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Uyghur policeman tortured to death for helping detainee: Report

Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): A Uyghur police officer in China's Xinjiang province who was said to have committed suicide was instead tortured to death for helping a camp detainee, Radio Free Asia (RSA) has reported.

2021-12-04T16:52:30.989471+00:00 IST

Terrorist attack claims dozens of lives in central Mali

Bamako [Mali], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): A terrorist attack at Songho Gare, a small town between Sevare and Bandiagara in central Mali, claimed dozens of lives, a local official and witnesses told Xinhua on Friday.

2021-12-04T14:13:24.731074+00:00 IST

UN extends mandate for int'l forces fighting piracy off coast of Somalia

New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday renewed for an additional three months its authorization for states and regional organizations cooperating with Somalia to use all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of the East African country.

2021-12-04T12:36:47.447571+00:00 IST

At least 31 people killed by terrorists' attack on bus in Mali: Source

Bamako [Mali], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 31 people have been killed and eight more injured as a result of terrorists' attack on a bus in Mali, a source told Sputnik.

2021-12-04T01:08:26.384130+00:00 IST

Third round of India-UAE economic partnership negotiations to begin on Monday

New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal met the representatives of Aluminium, Copper, and Chemicals and Petrochemicals Industry here on Friday as part of the ongoing multi-stakeholder consultations related to the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations.

2021-12-03T16:05:15.274409+00:00 IST

Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron spread, hold back studies: Report

Moscow [Russia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists have warned that new travel restrictions are ineffective against the Omicron coronavirus strain and risk slowing down studies of the variant, according to a report by the journal Nature.

2021-12-03T14:48:07.841345+00:00 IST

Merkel likely to step down on December 8: German Cabinet

Berlin [Germany], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down after her successor Olaf Scholz's election, preliminary scheduled for December 8, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday.

2021-12-03T12:50:01.090348+00:00 IST

'Earth Anthem' penned by Indian diplomat Abhay K, translated into Somali

Mogadishu [Somalia], December 3 (ANI): 'Earth Anthem', penned in 2008 by Indian poet and diplomat Abhay K, has been translated into Somali by the Somali Academy of Science and Arts.

2021-12-03T05:11:03.813684+00:00 IST

India, Australia hold talks to further expand bilateral ties through Free Trade Agreement

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday met Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott and had an extensive discussion on the ways to expand bilateral ties.

2021-12-02T16:53:08.023547+00:00 IST

Twitter shuts thousands of propaganda accounts in six countries, majority from China

California [US], December 2 (ANI): Twitter on Thursday said it had shut down nearly 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in six countries, the majority of which were from China.

2021-12-02T16:22:26.997535+00:00 IST

Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in southern Africa

Brazzaville [Congo], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54 percent due to an upsurge in southern Africa, said the World Health Organization in a statement released on Thursday.

2021-12-02T14:45:37.606135+00:00 IST

India, Paraguay hold third Foreign Office Consultations, review bilateral ties

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India and Paraguay held the third Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) at Asuncion on December 1 and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations.

2021-12-02T13:22:39.272263+00:00 IST

First Omicron case detected in Greece, national health service

Athens [Greece], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The first Omicron variant case of COVID-19 has been detected in Greece, and the man is quarantined, Head of National Public Health Organization EODY Theoklis Zaoutis said at a briefing on Thursday.

2021-12-02T13:13:08.928459+00:00 IST

India ready to supply medical equipment, assistance to Africa amid spread of Omicron

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India on Thursday said that it is ready to supply medical equipment and life-saving drugs to any country in Africa, amid the emergence of the new coronavirus variant Omicron.

2021-12-02T13:12:54.748326+00:00 IST

Russian scholar slams so-called 'Summit for Democracy' as ideological crusade

Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The so-called "Summit for Democracy" led by the United States is akin to "launching an ideological crusade" against other countries, Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, has recently written.

2021-12-02T11:24:34.524156+00:00 IST

RS Chairman assures Mongolian delegation of India's commitment to deepen strategic partnership

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI) Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday assured a Mongolian delegation of India's commitment to further deepening its Strategic Partnership with the country.

2021-12-01T17:25:12.807346+00:00 IST

South African leader faults imposed travel ban by Western countries following discovery of new COVID-19 variant

Abuja [Nigeria] December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday faulted the travel ban imposed on his country and sister African nations by some Western countries in the aftermath of the discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 by South African scientists.

2021-12-01T17:00:21.835321+00:00 IST

India fully committed to timely completion of oil refinery project in Mongolia: President Kovind

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that the oil refinery project in Mongolia is a symbol of a strong strategic partnership between the two countries, adding that India is fully committed to the timely completion of the project.

2021-12-01T16:59:23.603243+00:00 IST

Fraud, bribery linked to China-Congo 'deal of the century': Report

Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI): A massive deal between Chinese state-owned engineering firms and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to trade mineral wealth to fund urgently needed infrastructure projects concealed a multimillion-dollar embezzlement and bribery operation, according to a new investigative report.

2021-12-01T16:08:18.398832+00:00 IST

New Zealand to send troops to Solomon Islands to restore order after unrest

Wellington [New Zealand], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's government pledged on Wednesday to deploy several dozens of soldiers to the Solomon Islands to assist local forces in ensuring security on their territory after it was hit by riots last week.

2021-12-01T15:57:18.108348+00:00 IST

Saudi Arabia detects 1st case of Omicron variant

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the detection of its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

2021-12-01T12:37:14.616897+00:00 IST