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Over half a million children affected by Haiti earthquake: UNICEF

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 18 (ANI): About 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday, according to United Nations Children's Fund.

2021-08-18T01:10:15.339512+00:00 IST

Haiti earthquake: Toll rises to 1941

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 18 (ANI): The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1941, Xinhua reported citing authorities.

2021-08-17T22:03:10.640783+00:00 IST

Tiranga car rally organised in Canada's Greater Vancouver area on Aug 15

Vancouver [Canada], August 17 (ANI): A Tiranga car rally was organized in Greater Vancouver area, Canada on August 15, to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day.

2021-08-17T16:53:57.994380+00:00 IST

Committee to Protect Journalists asks US to ensure safety of Afghan scribes

New York [US], August 17 (ANI): A top global media group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked the US to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the country falls under the control of the Taliban, including facilitating safe passage out of the country and providing emergency visas.

2021-08-17T11:10:35.149678+00:00 IST

Uzbekistan contacts Taliban on border security issues

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], August 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan has maintained close contact with representatives of the Taliban Movement in Afghanistan on border security issues, said the Uzbek Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday.

2021-08-17T11:04:16.914761+00:00 IST

UAE to launch Global Media Congress in 2022

Dubai [UAE], August 17 (ANI): His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs has announced launch of the first edition of the Global Media Congress to be held in Abu Dhabi in November next year.

2021-08-17T08:56:29.156156+00:00 IST

S Korea: Samsung electronics stocks fell 20 pc compared to KOSPI market capitalisation in 23 months

Seoul [South Korea], August 17 (ANI/Global Economic): It is reported that Samsung Electronics, one of the largest cap stocks in Korean domestic stock market, decreased 20 per cent compared to the total securities market in 23 months.

2021-08-17T08:03:53.212266+00:00 IST

Haiti declares national mourning for victims of earthquake

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced a three-day mourning period for the victims of the Saturday earthquake in the country, which killed over 1,400 people.

2021-08-17T05:44:57.465405+00:00 IST

Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hits Afghanistan's Fayzabad

New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted 83 kilometre southeast of Fayzabad in Afghanistan at 6.08 am on Tuesday morning, as per the National Centre for Seismology.

2021-08-17T02:15:03.688434+00:00 IST

Comoros President extends Independence Day greetings to PM Modi, people of India

Moroni [Comoros], August 16 (ANI): Comoros President Azali Assoumani has greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of the country on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day of India.

2021-08-16T18:27:06.617487+00:00 IST

Plane with Australian servicemen heading to Afghanistan to evacuate citizens: Ministry

Canberra [Australia] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has already sent a plane carrying servicemen to Afghanistan to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from the country and will deploy a total of over 250 troops to assist the evacuation, the defense ministry said on Monday.

2021-08-16T12:36:10.262775+00:00 IST

First plane with UK citizens, Kabul Embassy staff lands back home from Afghanistan

London [UK], August 16 (ANI): The first plane to bring UK citizens and embassy employees back home from Afghanistan has landed in the country, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on Monday.

2021-08-16T09:11:16.777114+00:00 IST

Switzerland evacuates 3 foreign ministry employees from Afghanistan

Zurich [Switzerland], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Monday that Switzerland had evacuated three Swiss citizens working for the Agency for Development and Cooperation (DEZA), a branch of the ministry of foreign affairs, in Kabul from Afghanistan.

2021-08-16T09:06:48.382849+00:00 IST

4 Palestinians killed by Israeli army in West Bank

Ramallah [Palestine], August 16 (ANI): At least four Palestinian suspects were killed in a gun battle with Israeli security forces in the northern West Bank city of Jenin in the predawn hours of Monday morning, Time of Israel citing Palestinian media reported.

2021-08-16T08:22:06.025593+00:00 IST

Malaysian Prime Minister's Cabinet resigns: Minister

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 16 (ANI): Malaysia's cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered its resignation to the king, science minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in an Instagram post on Monday.

2021-08-16T07:42:17.527402+00:00 IST

Sinai insurgency- Egypt's hidden war

Nicosia [Cyprus], August 16 (ANI): Since 2013, the Egyptian government has been trying hard to stem a deadly insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula with scores of insurgents and Egyptian soldiers dead every month.

2021-08-16T03:44:54.067233+00:00 IST

Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 1.45 mln

Ottawa [Canada], August 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's new COVID-19 cases continue rising, bringing the cumulative total to 1,451,211 cases, including 26,700 deaths, as of Sunday afternoon, according to CTV.

2021-08-15T22:07:21.326321+00:00 IST

Army Vice Chief Lt Gen CP Mohanty on 5 day visit to US

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lieutenant General CP Mohanty has proceeded on a five-day visit to the United States, the Ministry of Defence informed on Sunday.

2021-08-15T08:06:22.435663+00:00 IST

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