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COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 31,142 to over 20.35 mln

Brasilia [Brazil], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 31,142 to 20,350,142 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Saturday.

2021-08-15T00:41:20.142321+00:00 IST

Haiti earthquake: Death toll mounts to 304

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 15 (ANI): Haiti's authorities have informed that at least 304 people have died and 1,800 people have injured after a powerful earthquake struck the Caribbean country.

2021-08-14T23:48:58.251116+00:00 IST

Ethnic Kazakh from Xinjiang deported to Ukraine from Slovakia for illegally attempting to cross border

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 15 (ANI): An ethnic Kazakh from China's northwestern province in Xinjiang has been deported from Slovakia to Ukraine after he tried to cross the border illegally following receiving threats from unknown persons.

2021-08-14T23:39:33.818334+00:00 IST

Chinese authorities detain over 100 Tibetans in Nagchu for sharing 'sensitive content'

Lhasa [Tibet], August 15 (ANI): At least 110 Tibetans in Janglam village Nyanrong County in Nagchu Prefecture were detained on suspicion of sharing videos of preparations for a local horse racing festival.

2021-08-14T23:39:11.544919+00:00 IST

Haiti earthquake: Death toll rises to 227

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 15 (ANI): The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday, rose to 227, according to the country's civil protection service.

2021-08-14T20:04:17.448006+00:00 IST

22 killed, 14 injured in armed attack in Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], August 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 22 persons were killed and 14 more injured in an armed attack in central Nigeria's Plateau state Saturday morning, according to the state police.

2021-08-14T19:24:00.710267+00:00 IST

29 dead after 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 15 (ANI): At least 29 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday morning.

2021-08-14T18:40:27.827163+00:00 IST

7.2 magnitude quake strikes Haiti

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 14 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 rocked Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday, said the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

2021-08-14T13:14:42.413460+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases surge in Australian state with tougher restrictions announced

Sydney [Australia], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit in the country's current COVID-19 outbreak, reported 466 new local cases on Saturday, a new peak and a nearly 20-per cent jump from Friday's 390 cases.

2021-08-14T07:03:53.996350+00:00 IST

Taliban appreciates India's capacity building efforts in Afghanistan, cautions on any military role

Doha [Qatar], August 14 (ANI): Appreciating India's humanitarian and developmental efforts in Afghanistan such as building the Salma Dam, roads, and other infrastructure projects in the country, the Taliban has asked India to refrain from playing a military role in Afghanistan.

2021-08-14T02:54:12.335732+00:00 IST

Canada sees jump in new COVID-19 cases

Ottawa [Canada], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's seven-day moving average of 1,609 new COVID-19 cases reported daily (Aug. 6-12) is an increase of 70 percent over the previous week, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Friday.

2021-08-14T00:52:35.058657+00:00 IST

Morocco reports 10,752 new COVID-19 cases

Rabat [Morocco], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco reported on Friday 10,752 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 741,836.

2021-08-13T18:55:40.748852+00:00 IST

Death toll from flooding, landslides in northern Turkey up to 31

Ankara [Turkey], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by downpours in Turkey's Kastamonu and Sinop provinces rose to 31, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said on Friday.

2021-08-13T17:06:22.628235+00:00 IST

Australia tries to rescue Afghans previously involved with coalition: PM

Canberra [Australia] August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that his government was engaged in a set of initiatives to save Afghans who helped Australian troops during the war in their homeland.

2021-08-13T15:55:53.427288+00:00 IST

4 Malaysian military personnel killed in Sarawak

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Four personnel of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) were killed following a shooting incident at their camp in the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, officials confirmed on Friday.

2021-08-13T10:10:49.356170+00:00 IST

Turkey believes Kabul airport should remain open despite Taliban offences

Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): Despite the Taliban's advancing offensive in Afghanistan, Turkey believes that it would be beneficial for Kabul's Hamid Karzai airport to remain open as the issue will "take shape" in the coming days.

2021-08-12T17:22:26.383302+00:00 IST

UN calls for peaceful resolution of division within South Sudan's faction

Khartoum [Sudan], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday called for peaceful resolution of the division which has developed within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) led by First Vice President Riek Machar.

2021-08-12T16:37:12.597277+00:00 IST

Greece to modernize air firefighting fleet in aftermath of blazes: Prime Minister

Athens [Greece], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece will invest 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) to modernize its aerial firefighting capabilities in the wake of massive wildfires that recently ripped through the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday.

2021-08-12T14:40:32.879989+00:00 IST

Australian capital Canberra is introducing a one-week lockout

Canberra [Australia] August 12 (ANI/FENA): Australian capital Canberra is in one-week isolation after recording its first Covid-19 case in more than a year.

2021-08-12T11:15:21.199727+00:00 IST

Peru's prosecutors open probe into prime minister on suspicion of terrorism

Lima [Peru], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Peruvian prosecutor's office said it has launched an investigation into Prime Minister Guido Bellido and the leader of the ruling Free Peru party, Vladimir Cerron, on suspicion of terrorism.

2021-08-12T09:58:08.316818+00:00 IST

Mexico's COVID-19 case tally tops 3 million

Mexico City [Mexico], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mexican Secretariat of Health has published new statistics on COVID-19, according to which the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 3 million.

2021-08-12T05:20:35.096077+00:00 IST