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India, Norway agree to conduct marine spatial planning in Lakshadweep, Puducherry

New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space for the next five years, the Union Ministry of Earth Science said here on Wednesday.

2021-03-03T07:57:50.532480+00:00 IST

Ecuador sees 286,725 COVID-19 cases, 11,095 deaths

Quito [Ecuador], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador on Tuesday reported 358 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus disease and 17 more deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 286,725 and the death toll to 11,095.

2021-03-03T01:29:50.684574+00:00 IST

Nigeria receives over 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India

Abuja [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI): Nigeria on Tuesday received 3.92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield' from the Serum Institute of India (SII).

2021-03-02T17:37:23.728200+00:00 IST

India delivers Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines to Angola

Luanda [Angola] March 2 (ANI): A consignment of Indian-made vaccines has been delivered to Angola on Tuesday under the 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

2021-03-02T14:12:36.240192+00:00 IST

Sudan, Egypt chiefs of army staff sign agreement for military cooperation

Khartoum [Sudan], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Egypt and Sudan on Tuesday signed an agreement for military cooperation throughout a visit of Egypt's army chief of staff, Mohamed Farid, to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

2021-03-02T13:42:22.339488+00:00 IST

Nigeria receives Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative

Abuja [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday informed that Nigeria received the Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme.

2021-03-02T13:33:40.492256+00:00 IST

All kidnapped Nigerian students released

Abuja [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): All Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school on Friday in the north-western state of Zamfara have been released, a local official said on Tuesday.

2021-03-02T09:08:11.752865+00:00 IST

Ethiopia postpones voters' registration for general elections, citing regional delays

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia's agency to manage elections on Monday announced the postponement of voters' registration for the country's sixth general elections this year, citing challenges like delayed support from regions.

2021-03-02T07:00:38.285584+00:00 IST

10 killed in gunmen attack in northern Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At least ten people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, a government official said Monday.

2021-03-02T02:16:27.684029+00:00 IST

St Vincent and the Grenadines receives 40,000 doses of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine

Kingstown [St Vincent and the Grenadines], March 2 (ANI): St Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday received 40,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from India under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.

2021-03-02T01:07:29.481737+00:00 IST

Cuba registers over 50,000 COVID-19 cases

Havana [Cuba], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba's Public Health Ministry on Monday reported 811 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 50,590, as well as two more deaths for an accumulation of 324.

2021-03-02T00:22:21.834236+00:00 IST

Lebanon registers 1,888 new COVID-19 cases, 51 more deaths

Beirut [Lebanon], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon registered on Monday 1,888 new COVID-19 cases, raising the number of infections in the country to 376,921, the Health Ministry said.

2021-03-01T21:08:33.875527+00:00 IST

Antigua and Barbuda thanks PM Modi for demonstrating 'act of benevolence' by distributing COVID-19 vaccines

Saint John's [Antigua and Barbuda], March 1 (ANI): Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alfonso Browne on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonstrating an "act of benevolence, kindness and empathy" by sending 175,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to the Caribbean countries.

2021-03-01T17:46:16.430792+00:00 IST

Manpreet Vohra appointed India's High Commissioner to Australia

New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Manpreet Vohra, presently the Ambassador of India to Mexico, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner to Australia, the Ministry of External Affairs (EAM) informed on Monday.

2021-03-01T08:54:46.821372+00:00 IST

Indian diaspora holds Tiranga rally in Brampton for stronger ties with Canada

Ontario [Canada], March 1 (ANI): Indian diaspora in Canada organised a Tiranga rally in Brampton on Sunday, calling for stronger India-Canada ties. Several videos of the rally, which was making the rounds on the internet, saw the participation of multiple cars and was seen as a show of strength against the Khalistani fringe elements in Canada.

2021-03-01T06:48:04.371784+00:00 IST

Road accident kills 9, injures 41 in Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], March 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and 41 others injured in a road accident involving multiple vehicles in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kano on Sunday, a local official said.

2021-03-01T00:33:41.716199+00:00 IST

UK records another 6,035 coronavirus cases, 144 deaths

London [UK], March 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 6,035 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,176,554, according to official figures released Sunday.

2021-02-28T21:03:30.039690+00:00 IST

Australia receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines

Canberra [Australia], February 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by UK drugmaker AstraZeneca arrived in Australia on Sunday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said.

2021-02-28T09:11:55.351102+00:00 IST

Maduro orders 'thorough' review of relations with Spain

Caracas [Venezuela], February 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his country will review its relations with Spain after the visit of Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez to Colombia's border regions.

2021-02-28T02:24:33.921802+00:00 IST

Ecuador's COVID-19 cases reach 284,347 with 11,032 deaths

Quito [Ecuador], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,748 new COVID-19 cases and 61 deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 284,347 and the death toll to 11,032.

2021-02-28T02:09:16.583726+00:00 IST

Brazil registers 1,386 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours

Brasilia [Brazil], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,386 deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 254,221, the Ministry of Health reported Saturday.

2021-02-28T02:02:51.216680+00:00 IST