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India, Ghana conclude second Foreign Office Consultations

Accra [Ghana], July 3 (ANI): A comprehensive review of bilateral and international issues took place on July 2 in Accra as part of the second India-Ghana Foreign Office Consultations (FOC).

2021-07-03T15:50:51.916028+00:00 IST

US should answer for supporting criminals behind targeting Iranian Airbus: Rouhani

Tehran [Iran], July 3 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the US for not apologizing for targeting Iranian Airbus passenger plane in the Persian Gulf in 1988 and urged Washington to explain why it has eulogized the perpetrators of the crime.

2021-07-03T15:48:30.034340+00:00 IST

IS terrorists kill four fishermen in western Iraq

Baghdad [Iraq], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Four fishermen were killed and five others injured on Saturday in an attack by terrorists of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group at a lake in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a local official said.

2021-07-03T15:37:28.312427+00:00 IST

Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan-friendly islands in the Pacific

Tokyo [Japan], July 3 (ANI): Aiming to curb Chinese expansionism jointly with the US, Japan has urged leaders from Pacific island nations to unite against the authoritarianism of China by promising COVID-19 vaccine doses and economic assistance to the region.

2021-07-03T15:23:44.018031+00:00 IST

Dominica PM dismisses claims of plot to abduct Mehul Choksi from Antigua

Roseau [Dominica], July 3 (ANI): Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has dismissed the claims that his government was involved in the alleged abduction of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.

2021-07-03T14:11:42.316207+00:00 IST

Indonesia records highest daily spike of 27,913 new cases of COVID-19

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): With a spike of over 2000 COVID-19 cases, Indonesia has recorded 27,913 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 2,256,851, the Health Ministry said.

2021-07-03T10:55:26.970792+00:00 IST

MoS Muraleedharan to visit Guatemala, Jamaica, The Bahamas from July 5-10

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), V Muraleedharan will be paying an official visit to Guatemala, Jamaica and The Bahamas from 5-10 July 2021, MEA said on Saturday.

2021-07-03T10:06:10.440634+00:00 IST

More than 35,500 people in Central Japan's landslide-hit area told to evacuate

Shizuoka [Japan], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 35,500 people in Japan's central Shizuoka prefecture were told on Saturday to evacuate immediately after a recent landslide, as new ones may occur, Japanese media report.

2021-07-03T07:00:07.564111+00:00 IST

Argentina sets record for daily COVID-19 vaccinations

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina set a daily record on Thursday for vaccinations against COVID-19, with 402,305 doses administered as part of its national plan, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday.

2021-07-03T06:27:26.411661+00:00 IST

Chile reports 4,086 daily COVID-19 cases, 221 deaths

Santiago [Chile], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile on Friday reported 4,086 new cases of COVID-19 and 221 more deaths in 24 hours, raising the accumulated caseload to 1,562,613 and the pandemic death toll to 32,809.

2021-07-03T02:06:20.716623+00:00 IST

Ecuador surpasses 460,000 total COVID-19 cases

Quito [Ecuador], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador exceeded 460,000 COVID-19 cases, after registering 1,619 infections in 24 hours and accumulating 461,157 cases, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday, adding that there were also 13 more deaths, for a total of 15,946.

2021-07-03T00:57:52.930641+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 1,857 more COVID-19 deaths

Sao Paulo [Brazil], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,857 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 521,952, the health ministry said Friday.

2021-07-03T00:01:26.416176+00:00 IST

Death toll rises to 10 in suicide bombing in Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 2 (ANI): Police and witnesses said that at least ten people were killed and nine others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy restaurant at Jubba junction in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday.

2021-07-02T17:21:38.178170+00:00 IST

1 killed, 3 injured in blast in southern Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and three others were injured on Friday in a blast in Awdinle town in the Bay region in the southern part of the country, officials and witnesses confirmed.

2021-07-02T13:20:39.328521+00:00 IST

Protests in Canada mark 100th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party

Toronto [Canada], July 2 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetans, Uyghur Muslims and Hong Kongers held a protest march across downtown Toronto and marched towards the Chinese consulate to denounce the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CCP) on Thursday.

2021-07-02T08:08:33.771738+00:00 IST

Residents of Canada's Lytton evacuate as catastrophic wildfires devastate village

British Columbia [Canada], July 2 (ANI): Around 250 residents of Lytton city of Canada's British Columbia have been ordered to evacuate as explosive wildfires broke out amid soaring temperatures causing record heat waves in the province.

2021-07-02T06:43:01.142997+00:00 IST

COVAX calls for equal recognition of COVID-19 vaccines

New York [US], July 2 (ANI): COVAX, the global alliance for vaccine distribution, on Thursday urged governments around the world to recognize as fully vaccinated all people who have received COVID-19 vaccines that have been deemed safe and effective by the World Health Organization (WHO).

2021-07-02T02:08:46.030408+00:00 IST

UN agency confirms 18.3C record heat in Antarctica

Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed a new maximum temperature record for the Antarctic of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.9 degrees Fahrenheit).

2021-07-01T19:14:47.862029+00:00 IST

Malaysia to impose curfew in Capital, suburbs from June 3

Moscow [Russia], July 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Malaysia's defense ministry announced that parts of the capital Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring state of Selangor would be put under nightly curfew starting Saturday.

2021-07-01T17:45:54.213726+00:00 IST

3 Kenyans killed by militants in border region

Nairobi [Kenya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Kenyans were killed and one injured on Thursday by suspected al-Shabab militants who had raided a construction site in Kenya's border town of Dhobley, the police said.

2021-07-01T17:40:08.177903+00:00 IST

INS Tabar undertakes drills with Greek Navy ship in Mediterranean sea

New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Indian Navy Ship Tabar has undertaken a sea drill with Greek Navy frigate HS Themistoklis in the Mediterranean sea, said Indian Navy statement.

2021-07-01T17:34:23.619607+00:00 IST