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Two more Catholic churches burned down in Canada's British Columbia

British Columbia [Canada], June 27 (ANI): Days after two Catholic churches were destroyed by fire in the British Columbia province of Canada, two more Catholic churches were burned down in the province's Interior on Saturday morning.

2021-06-27T06:35:49.614121+00:00 IST

Argentina registers 18,555 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina has registered 18,555 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 4,393,142, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.

2021-06-27T05:28:29.792890+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 1,593 more COVID-19 deaths, 64,134 new infections

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,593 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 512,735, the health ministry said Saturday.

2021-06-27T02:39:06.455369+00:00 IST

Nicaragua's opposition leaders, journalists flee country amid increasing govt crackdown

Managua [Nicaragua], June 27 (ANI): An increasing number of high-profile opposition leaders, journalists and members of civil society are fleeing Nicaragua as the regime of President Daniel Ortega is waging an alarming political crackdown ahead of an election in November.

2021-06-27T02:32:06.223242+00:00 IST

President Kovind extends greetings to Madagascar on 61st Independence Day

New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday extended greetings to Madagascar on the occasion of 61st Independence Day and said New Delhi values its "long-standing friendship" with the island nation.

2021-06-26T17:23:55.493861+00:00 IST

At least 19 people killed in attacks on several villages in Western Niger

Niamey [Niger], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 19 people have been killed and two more injured as a result of gunmen's attacks on several villages in the western part of Niger, media reported.

2021-06-26T11:17:29.482065+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Japan to donate millions more AstraZeneca vaccine doses across Asia

Tokyo [Japan], June 26 (ANI): Japan will donate one million COVID-19 vaccine doses each to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand starting from next Thursday, said Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday.

2021-06-26T07:59:57.337204+00:00 IST

Argentina's COVID mortality rate decline by 70-80 pc after vaccination with Sputnik V, AstraZeneca

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 26 (ANI): Mortality rate from COVID-19 among people older than 60 declined by 70-80 per cent after vaccination with Russia's Sputnik V or AstraZeneca jabs, the Argentinian health ministry said on Friday.

2021-06-26T07:10:26.454996+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 24,023 new cases of COVID-19

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported on Friday 24,023 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total caseload to 4,374,587, informed the Health Ministry.

2021-06-26T06:13:43.002409+00:00 IST

Three employees of international medical charity killed in Ethiopia's Tigray

Nairobi [Kenya], June 26 (ANI): Three employees of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation of French origin, were killed in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region on Friday, confirmed the organisation in a statement.

2021-06-26T06:01:09.350019+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 2,001 more COVID-19 deaths

Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 2,001 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 511,142, the health ministry said Friday.

2021-06-26T05:08:17.453918+00:00 IST

Israel reimposes indoor mask requirement as COVID cases surge

Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 26 (ANI): As Israel reported a surge in COVID-19 cases, the authorities have reimposed an indoor mask requirement, with a top health official warning the spread of the coronavirus was accelerating.

2021-06-26T03:57:38.910274+00:00 IST

Argentina condemns attack on helicopter of Colombian President

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Argentine Foreign Ministry has condemned the gunfire attack at the helicopter of Colombian President Ivan Duque in the northeastern part of Colombia.

2021-06-26T02:40:34.741615+00:00 IST

UK reports over 35,000 COVID-19 cases of Delta variant in a week

London [UK], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has reported 35,204 new coronavirus cases of the Delta variant first identified in India in the latest week, marking a 46 percent increase, Public Health England (PHE) said Friday.

2021-06-25T15:50:27.331297+00:00 IST

Lack of resolution discourages international donors from aiding Gaza: ICRC Chief

Moscow [Russia], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): International donors are becoming more reluctant to allocate funds for humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip due to lack of progress in the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said in an interview with Sputnik.

2021-06-25T09:42:37.166715+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases in Argentina surpass 4.35 million

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Thursday reported 24,463 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 4,350,564.

2021-06-25T05:40:49.647767+00:00 IST

Indian Envoy Ajay Bisaria, other diplomats pay homage to victims of Air India bombing tragedy in Canada

Ottawa [Canada], June 25 (ANI): India's High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria paid tribute at the Air India Memorial in Ottawa to the victims of the largest terrorist attack in Canadian history.

2021-06-25T04:14:29.244376+00:00 IST

751 unmarked graves found at site of former school for indigenous children in Canada

Toronto [Canada], June 25 (ANI): A First Nation in Canada said that it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in the prairie province of Saskatchewan, the second such discovery here in less than a month as the country confronts one of the darkest chapters in its history.

2021-06-24T19:55:30.121942+00:00 IST

Sputnik V is safest among all COVID-19 vaccines, no deaths recorded: Buenos Aires study

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 24 (ANI): A study by the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health to monitor the safety of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 confirmed on Thursday that it is the safest among the vaccines.

2021-06-24T15:57:47.237953+00:00 IST

Eight killed in shooting in South Africa's Cape Town

Cape Town [South Africa], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from a shooting incident on Wednesday afternoon in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, has risen to eight, the South African Ministry of Police said Thursday.

2021-06-24T10:06:42.278175+00:00 IST

'Stray Kids' to become ambassador of Korean Pavilion at Dubai EXPO

Seoul [South Korea], June 24 (ANI/Global Economic): K-pop group 'Stray Kids' was named as an ambassador of the Korean Pavilion at Dubai EXPO, which will be held in October 2021.

2021-06-24T09:34:08.460047+00:00 IST