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9 injured, 1 killed in mass shooting on South Side of Chicago

Chicago [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 people were wounded, one fatally, in a mass shooting on the South Side of Chicago early Saturday morning.

2021-06-12T16:52:31.090515+00:00 IST

Zimbabwe imposes lockdown in two more districts following COVID-19 spike

Harare [Zimbabwe], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Zimbabwean government has announced a two-week localized lockdown for Hurungwe and Kariba districts in Mashonaland West Province following a spike in COVID-19 infections.

2021-06-12T15:43:32.290516+00:00 IST

Pakistani teen in Italy killed by uncle for refusing arranged marriage

Rome [Italy], June 12 (ANI): In a suspected case of honour killing, an 18-year-old Pakistani girl in Italy was strangled by her uncle after she refused an arranged marriage.

2021-06-12T14:19:44.897086+00:00 IST

Jaishankar calls on Kenyan FM Raychelle Omamo to discuss bilateral cooperation

Nairobi [Kenya], June 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who arrived on a three-day visit to Kenya on Saturday called on his Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Omamo for a productive discussion on bilateral cooperation.

2021-06-12T13:36:55.752550+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 85,149 new COVID-19 cases, 2,216 deaths

Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday reported 2,216 more deaths from COVID-19 and 85,149 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.

2021-06-12T05:15:09.396049+00:00 IST

Dominica High Court denies bail to Mehul Choksi, cites several reasons including flight risk

Roseau [Dominica], June 12 (ANI): In a major setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, Dominica High Court has denied bail saying that he has no ties to Dominica and the court cannot impose any conditions which will assure it that he wouldn't abscond.

2021-06-12T02:12:01.768569+00:00 IST

Turkey registers 6,261 new COVID-19 cases

Ankara [Turkey], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Friday confirmed 6,261 new COVID-19 cases, including 561 symptomatic patients, raising the total infections in the country to 5,319,359, according to its health ministry.

2021-06-11T21:04:27.186094+00:00 IST

Botswana President receives first injection of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Gaborone [Botswana], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday received first injection of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in the country's capital city Gaborone.

2021-06-11T17:26:55.788991+00:00 IST

Foundation of Kuwait-India partnership is now being renewed: Jaishankar

Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 11 (ANI): The foundation of a partnership between Kuwait and India is now being renewed, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar after a visit to a museum in Kuwait on Friday.

2021-06-11T13:53:04.073477+00:00 IST

China behind series of hacker strikes on Russian government agencies in 2020: Report

Moscow [Russia], June 11 (ANI): A US-based IT company has claimed that hackers from China were behind the series of cybersecurity attacks on the Russian government last year.

2021-06-11T11:57:05.571786+00:00 IST

Russia slaps new fines on Facebook, Telegram over failure to remove illegal content

Moscow [Russia], June 11 (ANI/Sputnik): A Moscow district court on Thursday slapped additional multi-million-ruble fines on Facebook and Telegram for failing to remove banned content in accordance with the Russian media watchdog's requirements, Zulfiya Gurinchuk, the court's spokeswoman, told Sputnik.

2021-06-11T11:50:03.328431+00:00 IST

Namibia implements urgent measures amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Windhoek [Namibia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Namibian government on Friday took an urgent decision to step up preventive measures after a spike in both new COVID-19 cases and related fatality rate in the last three weeks.

2021-06-11T10:04:02.326868+00:00 IST

5.3-magnitude quake hits eastern Taiwan

Beijing [China], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 3.33 pm on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

2021-06-11T09:23:32.314952+00:00 IST

At least 7 killed in highway collision in Bolivia

Sucre [Bolivia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven people were killed in a collision between a public transport minibus and a large truck near the Bolivian town of Opoqueri on the Oruro-Pisiga international highway, police said on Thursday.

2021-06-11T00:17:58.699503+00:00 IST

Tunisia reports 2,373 new COVID-19 cases, 362,658 in total

Tunis [Tunisia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Thursday reported 2,373 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 362,658.

2021-06-11T00:00:32.107761+00:00 IST

Taiwan nationals in Norway file lawsuit for being forced to register as 'Chinese'

Oslo [Norway], June 10 (ANI): Battling an identity crisis, Taiwan nationals who have been legally fighting the Norwegian government over being forced to register as 'Chinese' instead of Taiwanese, have now taken the matter to European court of human rights.

2021-06-10T18:07:24.303318+00:00 IST

Jaishankar calls on Kuwait Prime Minister

Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Kuwait Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Thursday and appreciated his commitment to taking the partnership between two countries to higher levels.

2021-06-10T17:23:37.645298+00:00 IST

Flaws emerging in Mehul Choksi's abduction story

St. Johns [Antigua], June 10 (ANI): As the controversy around fugitive Indian diamantaire Mehul Choksi's disappearance in Antigua and his subsequent capture in Dominica deepens, new theories are arriving at a rapid pace over the reality of his alleged escape from prosecution.

2021-06-10T17:22:51.732748+00:00 IST

Uganda scraps controversial social media tax

Kampala [Uganda], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda on Thursday scrapped the controversial social media tax in the 2021/2022 financial year budget.

2021-06-10T17:00:39.488303+00:00 IST

Argentina calls for changing global COVID-19 vaccine patents distribution

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has raised concerns about the unequal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among nations and urged the international community to reverse such tendency.

2021-06-10T11:07:55.893206+00:00 IST

Namibian tribes file petition to UN over genocide deal with Germany

Windhoek [Namibia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of Namibian Ovaherero and Nama tribes on Thursday petitioned the United Nations (UN) to intervene over what they called an "unfair and botched" deal struck by the Germany and Namibian governments on the genocide between 1904 and 1908.

2021-06-10T10:42:59.916244+00:00 IST