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2 killed, 2 injured in Nigeria car crash

Abuja [Nigeria], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi on Friday, local authorities said.

2021-06-05T03:30:21.733810+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 30,950 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 30,950 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 3,915,397, the Ministry of Health said Friday.

2021-06-05T02:14:19.511637+00:00 IST

Nigeria suspends Twitter 'indefinitely' after it deletes President Muhammadu Buhari tweet

Abuja [Nigeria], June 5 (ANI): Nigeria on Friday (local time) indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities two days after the social network deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari.

2021-06-04T21:16:22.601734+00:00 IST

Flooding affects 400,000 people in Somalia: UN

Mogadishu [Somalia], June 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Flooding caused by recent torrential rains across Somalia have affected an estimated 400,000 people in 14 districts since late April, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.

2021-06-04T11:46:46.820509+00:00 IST

Antigua and Barbuda Cabinet prefers Mehul Choksi to be repatriated to India from Dominica, says PM Browne

Saint John's [Antigua], June 3 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda prefers that fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi be repatriated directly to India from Dominica, the Cabinet of the Caribbean island country decided in a meeting.

2021-06-03T17:03:05.869210+00:00 IST

China providing Venezuela with powerful military hardware: Reports

Caracas [Venezuela], June 3 (ANI): Although the Venezuelan Navy has not been a top concern for the US Department of Defense, reports have emerged that China is supplying Venezuela with some rather powerful weapons that could shift the balance of power in the region.

2021-06-03T09:29:52.677446+00:00 IST

'Choksi will soon be brought back', says senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Senior lawyer and expert in extradition-related matters Ujjwal Nikam on Thursday said that relying on arguments in Dominican court it can be assumed that the fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi will be handed over to Indian authorities.

2021-06-03T08:19:51.737994+00:00 IST

Over 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Brazil

Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 shots administered in Brazil has topped the landmark of 100 million, the Ministry of Health has announced.

2021-06-03T07:26:04.395997+00:00 IST

Nigerian govt accuses Twitter of double standards, supporting secessionists

Abuja [Nigeria], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government on Wednesday expressed doubts about Twitter's mission in the country, accusing the U.S. technology company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west African country.

2021-06-03T06:40:30.469111+00:00 IST

Canada orders health agency to turn over documents on collaboration with China on pathogens

Toronto [Canada], June 3 (ANI): Amid global pressure for a fresh probe on COVID-19 origins, Canada's parliament on Thursday ordered the Public Health Agency (PHAC) to turn over unredacted documents related to collaboration with China on other deadly pathogens and the firing of two scientists.

2021-06-03T05:58:53.776415+00:00 IST

Mehul Choksi case: Global image of Dominica as rule-based nation at stake?

Roseau [Dominica], June 3 (ANI): The global image of Dominica as a ruled based, justice-loving island nation is at stake. Scamster fugitive Mehul Choksi, an Indian businessman who committed bank fraud of 14,000 crores in India has a red corner notice on him. He illegally entered Dominica and was reportedly planning to escape to Cuba.

2021-06-03T05:12:43.642796+00:00 IST

Dominican court denies bail to Mehul Choksi in connection with illegal entry

Roseau [Dominica], June 3 (ANI): A magisterial court in Dominica has rejected the bail application of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in connection with his illegal entry into the country, said his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal on Thursday.

2021-06-03T03:46:55.636028+00:00 IST

Dominica LoP Lennox Linton joins Chetan Choksi in court amid case hearing: Reports

Roseau [Dominica], June 3 (ANI): Amid rumours of alleged connection between fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's brother and Dominica's LoP, country's opposition leader Lennox Linton was spotted inside the courtroom with Chetan Chinubhai Choksi during the hearing of Mehul Choksi in the High Court of Justice, confirmed Associates Times.

2021-06-03T02:49:59.386604+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 2,507 more COVID-19 deaths

Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday reported 2,507 more deaths from COVID-19, taking the nationwide tally to 467,706, the Ministry of Health said.

2021-06-03T02:07:29.394715+00:00 IST

Dominican judge says Choksi must answer illegal entry charge

Roseau [Dominica], June 3 (ANI): Dominican Judge Bernie Stephenson said that Indian fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi must answer illegal entry charge into Dominica in Magistrates court.

2021-06-03T01:01:21.809850+00:00 IST

Waiting to see how court will treat Mehul Choksi's 'illegal entry' into Dominica, says LoP Lennox Linton

Roseau [Dominica], June 2 (ANI): Ahead of Mehul Choksi's court hearing in Dominica, the country's Leader of Opposition Lennox Linton on Wednesday said that he is waiting to see how the court will treat the Indian-born fugitive diamantaire's "illegal entry" into Dominica.

2021-06-02T13:48:29.932827+00:00 IST

Mehul Choksi's wife rallies behind husband, says woman who travelled to Dominica known to him

New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Indian-born fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi and demands for his extradition, his wife Priti Choksi on Wednesday said the woman who is rumored to be his girlfriend is known to her husband and to his other acquaintances.

2021-06-02T13:08:03.867385+00:00 IST

Stand by our request to Dominica to extradite Mehul Choksi to India, says Antigua PM

Saint John's [Antigua], June 2 (ANI): Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne on Wednesday said that his administration stands by its request for Dominica to extradite Indian-born fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi directly back to India, "where he is still a citizen."

2021-06-02T11:55:01.830599+00:00 IST

After ECOWAS, African Union suspends Mali's membership following military coup

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 2 (ANI): Following in the footsteps of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) suspended the membership of Mali on Tuesday following a military coup and the detention of the country's interim prime minister and president.

2021-06-02T08:09:47.464202+00:00 IST

Report claims Mehul Choksi's brother paid Dominican opposition leader to spread abduction narrative, Linton denies

Roseau [Dominica], June 2 (ANI): Indian-born fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's brother, who is also a bank defaulter, has allegedly promised election funding Dominica's Leader of the Opposition Lennox Linton in exchange for pushing Mehul's abduction theory, Associates Times reported citing sources.

2021-06-02T07:16:46.054831+00:00 IST

Dying gamer's video exposes flaws in Thailand's Covid-19 fight; kin files suit against PM

Bangkok [Thailand], June 2 (ANI): After a popular video gamer died of Covid-19 in Thailand, his brother has filed a 4.53 million baht (USD 186,000) lawsuit against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and others for failing to respond quickly to his sibling's pleas for testing and hospitalisation, which allegedly led to his death.

2021-06-02T06:10:00.086894+00:00 IST