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New Zealand: Auckland in strictest lockdown until September 21st

Wellington [New Zealand], September 13 (ANI/FENA): New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, will remain in the strictest lockdown until Sept. 21 after 33 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported on Monday.

2021-09-13T09:17:34.913066+00:00 IST

Undeterred by violence, Afghan women continue to challenge Taliban

Tel Aviv [Israel], September 13 (ANI): As the Taliban continue to tighten their grip on Afghanistan, reports of harassment and brutalities against women have started emerging from the country.

2021-09-13T06:26:13.037413+00:00 IST

Australian state warns of continuing restrictions for those unvaccinated

Sydney [Australia], September 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales said on Monday that greater freedoms promised at 80 percent rates of vaccination would not necessarily be granted to the unvaccinated.

2021-09-13T04:16:57.485023+00:00 IST

Indians want to visit Thailand, says Tourism Authority of Thailand

Singapore, September 13 (ANI): The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reported last week that Thailand is one of the top three destinations Indians say they want to visit when going abroad.

2021-09-13T03:47:25.491336+00:00 IST

Israel's air defense intercepts another rocket fired from Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli military has intercepted a second rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in less than 12 hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

2021-09-13T00:56:26.294311+00:00 IST

Philippines promises to ignore China maritime law as tension spikes

Manila [Philippines], September 12 (ANI): Amid China's growing military assertiveness, the Philippines has promised that it will ignore Beijing's amended maritime law, which now requires foreign vessels sailing in the South China Sea to report their information to Chinese authorities.

2021-09-12T14:25:35.454838+00:00 IST

Congo president seeks review of mining contracts with China

Kinshasa [Congo], September 12 (ANI): Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with Bejing in 2008 by the previous administration, in a bid to get fairer deals from China.

2021-09-12T11:03:01.055971+00:00 IST

Australia secures additional 1Mln Moderna vaccine doses from Europee

Canberra [Australia], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday that his country would receive an additional 1 million Moderna vaccine doses from the European Union.

2021-09-12T08:32:20.081647+00:00 IST

Multiple blasts rock Iraq's Erbil airport

Baghdad [Iraq], September 12 (ANI): Several explosions have occurred near the Erbil International Airport in Iraq, Sputnik reported citing Rudaw TV.

2021-09-11T22:46:16.325968+00:00 IST

NATO undertakes probe into reasons behind Afghan crisis: Secretary General

Berlin [Germany], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO is currently conducting a comprehensive investigation into the causes behind the tragic developments in Afghanistan that fell under the control of the Taliban (banned in Russia as a terrorist organization), the alliance's secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said in an article for Germany's Die Welt newspaper published Saturday.

2021-09-11T15:45:35.969035+00:00 IST

India, Australia shared views on challenges of East, South China Seas: Foreign Minister Marise Payne

New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): India and Australia shared views on the challenges of the East and South China Seas, of Myanmar and Afghanistan during the inaugural 2+2 Ministerial Meeting, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne informed on Saturday.

2021-09-11T11:01:25.425537+00:00 IST

Moroccan King appoints Aziz Akhannouch as new Prime Minister

Rabat [Morocco] September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Moroccan King Mohammed VI has appointed Aziz Akhannouch, the leader of the liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI), the country's new prime minister, the state-run broadcaster reported on Friday.

2021-09-10T21:44:31.898675+00:00 IST

Fourth edition of Conference of Protectors of Emigrants held today

New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): The fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants was held on 10 September, the day coinciding with the date of enactment of the Emigration Act, 1983, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Friday.

2021-09-10T17:33:55.511248+00:00 IST

Nepal, India agree to develop second transnational transmission line with capacity of 20,000 MW

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 10 (ANI): Nepal and India have agreed to collaborate on the development of a second transnational transmission line with the capacity of supplying around 20,000 megawatts of electricity.

2021-09-10T17:25:55.532877+00:00 IST

Taliban must stop violence on demonstrators, reporters, says UN rights agency

Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): The Taliban must stop resorting to violence and the persecution of peaceful demonstrators and reporters covering rallies in Afghanistan, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday.

2021-09-10T15:30:14.425803+00:00 IST

Gunmen abduct former Nigerian president's staff

Abuja [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Thursday confirmed they have launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of three staff of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the country's southwestern state of Ogun.

2021-09-09T17:03:30.062470+00:00 IST

BRICS nations support India's view on developments in Afghanistan: MEA Secretary

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Russia, China, South Africa and Brazil supported India's perspective on the ongoing developments in Afghanistan and the region at the 13th BRICS summit, said Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs (CPV&OIA) on Thursday.

2021-09-09T15:24:26.159075+00:00 IST

'New Delhi Declaration': BRICS calls for instilling new life in discussions on UNSC reforms

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Members of BRICS countries on Thursday adopted a declaration calling for reforms of the principal organs of the United Nations including instilling new life in the discussions on the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC).

2021-09-09T14:31:31.376426+00:00 IST

South African President calls for equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, lauds collective response of BRICS countries against pandemic

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said that BRICS nations' collective response to COVID-19 has demonstrated what can be achieved when partner countries work together.

2021-09-09T13:31:07.136058+00:00 IST

Taliban members detain, flog journalists covering protests in Afghanistan

Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked Taliban to immediately cease detaining journalists in Afghanistan and allow the media to operate freely and without fear of reprisal.

2021-09-09T13:08:51.050763+00:00 IST

In Taliban's interim govt, dreaded ministry of 'vice and virtue' makes a comeback

Washington DC [US], September 9 (ANI): With the situation gradually unravelling in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, it is becoming clearer that the new version of the outfit is no different than the one which used to rule the war-torn country in the 1990s.

2021-09-09T11:16:27.639028+00:00 IST