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Two out of 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released

Washington [US] November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Two of the 17 US and Canadian citizens, members of the religious organization Christian Aid Ministries, abducted in Haiti in October, have been released, the charity says.

2021-11-21T23:14:11.537281+00:00 IST

71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN

New York [US], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada.

2021-11-21T23:10:27.751518+00:00 IST

African Union chairperson commends political agreement in Sudan

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Sunday commended the latest political agreement in Sudan.

2021-11-21T20:14:28.705492+00:00 IST

Israeli PM sets goal to vaccinate children aged 5-11

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that the country's goal is to vaccinate 50 percent of children aged 5-11 by the end of December.

2021-11-21T19:03:30.824588+00:00 IST

Sudanese opposition rejects political agreement between Prime Minister, Military

Khartoum [Sudan], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Sudanese coalition of labour unions opposed to the military authorities issued a statement on Sunday in which it rejected the political agreement signed between the military and the previously ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

2021-11-21T15:40:19.663712+00:00 IST

8 Chinese citizens kidnapped in DRC gold mine attack

Kinshasa [DR Congo], November 21 (ANI): Eight Chinese citizens were kidnapped on Sunday in the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while a soldier was killed, according to Congolese media.

2021-11-21T14:52:56.581156+00:00 IST

Sudanese Military lifts all restrictions from ousted Prime Minister Hamdok

Khartoum [Sudan], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudan's army has removed all the restrictions on movement of ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok shortly after reaching a deal on new government, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday, citing sources.

2021-11-21T12:20:18.777774+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 217 deaths, 8,833 COVID-19 cases in past day

Brasilia [Brazil], November 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 217 deaths and 8,833 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.

2021-11-21T02:42:14.760339+00:00 IST

Over 75 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast: IOM

Tripoli [Libya], November 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday said more than 75 illegal immigrants have drowned at sea off the coast of western Libya, while trying to reach Europe.

2021-11-20T23:23:16.230977+00:00 IST

Canadian police find bodies of 3 missing men killed in mudslide

Vancouver [Canada], November 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The bodies of three missing men have been found at a rainstorm-caused mudslide in British Columbia province of Canada, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Saturday.

2021-11-20T20:18:47.724423+00:00 IST

Iran condemns UK's decision to blacklist Palestine's Hamas

Tehran [Iran], November 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has condemned Britain's decision to declare the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) a terrorist organization.

2021-11-20T19:05:44.245407+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases near 8.58 mln: Africa CDC

Cape Town [South Africa], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,576,999 cases as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-11-20T17:49:53.961584+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 174 new cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 174 new cases of COVID-19, said the country's Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday.

2021-11-20T08:13:36.725561+00:00 IST

302 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency

Tripoli [Libya], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.

2021-11-20T05:03:26.267393+00:00 IST

Nicaragua withdraws from organization of American states

Managua [Nicaragua], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Nicaraguan government denounced the charter of the Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and terminated its membership, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said on Friday.

2021-11-19T17:20:02.032737+00:00 IST

UN Security Council delegation visits South Sudan to press for peace deal implementation

Juba [South Sudan], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A delegation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has arrived in South Sudan to follow up on the implementation of a peace agreement that ended years of conflict between various factions of the country's ruling party.

2021-11-19T14:45:28.633459+00:00 IST

Iran reports 5,784 daily COVID-19 cases, 6,069,559 in total

Tehran [Iran], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Friday reported 5,784 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infection to 6,069,559.

2021-11-19T14:07:35.155226+00:00 IST

Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought

Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help mitigate the impact of the worsening drought in the country.

2021-11-19T12:52:42.812114+00:00 IST

Cuba ready to export its COVID-19 vaccines to EAEU countries

Havana [Cuba], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Cuba is ready to export its COVID-19 vaccines to member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and place production there, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said on Friday.

2021-11-19T08:52:22.477303+00:00 IST

Australian PM urges for easing COVID-19 restrictions

Canberra [Australia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for governments to "step back" out of people's lives and ease COVID-19 restrictions as the vaccination coverage improves amid the country's battle against the third wave of infections.

2021-11-19T06:55:55.308819+00:00 IST

Death toll from NW Nigeria attacks rises to 43

Abuja [Nigeria], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from attacks by armed bandits on villages across two local government areas in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto earlier this week has risen to 43, the office of the state governor said on Thursday.

2021-11-18T17:20:09.077393+00:00 IST