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Dutch King to skip Beijing Winter Olympics over COVID-19: Reports

Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 8 (ANI): Netherlands King Willem-Alexander will not attend the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February due to the spread of COVID-19, Russian media reported citing Dutch media on Wednesday.

2021-12-08T13:31:32.512968+00:00 IST

2 killed, 12 injured as truck rams into bus stop in Nigeria's economic hub

Abuja [Nigeria] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two persons were killed and 12 others injured when a truck rammed into a bus stop in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, Tuesday afternoon, local police said.

2021-12-08T11:13:54.324960+00:00 IST

Australia's Queensland detects new version of Omicron variant

Queensland [Australia], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A new version of the Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in Australia's Queensland, health authorities said on Wednesday.

2021-12-08T11:09:49.587336+00:00 IST

Zimbabwe to ban unvaccinated from public transport as Omicron wrecks havoc

Harare [Zimbabwe], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant and plans to bar the unvaccinated from boarding public transport.

2021-12-08T02:31:54.811944+00:00 IST

Hosted millions of refugees, saved them from massacre when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan: India at UN

New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Underlining India's commitment to the humanitarian protection of refugees, TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, on Tuesday said when West Pakistan unleashed genocide on East Pakistan, India hosted millions of refugees and saved them from the massacre.

2021-12-07T21:14:55.436146+00:00 IST

Fire in Burundi prison kills 38 people, injures 69 others: Reports

Gitega [Burundi], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A fire occurred in a central prison in the capital of Burundi of Gitega, killing 38 people and injuring 69 others, the Iwacu news outlet reported on Tuesday.

2021-12-07T12:38:32.728757+00:00 IST

Protests start in Kenya's Nairobi after police officer fatally shoots 6

Nairobi [Kenya] December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Residents of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi are rallying against violence after a local police officer killed six people and then himself in a shooting, local media reported on Tuesday.

2021-12-07T12:29:50.849149+00:00 IST

Colombia to ban entry for those not vaccinated against COVID-19: President

Bogota [Colombia], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Colombia's authorities will require all adults entering the country to have a vaccination passport confirming full coronavirus vaccination from December 14 onwards, President Ivan Duque said.

2021-12-07T05:36:33.649736+00:00 IST

At least 48 people killed in tribal conflict in Sudan's Darfur region

Khartoum [Sudan], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 48 people were killed in a tribal conflict in Sudan's West Darfur state, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, a non-governmental organization, said in a statement on Monday.

2021-12-06T21:51:12.723708+00:00 IST

Cambodia lifts travel ban for 10 African countries

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Cambodia has lifted an entry ban for passengers arriving from 10 African countries, introduced to prevent the spread of the novel Omicron coronavirus variant, the regional online-media Khmer Times reported on Monday, referring to the Ministry of Health.

2021-12-06T17:12:55.015157+00:00 IST

Australia's Qantas Airways launches commercial flight services to India after nearly ten years

Canberra [Australia], December 6 (ANI): Australia's Qantas airways on Monday launched commercial flight services to India after nearly ten years.

2021-12-06T09:36:45.048007+00:00 IST

Two infants hospitalized in Brazil after getting Pfizer shots by mistake: Reports

Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Two newborns in Brazil were given coronavirus vaccine shots by mistake and had to be hospitalized, Brazilian media report.

2021-12-06T04:58:21.419642+00:00 IST

Adama Barrow re-elected as Gambian president

Banjul [Gambia], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Alieu Momar Njie, chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of The Gambia, declared on Sunday that Adama Barrow, the leader of the National People's Party (NPP), as the winner of the presidential election held on Saturday.

2021-12-05T23:44:58.078613+00:00 IST

Israel calls world powers to take 'hard line' toward Iranian nuke talks

Jerusalem [Israel], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged on Sunday world powers to "take a hard line" toward Iran in the negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

2021-12-05T16:33:40.172111+00:00 IST

First positive case of Omicron variant detected in Senegal

Dakar [Senegal], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Senegal detected its first positive case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country's Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (Iressef) said on Sunday.

2021-12-05T16:14:40.551124+00:00 IST

Explosions heard inside US base in Syria

Damascus [Syria], December 5 (ANI): Explosions were heard on Sunday inside a US military base in Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

2021-12-05T10:04:16.576965+00:00 IST

Chile reports first case of Omicron variant

Santiago [Chile], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported on Saturday its first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after confirming that the case was discovered in a person entering the country from Ghana on November 25.

2021-12-05T01:27:49.657896+00:00 IST

Seven Omicron cases detected in Finland

Helsinki [Finland], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Finland as of Saturday, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) said.

2021-12-04T18:23:54.509202+00:00 IST

Developments amid COVID have direct bearing on Indian Ocean region: Jaishankar

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4 (ANI): Underlining the recent trends that have influenced the Indian Ocean region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday explained the changing nature of American strategic postures and the rise of China.

2021-12-04T18:21:05.210833+00:00 IST

Israeli man severely injured in stabbing attack, stabber shot dead

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): An Israeli man was severely injured on Saturday in a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem, according to a statement by the Israeli police.

2021-12-04T18:20:17.861626+00:00 IST