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Hot air balloon crash in Ukraine's West kills one, injures five

Kiev [Ukraine], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A hot-air balloon carrying people crashed during a festival in Ukraine's Khmelnytsky region, leaving one person killed and five others injured, the regional branch of Ukrainian National Police said on Sunday.

2021-05-23T10:30:15.015010+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 1,899 more COVID-19 deaths

Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Saturday 1,899 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 448,208, the Ministry of Health said.

2021-05-23T01:48:31.310112+00:00 IST

Argentina begins strict lockdown to slow spread of COVID-19

Buenos Aires [Argentina] May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Saturday entered a phase of strict lockdown which will last until May 30 to slow the spread of COVID-19.

2021-05-23T01:16:08.161412+00:00 IST

People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo

North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are evacuating residents of Goma after the nearby Nyiragongo volcano started to erupt, North Kivu Governor, Lt. Gen. Ndima Kongba Constant said.

2021-05-22T22:59:18.145249+00:00 IST

UNSC calls on parties to fully comply with ceasefire in Gaza

New York [US], May 23 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday (local time) welcomed the ceasefire in Gaza and urged the sides to comply with the agreement while stressing the need for urgent humanitarian assistance to Palestine following the 11-day conflict.

2021-05-22T20:11:10.047977+00:00 IST

Gaza government offices to reopen Sunday: official

Gaza [Palestine], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The government offices in the Gaza Strip are to reopen on Sunday following the end of the fighting between Israel and militant groups in Gaza that continued for 11 days, a government official said on Saturday.

2021-05-22T18:58:37.398447+00:00 IST

China's illegal timber business is stripping Suriname's forests

Paramaribo [Suriname], May 22 (ANI): China's hunger for timber is stripping Suriname's forests.

2021-05-22T10:19:32.296450+00:00 IST

Philippines logs 6,831 new COVID-19 cases

Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,831 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,178,217.

2021-05-22T09:49:35.202718+00:00 IST

US agrees to terminate flight range limitations of South Korean missiles

Washington [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States agreed to end the flight range guidelines that limited South Korea's missiles to 800 kilometers (450 miles), South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in a joint press conference with President Joe Biden.

2021-05-22T06:10:27.525818+00:00 IST

Ethiopia records 485 new COVID-19 cases

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia registered 485 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 268,520 as of Friday evening, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

2021-05-22T04:32:24.045992+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 2,215 more COVID-19 deaths

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday reported 2,215 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 446,309, the Ministry of Health said.

2021-05-22T02:09:06.851531+00:00 IST

India remains greatest rising power despite COVID-19 tragedy: report

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 22 (ANI): Despite the damage caused by the record rise in COVID-19 cases, India remains the "greatest rising power" on the planet and has a number of fundamental strengths that will make it one of the "most powerful" countries in the world, according to report published in a Saudi daily.

2021-05-22T01:30:53.602837+00:00 IST

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dies after clash with IS terror group

Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is dead after he detonated a suicide vest during an ambush by his rival Islamic State terror group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing Nigerian officials and intelligence it reviewed from a West African spy agency.

2021-05-21T20:10:02.637800+00:00 IST

United, Delta Airlines to resume flights to Israel after ceasefire announcement

Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): United Airlines and Delta Air Lines will resume flights to Israel starting on Friday after a nearly 10-day break in air traffic due to clashes in the region according to the tracking website Flightradar24.

2021-05-21T19:10:31.474489+00:00 IST

China could have shut down Australia's 5G network without Huawei ban: report

Canberra [Australia], May 22 (ANI): Much before their diplomatic ties spiraled down, Beijing could have shut down Canberra's 5G network and brought the nation to its knees if Huawei was not banned, a top spy has revealed.

2021-05-21T18:36:48.639664+00:00 IST

Chile to lift lockdowns in more regions despite rising COVID-19 cases

Santiago [Chile], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will lift lockdowns in 13 towns on Monday and continue to gradually ease pandemic restrictions across the country despite detecting more than 7,600 new COVID-19 cases in one day, Health Minister Enrique Paris announced Thursday.

2021-05-21T01:58:37.359991+00:00 IST

World leaders welcome ceasefire between Israel, Palestine

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Leaders from around the world on Thursday welcomed the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine which ended the more than 10-day conflict that caused destruction on both sides as thousands of rockets were fired between them.

2021-05-21T01:50:42.995803+00:00 IST

India back UN support for Sudanese transition: Ambassador Tirumurti

New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Ambassador of India to the UN TS Tirumurti on Thursday (local time) said that India supports the rapid operationalization of special political mission UNITAMS, as part of continued UN support for the Sudanese transition.

2021-05-21T00:54:23.439428+00:00 IST

US to replenish Israel's Iron Dome Air Defense Systems: Biden

Washington DC [US], May 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced that Washington will replenish Israel's Iron Dome air defense systems that were depleted during the recent conflict with the Palestinian group in Gaza.

2021-05-20T23:48:52.467054+00:00 IST

COVID-19 vaccination drive in Africa hampered by shortages, financing issues: WHO

Brazzaville [Congo], May 21 (ANI): Africa's rollout of coronavirus vaccines is being undermined by supply shortages and financial difficulties, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

2021-05-20T21:29:45.191260+00:00 IST

WHO European Director highlights vaccine gap between world's richest, poorest nations

Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said on Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine inequality between richer and poorer economies was "definitely there."

2021-05-20T10:52:04.112561+00:00 IST