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Rising poverty moral indictment of our times: Guterres

New York [US], October 16 (ANI): For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, UN chief Antonio Guterres said in his message released on Friday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on October 17.

2021-10-16T17:17:52.398135+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.42 mln

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,420,043 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-10-16T16:37:33.267287+00:00 IST

Two killed in blast in central Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia] October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people died and several others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at a restaurant near a police station in Somalia's central town of Baledweyne, local police confirmed on Saturday.

2021-10-16T16:24:38.325612+00:00 IST

Kuwait launches green cleanup campaign

Kuwait City (Kuwait), October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait launched on Saturday a cleanup campaign in Hawalli Governorate to help protect the environment and recycle the waste.

2021-10-16T16:24:23.914982+00:00 IST

Sudan reports increasing COVID-19 cases

Khartoum [Sudan], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan has been witnessed an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and deaths since early October, igniting concerns over a new wave of the pandemic in the country.

2021-10-16T16:24:09.490104+00:00 IST

Vietnam reports 3,221 new COVID-19 cases, 860,860 in total

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,211 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

2021-10-16T14:29:08.527223+00:00 IST

MoS Muraleedharan to visit Sudan, S. Sudan next week

New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will embark on a two-nation visit to Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday.

2021-10-16T12:45:13.567952+00:00 IST

UK political leaders pay tribute to lawmaker stabbed to death in terrorist attack

London [UK], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour party leader, Keir Starmer, paid tribute on Saturday to Conservative lawmaker David Amess, who was stabbed to death in an attack that is being treated as a terrorist incident by police.

2021-10-16T10:36:09.079318+00:00 IST

Russia sees record number of daily COVID-19 cases, deaths: Response Centre

Moscow [Russia}, October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered a record number of daily COVID-19 cases in the past day, with a further 33,208 people falling ill since Friday, the coronavirus response centre said on Saturday.

2021-10-16T08:30:11.575965+00:00 IST

Arctic Council received no proposals on banning Hydrocarbon development: Member

Moscow [Russia], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Arctic Council has not received any proposals to impose legally binding obligations on member states that would ban or limit hydrocarbon exploration, the Russian chairman of the council's senior Arctic officials committee told Sputnik.

2021-10-16T08:00:12.742795+00:00 IST

'Special Working Group on start-ups and innovation needed': India at SCO meeting

New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): In the 20th Meeting of SCO Ministers responsible for Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade held on Thursday, the Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel, in her intervention, stressed on the need for effective cooperation between the SCO Member States for a balanced and equitable growth in trade and commerce.

2021-10-15T23:09:35.591627+00:00 IST

Brazil records 15,239 more COVID-19 cases

Brasilia [Brazil], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 15,239 to 21,627,476 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.

2021-10-15T22:08:25.624810+00:00 IST

Iraqi president calls for calm amid dispute over election results

Baghdad [Iraq], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraqi President Barham Salih on Friday called on objectors to Sunday's early election results to calm down and resort to law to preserve the country's stability.

2021-10-15T21:44:09.905003+00:00 IST

US Deputy Secy of State lauds India's resumption of COVID-19 vaccine export

Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday underscored the importance of India's role as a global Covid vaccine producer and applauded New Delhi's announcement to resume vaccine exports.

2021-10-15T20:48:31.331650+00:00 IST

Iranian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff to visit Russia next week

Tehran [Iran], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Armed Forces Shief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri will visit Russia, Reza Khosravi Moghadam, military attache at the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, said on Friday.

2021-10-15T17:44:30.753506+00:00 IST

WHO calls for global investment in hand hygiene in underdeveloped countries

Geneva, [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A global investment of just USD 1 per person in hand hygiene annually could prevent thousands of deaths in the least developed countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

2021-10-15T17:23:08.714698+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.41 mln

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,414,571 cases as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-10-15T17:00:47.796624+00:00 IST

Brexit Minister says 'big gap' remains between UK, EU over Northern Ireland Protocol

London [UK], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A big gap still remains between the United Kingdom and the European Union over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol regulating post-Brexit trade in the UK province, UK Brexit Minister David Frost said on Friday.

2021-10-15T13:28:34.989980+00:00 IST

56 arrested in South Africa for holding officials hostage

Johannesburg [South Africa], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage.

2021-10-15T10:16:15.022833+00:00 IST

Madagascar fights for sovereignty amid Chinese debt-trap diplomacy

Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 15 (ANI): China has been striving to trap African nations in its debt diplomacy but Madagascar is now leading the fight for sovereignty in the African continent.

2021-10-15T05:17:50.633422+00:00 IST

UN pays tribute to former General Assembly president Bouteflika

New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN General Assembly on Thursday held an event to pay tribute to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who served as the 29th president of the General Assembly between 1974 and 1975, and died last month.

2021-10-15T00:23:15.077690+00:00 IST