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Choksi was disposing of some documents into Caribbean sea when he got busted: Report

Roseau [Dominica], June 7 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the arrest of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in Dominica, an eyewitness account revealed how Choksi was discovered in the vicinity of Roseau, where he was captured by the country's Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

2021-06-07T09:39:31.368940+00:00 IST

Mexico's ruling coalition heading for majority in Sunday's elections

Mexico City [Mexico], June 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico's ruling coalition is set to get a majority in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the parliament, according to a preliminary vote count by the National Electoral Institute (INE).

2021-06-07T06:49:33.518368+00:00 IST

11 killed in gunmen attack in southwest Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 11 residents and attackers were killed in a gunmen attack in the southwestern state of Oyo on Saturday, Nigerian police said Sunday night.

2021-06-07T04:23:20.850839+00:00 IST

Unusual coalition in Israel tries to put an end to Netanyahu's era

Nicosia [Cyprus], June 7 (ANI): A few minutes before his mandate to form a government expired last Wednesday, Yair Lapid, the leader of Yesh Atid party, informed President Reuven Rivlin that he managed to cobble together a coalition government.

2021-06-07T04:09:39.327870+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Chile reports 7,768 cases, 121 deaths

Santiago [Chile], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 7,768 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 121 more deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 1,427,956 and the death toll to 29,937, the Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported.

2021-06-07T00:53:24.771759+00:00 IST

Pope Francis expresses sorrow over mass grave of indigenous children found in Canada

Vatican City [Vatican], June 6 (ANI): Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the findings of the remains of more than 200 indigenous children at a former indigenous boarding school in western Canada, which was run by the Church.

2021-06-06T15:53:44.713725+00:00 IST

Iraqi armed forces down two drones trying to attack Airbase in country's west

Baghdad [Iraq], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Two drones attempting to attack the Ayn al Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar were taken down, Iraq's state-run news agency INA reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the Iraqi security authorities.

2021-06-06T10:25:53.637454+00:00 IST

Philippines logs 7,228 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 1,269,478

Manila [Philippines], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 7,228 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,269,478.

2021-06-06T09:54:44.932971+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 23,627 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 23,627 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 3,939,024, the Ministry of Health said Saturday.

2021-06-06T06:46:08.756469+00:00 IST

Twitter unable to comprehend challenges faced by Nigeria: President Buhari

Moscow [Russia], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment regarding the recent removal of his post by Twitter, saying that the company's censorship policy failed to understand the acute issues the country has to deal with.

2021-06-06T06:22:39.468451+00:00 IST

Give Afghans living in Pakistan right to vote, says activist

Glasgow [UK], June 6 (ANI): Afghanistan nationals living in Pakistan should be givien citizenship and the right to participate in general election in Pakistan, according to human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza.

2021-06-06T05:16:19.262243+00:00 IST

Israel's Shin Bet head says stop violent discourse

Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 6 (ANI): The head of Israel's Security Agency Shin Bet, Nadav Argaman has issued a warning against incitement, including on social media, amid political tensions in Israel that could lead to possible physical harm, Times of Israel reported.

2021-06-06T05:07:53.778255+00:00 IST

Gunmen kill nearly 88 people in attacks in NW Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 88 people were killed and scores of others wounded following attacks by bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, local police confirmed on Saturday.

2021-06-06T02:10:52.810614+00:00 IST

16 killed in Houthi ballistic missile attack on Yemen's Marib

Aden [Yemen], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 16 people were killed in a ballistic missile attack launched by the Houthi rebels against Yemen's oil-rich province of Marib on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua.

2021-06-05T21:05:18.870966+00:00 IST

Amity University conducts training for media professionals of Guyana

New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Amity University has concluded a five-day virtual training programme "Media Affairs: Communication and Engagement" for twenty-five members of the official media of the Government of Guyana.

2021-06-05T17:30:21.946896+00:00 IST

Chinese businessmen threaten to kill local trader in Dubai

Dubai [UAE], June 5 (ANI): Two Chinese businessmen working in United Arab Emirates's Dubai have been accused of threatening to kill a local trader over a financial dispute.

2021-06-05T12:44:35.876937+00:00 IST

Brazil approves proposal to import Bharat Biotech's Covaxin with regulations

Hyderabad [Telangana] , June 5 (ANI): Brazil has approved the import of Bharat Biotech manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin into the country with regulations, informed ANVISA on Friday.

2021-06-05T10:21:37.693482+00:00 IST

Japan's birth rate fell to record low in 2020 amid COVID-19

Tokyo [Japan], June 5 (ANI): The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic, said reports.

2021-06-05T08:47:30.952604+00:00 IST

Environmentalists sue Sri Lanka government, MV X-Press Pearl operator over ship wreck

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 (ANI): A group of climate and fishermen activists in Sri Lanka has filed a lawsuit against the government and operator of MV X-Press Pearl over the ship wreck that caused severe damage to the environment.

2021-06-05T08:30:52.044920+00:00 IST

G7 health ministers to strengthen cooperation against future pandemics

London [UK], June 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Group of Seven (G7) agreed on Friday to speed up cooperation on vaccine and therapeutic trials to tackle COVID-19 and future pandemics, the UK government has announced after hosting a two-day meeting of the bloc's health ministers at the University of Oxford.

2021-06-05T06:29:53.821171+00:00 IST

Brazil's Covid-19 death toll tops 470,000

Brasilia [Brazil], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,454 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 470,842, the health ministry said on Friday.

2021-06-05T03:39:50.839033+00:00 IST