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Brazil to give all adults COVID-19 booster shots

Brasilia [Brazil], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): All Brazilians aged above 18 will be eligible to get booster shots against COVID-19, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday.

2021-11-17T03:14:48.238331+00:00 IST

S Korea reports 3,187 more COVID-19 cases

Seoul [South Korea], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,187 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 402,775.

2021-11-17T03:05:58.452427+00:00 IST

Islamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings

Kampala [Uganda], November 17 (ANI): The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the two powerful explosions in the centre of Uganda's capital during rush hour on Tuesday, reported The Wall Street Journal.

2021-11-17T01:29:56.568575+00:00 IST

Vietnamese lecturer honoured in Australia for developing fireproof material

Canberra [Australia], November 16 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Nguyen Thuy Quynh, a Vietnamese lecturer at RMIT University in Australia, has been named as Australia's top researcher in composite materials in The Australian's 2021 Research magazine.

2021-11-16T17:10:03.867821+00:00 IST

Borrell says invited EU countries to create 5,000-strong rapid reaction forces

Brussels [Belgium], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said that he proposed to the member states of the union to create a rapid reaction force of five thousand people to solve operational problems.

2021-11-16T17:07:41.928245+00:00 IST

Lebanon registers 1,102 new COVID-19 cases

Beirut [Lebanon], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon on Tuesday registered 1,102 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases to 654,068, the Health Ministry reported.

2021-11-16T16:57:13.620192+00:00 IST

AU condemns twin bomb blasts in Ugandan capital

Kampala [Uganda], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): African Union (AU) on Tuesday condemned the twin bomb blasts in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, which left six people dead including three suicide bombers.

2021-11-16T15:49:54.649854+00:00 IST

Ethiopia: UN announces USD 40 million in aid relief for victims 'living on a knife-edge'

New York [US], November 16 (ANI): As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia's conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that USD 40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations.

2021-11-16T15:20:07.070230+00:00 IST

UN human rights agency condemns arbitrary detention of Tigray people

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.

2021-11-16T14:55:06.905718+00:00 IST

Six dead, 33 injured in twin bomb blasts in Ugandan capital

Kampala [Uganda], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Six people including three suicide bombers were killed and 33 others injured in twin bomb blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday, police said.

2021-11-16T13:33:26.155343+00:00 IST

Vietnam reports 9,650 new COVID-19 cases

Hanoi [Vietnam], Nov. 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 9,650 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 9,641 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to its Ministry of Health.

2021-11-16T12:34:15.583370+00:00 IST

Twin blasts heard in Ugandan capital

Kampala [Uganda] November 16 (ANI): Twin explosions were heard on Tuesday morning in the Ugandan capital Kampala, Xinhua reported citing local media.

2021-11-16T09:27:58.532186+00:00 IST

African Presidents commend intra-African trade fair

Durban [South Africa], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Addressing delegates at the Intra-African Trade Fair hosted in Durban, South Africa, the President of the Republic, Cyril Ramaphosa, said the event was more about building bridges, with its sole purpose being to bring governments closer together.

2021-11-16T05:30:43.900803+00:00 IST

Rainfall causes flooding, road closures in Canada's British Columbia

Vancouver [Canada], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Continuous rainfall has caused flooding in southern part of British Columbia province in Canada on Monday.

2021-11-16T05:18:21.142887+00:00 IST

MoS Muraleedharan reviews bilateral cooperation with Rwanda, commits strengthening strategic partnership

New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, MoS (VM) on Monday (local time) reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation with Rwanda and committed to further strengthening the strategic partnership.

2021-11-16T04:35:17.852716+00:00 IST

Mexico's President slams US-imposed sanctions against Cuba

Mexico City [Mexico], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday again decried the U.S.-led economic blockade against Cuba.

2021-11-16T03:11:51.849388+00:00 IST

South Sudan could miss COVID-19 vaccination target amid insecurity, flooding

Juba [South Sudan], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudan might not attain the target of vaccinating at least 2.5 million by the end of 2021 amid prevailing insecurity and flooding in the rural areas, health officials said on Monday.

2021-11-15T16:58:31.881494+00:00 IST

Saudi Arabia launches 1st non-profit city

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced on Sunday the launch of the first non-profit city, the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Non-Profit City.

2021-11-15T04:33:27.805994+00:00 IST

At least 20 killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 20 people, including 19 gendarmes, were killed on Sunday in a terrorist attack against the detachment of the Inata gendarmerie, in Soum province in the Sahel region, Security Minister Maxim Kone announced on the national radio of Burkina Faso.

2021-11-15T03:11:34.354850+00:00 IST

Four soldiers killed, 14 others injured in armed attack in Mali

Bamako [Mali], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Four soldiers were killed and over a dozen were wounded in a terrorist attack in southwestern Mali, the country's military says.

2021-11-15T01:39:05.885524+00:00 IST

Hezbollah spying on US, Israeli officials in Colombia to avenge killing of Soleimani: Reports

Bogota [Colombia], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Alleged members of the Shia organization Hezbollah are spying on Israeli agents and American diplomats in Colombia, El Tiempo newspaper reports.

2021-11-15T00:09:35.267269+00:00 IST