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Argentina surpasses 77,000 deaths from COVID-19

Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Saturday surpassed 77,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Ministry of Health reported.

2021-05-30T01:48:26.675536+00:00 IST

MiG-21 fighter jet crashes at military parade in Libya, pilot dead

Tripoli [Libya], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Libyan Air Force crashed on Saturday during a military parade in Benghazi, the second-most populous city in the country, killing the pilot, a military source told Sputnik.

2021-05-30T00:15:45.997544+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.81 mln

Addis Ababa [Africa], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,812,313 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-05-29T16:06:19.458137+00:00 IST

Somali Army kills 37 al-Shabab militants in southern region

Mogadishu [Somalia], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua) The Somali National Army (SNA) said Saturday its forces killed 37 al-Shabab terrorists in the Middle Shabelle region on Friday night amid the ongoing military operations to flush out the extremists in the southern part of the country.

2021-05-29T15:50:56.905866+00:00 IST

Fresh volcanic eruption reported in DRC's Goma region

Goma [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): A low-intensity volcanic eruption was reported on Saturday in the northern flank of Mount Nyamulagira in Goma region in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the government said.

2021-05-29T13:36:52.937437+00:00 IST

Australia says will seek WTO panel to resolve barley dispute with China

Canberra [Australia] May 29 (ANI): Australia has said it is approaching World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute settlement panel to resolve concerns about anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on Australian barley by China.

2021-05-29T11:12:49.332211+00:00 IST

Malian constitutional court declares Vice President Assimi Goita as Interim President

Moscow [Russia], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Malian Constitutional Court has declared Vice President Colonel Assimi Goita as the interim president of the country.

2021-05-29T08:31:43.771839+00:00 IST

UN boosts aid as DRC evacuates residents in fear of new volcano eruption

Kinshasa [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) has expanded humanitarian relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the country has evacuated residents from Goma in case of another volcanic eruption.

2021-05-29T08:25:10.888622+00:00 IST

Four people killed by fire at hospital for COVID-19 patients in Brazil

Brasilia [Brazil], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Four people have died as a result of a fire that hit a hospital for OCVID-19 patients in the eastern Brazilian city of Aracaju, the state of Sergipe, Mayor Edvaldo Nogueira said.

2021-05-29T00:49:00.498450+00:00 IST

Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 49,768

Brasilia [Brazil], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 49,768 to 16,391,930 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.

2021-05-28T22:24:11.025157+00:00 IST

Brazil sees 2,245 more COVID-19 deaths

Brasilia [Brazil], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Thursday reported 2,245 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 456,674, the Ministry of Health said.

2021-05-28T07:51:30.254528+00:00 IST

Colombia reports 513 more COVID-19 deaths

Bogota [Colombia], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 513 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the nationwide death toll to 86,693, the health ministry said Thursday.

2021-05-28T01:46:39.302297+00:00 IST

Ecuador reports 1,098 new daily COVID-19 cases

Quito [Ecuador], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador reported on Thursday 1,098 new COVID-19 infections and 43 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 422,329 and death toll to 14,909, the Ministry of Public Health said.

2021-05-27T22:01:34.273653+00:00 IST

'Marks of torture' reported on Mehul Choksi's body, claims his lawyer

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal on Thursday claimed that "marks of torture" have been reported on Choksi's body, who had allegedly fled Antigua some days ago and ended up in neighbouring Dominica.

2021-05-27T17:10:07.255821+00:00 IST

Somalia leaders sign agreement to hold parliamentary elections within 60 days

Mogadishu [Somalia], May 27 (ANI): Somalia's federal government and leaders of most of its entities announced an agreement on Thursday to hold the long-delayed national elections, heading off a crisis that had threatened widespread political violence.

2021-05-27T16:33:07.621645+00:00 IST

Dominica to send Mehul Choksi back to Antigua, confirm officials

Roseau [Dominica], May 27 (ANI): Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who was apprehended in Dominica on Wednesday, will be sent back to Antigua and Barbuda, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the country revealed to WIC News today.

2021-05-27T14:47:47.837939+00:00 IST

Australia reviews controversial China Port lease near US military outpost

Canberra [Australia], May 27 (ANI): A lease granted to China's Landbridge Group to function Darwin Port in northern Australia, has come under review, amid the worsening diplomatic ties between Canberra and Beijing.

2021-05-27T14:47:14.715137+00:00 IST

Bolivia to seek extradition of ex-officials arrested in US on corruption charges

La Paz [Bolivia], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Bolivian government will seek the extradition from the US of former cabinet officials suspected of corruption, the Interior Minister of Bolivia, Eduardo del Castillo, said during a press conference.

2021-05-27T13:43:53.642351+00:00 IST

Chinese people 'biggest victims' of CCP regime, says columnist Rita Panahi

Sydney [Australia], May 27 (ANI): American-born Australian columnist and TV host Rita Panahi has said that Chinese people are the "biggest victims" of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime, which has received global condemnation for human rights abuses.

2021-05-27T11:01:59.035405+00:00 IST

Israeli strikes in West Bank may be defined as war crimes if found discriminate: UN Rights Chief

Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday concerns over Israeli rocket attacks in the West Bank and noted that this could be defined as war crimes if found discriminate and disproportionate.

2021-05-27T09:59:46.731810+00:00 IST

DRC to activate evacuation in case of fresh volcano eruption

Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to activate a precautionary evacuation plan in response to frequent earthquakes in Goma, said the Ministry of Communication and Media Thursday.

2021-05-27T06:26:00.593564+00:00 IST