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Korea: Shinsegae Group is negotiating to buy additional shares in Starbucks

Seoul [South Korea], July 27 (ANI/Global Economic): E-Mart is reportedly speeding up its acquisition of an additional stake in Starbucks Korea.

2021-07-27T01:38:38.722314+00:00 IST

57 feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya coast, says UN

Tripoli [Libya], July 27 (ANI): Fifty-seven people have been presumed dead as boat carrying migrants has capsized off Libya, as per United Nations migration official.

2021-07-27T00:57:08.704981+00:00 IST

Somali army kills 15 al-Shabab terrorists in central region

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali National Army (SNA) on Monday said that its forces intensified the fight against the al-Shabab terrorist group, killing 15 insurgents in a security operation in the central Hiran region.

2021-07-26T18:40:54.735633+00:00 IST

Cameroonian troops kill 20 Boko Haram terrorists

Yaounde [Cameroon], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 20 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the insurgents raided a Cameroon army outpost in the country's Far North region, an official who asked to remain anonymous said on Monday.

2021-07-26T14:58:12.946245+00:00 IST

Two Chinese face prosecution in Congo over 'humiliating' treatment of illegal miners

Kinshasa [Congo], July 26 (ANI): Two Chinese men in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be facing military prosecution for ordering two Congolese soldiers to inflict "degrading and humiliating treatment" on illegal miners on Saturday, the army said.

2021-07-26T13:38:44.156166+00:00 IST

Afghan Army chief postpones India visit amid Taliban offensive

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 26 (ANI): Afghan Army chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai has postponed a visit to India this week amid the offensive by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

2021-07-26T09:06:06.469158+00:00 IST

8 dead in Guatemala amid heavy rains, flooding

Guatemala City [Guatemala], July 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Eight people have died and two others were injured amid heavy rains and flooding in Guatemala, the country's National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) said.

2021-07-26T04:50:24.014850+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 7,506 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires, July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 7,506 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the national count to 4,846,615, the country's health ministry said.

2021-07-26T02:30:04.359895+00:00 IST

Angering Egypt and Sudan, Ethiopia completes second phase of filling Africa's largest dam

Nicosia [Cyprus], July 26 (ANI): The announcement made by the Ethiopian government last week that it completed the second phase of filling the giant Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is Africa's largest dam, angered Egypt and Sudan.

2021-07-25T23:48:32.657586+00:00 IST

Israel attacks Hamas targets in Gaza in response to arson balloons

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 26 (ANI): Israel has targeted Palestinian military sites in the Gaza Strip in response to the Sunday launches of incendiary balloons.

2021-07-25T23:16:33.896790+00:00 IST

Tunisian president sacks PM, freezes parliament

Tunis [Tunisia], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday evening that he has removed Hichem Mechichi from the post of prime minister and suspended all activities of the Assembly of People's Representatives, the parliament.

2021-07-25T22:48:45.967419+00:00 IST

No pathway to reach Paris Agreement goal without G20: UN chief

New York [US], July 26 (ANI): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for leadership of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries on the issue of climate action, adding that he sees no pathway to reach Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius goal without the G20 nations.

2021-07-25T21:41:14.960955+00:00 IST

Israel appoints first ambassador to UAE

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel has appointed its first ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the signing of a normalization deal last year, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Sunday.

2021-07-25T19:19:57.099745+00:00 IST

Gaza launches arson balloons in southern region, claims Israel fire officials

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 25 (ANI): A number of fires in Israel were sparked by balloon-borne incendiary devices on Sunday, Times of Israel reported quoting the fire department.

2021-07-25T16:29:11.819553+00:00 IST

Kidnappers in Nigeria release 28 abducted schoolchildren, says report

Lagos [Nigeria], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The kidnappers in the Nigerian state of Kaduna released 28 Bethel Baptist Academy students abducted three weeks ago, Sputnik reported citing local newspapers on Sunday.

2021-07-25T15:47:29.998659+00:00 IST

Indian-origin businessman Yusuffali MA appointed vice-chairman of top government business body in Abu Dhabi

Dubai [UAE], July 25 (ANI): Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has appointed prominent Indian businessman Yusuffali MA as the vice-chairman of the top government body for all businesses operating from Abu Dhabi.

2021-07-25T10:52:17.973133+00:00 IST

At least 7 soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon

Yaounde [Cameroon], July 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Insurgents of the Boko Haram terrorist group, have attacked an army base in Cameroon, killing at least seven soldiers, Nigeria's Premium Times reports.

2021-07-25T01:10:23.819469+00:00 IST

Saudi leaders condole loss of lives in deadly floods in Maharashtra

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 25 (ANI): Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday sent a message of condolences to President Ram Nath Kovind over deaths in floods that hit Maharashtra, leaving several dead and scores injured.

2021-07-25T00:44:40.931184+00:00 IST

Amid US military drawdown, new terror axis emerges in Afghan-Pak theatre

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 25 (ANI): With the US troops drawdown from Afghanistan on the verge of completion, a new terror axis is emerging in the Afghan-Pak geopolitical theatre with the convergence of interests between Pakistan, China and Turkey.

2021-07-24T23:36:17.333392+00:00 IST

Palestine says teen protestor shot dead by Israeli soldiers

Jerusalem [Palestine], July 24 (ANI): Palestinian authorities on Saturday claimed that a teenager was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at a protest over alleged illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank.

2021-07-24T17:30:13.162788+00:00 IST

Tunisia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths

Tunis [Tunisia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported record daily COVID-19 deaths on Saturday with 317 new fatalities, bringing the death toll from the virus to 18,369.

2021-07-24T16:46:10.959139+00:00 IST