash, the national air force said.

2021-12-09T00:24:37.768321+00:00 IST

Burkina Faso's prime minister dismissed

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire, said a presidential decree published Wednesday evening.

2021-12-08T22:19:35.661975+00:00 IST

Greece expresses concern over situation in Ukraine

Athens [Greece], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece is concerned over the situation in Ukraine and hopes that it will not escalate, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.

2021-12-08T14:42:06.109913+00:00 IST