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Namibia to start vaccinating teens against COVID-19

Windhoek [Namibia], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia will start administering the COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged between 12 and 17, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said Friday.

2021-11-12T16:04:26.190422+00:00 IST

UN official urges reform measures amid crisis in Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior UN official on Friday warned that Lebanon may be turned into a "failing state" if the government does not succeed in implementing quick and serious reform measures amid the current unprecedented financial crisis.

2021-11-12T14:10:13.764071+00:00 IST

APEC kicks off virtual Economic Leaders' Meeting focusing on COVID-19 recovery, new vision

Wellington [New Zealand], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, under New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's chairmanship, kicked off virtually on Friday night.

2021-11-12T13:45:52.123516+00:00 IST

Canada to withdraw non-essential personnel from embassy in Haiti

Ottawa [Canada], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The foreign ministry of Canada has decided to temporarily withdraw supporting personnel and family members of employees from the Canadian Embassy in Haiti amid the deteriorating security situation in the country.

2021-11-12T07:17:09.362722+00:00 IST

Over 3,000 inmates yet to be recaptured after jailbreaks in Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government said on Thursday that over 3,000 inmates are yet to be recaptured following recent jailbreaks in the most populous African country.

2021-11-12T04:30:58.461942+00:00 IST

Malaysia reports 6,323 new COVID-19 infections, 49 more deaths

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua) Malaysia reported another 6,323 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 2,528,821, according to the health ministry.

2021-11-12T03:17:14.357920+00:00 IST

Boat capsizes on Kivu Lake in DR Congo, leaving 10 people dead, 50 missing

Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 people have died and 50 others remain missing as a result of a shipwreck in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), media reported.

2021-11-12T02:22:23.571560+00:00 IST

2 killed in bomb attack in Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two civilians were killed and three others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Thursday, police and witnesses said.

2021-11-11T17:10:46.108945+00:00 IST

Nearly half of those who died of COVID in past day in Lithuania were vaccinated: Govt

Vilnius [Lithuania], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 40% of patients with COVID-19 who died over the past 24 hours in Lithuania were vaccinated against the virus, the national department of statistics said on Thursday.

2021-11-11T16:55:02.028307+00:00 IST

Europe considering Australia's foreign interference laws to combat China's propaganda arm

Canberra [Australia], November 11 (ANI): Looking to combat the activities of China's overseas propaganda arm, Europe is considering following Australia's example in creating new laws to counter "covert" forms of foreign influence, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.

2021-11-11T15:16:07.013749+00:00 IST

Suspected Boko Haram raids kill 3 in Cameroonian villages

Yaounde [Cameroon], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed at least three villagers in overnight raids in Cameroon's Far North region, according to local security sources.

2021-11-11T14:40:07.097045+00:00 IST

World oil demand growth revised by some 0.16 mn bpd: OPEC

Vienna [Austria], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): OPEC on Thursday revised the world oil demand growth forecast and lowered it by some 0.16 million barrels per compared to October's assessment and it now stands at 5.7 million barrels per day.

2021-11-11T13:43:49.939610+00:00 IST

Former South African President De Klerk dies aged 85

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk has passed away aged 85, his fund said on Thursday.

2021-11-11T10:58:28.513624+00:00 IST

New Zealand PM calls for strong, equitable, sustainable post-pandemic recovery

Wellington [New Zealand], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday called on political and business leaders to work together to build a strong, equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-11-11T10:22:15.952585+00:00 IST

3 gunmen killed in northern Burundi: Official

Bujumbura [ Burundi], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Security forces on Wednesday morning killed three gunmen and seized their two guns and ammunition in Matongo district in Kayanza Province, north Burundi, the governor of Kayanza told Xinhua by phone on Wednesday afternoon.

2021-11-11T10:02:56.547490+00:00 IST

COVID-19 deaths surpass 610,000 in Brazil

Brasilia [Brazil], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday registered 280 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the national death toll to 610,036, said the Health Ministry.

2021-11-11T03:34:30.845260+00:00 IST

Iran says resumed Vienna talks must focus on sanctions lifting

Tehran [Iran], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said on Wednesday that the upcoming Vienna talks must focus on the lifting of the sanctions against Iran.

2021-11-10T17:30:28.138306+00:00 IST

Death toll rises to 130 in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion

Freetown [Sierra Leone], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of people killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has risen to 130, a senior official said Wednesday.

2021-11-10T12:35:38.224404+00:00 IST

Dozens of illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

Tripoli [Libya], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 65 illegal migrants were rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

2021-11-10T07:02:52.432935+00:00 IST

UAE foreign minister meets Syrian President in Damascus

Damascus [Syria], November 10 (ANI): United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus and reviewed the prospects of enhancing bilateral relations between the two nations, according to a media report.

2021-11-09T21:44:39.867684+00:00 IST

Israel, Hungary sign cooperation agreement in science, technology

Jerusalem [Israel], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel and Hungary have signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of science and technology, Israel's Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has said in a statement.

2021-11-09T18:44:43.538039+00:00 IST