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Tunisia logs 2,511 new COVID-19 cases

Tunis [Tunisia], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Thursday night reported 2,511 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 190,884.

2021-01-21T21:27:07.948185+00:00 IST

South African presidency minister Jackson Mthembu dies of COVID-19 complications

Cape Town [South Africa], January 21 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced the passing of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu from COVID-related complications.

2021-01-21T15:08:56.720569+00:00 IST

Street library inaugurated at Embassy of India, Antananarivo

Antananarivo [Madagascar], January 21 (ANI): A street library was inaugurated at the Embassy of India Antananarivo by the Minister of Communication and Culture of the Government of the Republic of Madagascar Andriantogarivo Rakotondrazafy Lalatiana and Ambassador of India to Madagascar, Abhay Kumar on Thursday.

2021-01-21T12:54:50.646508+00:00 IST

Investigators bust child trafficking syndicate in Ghana

Accra [Ghana], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Investigators in Ghana busted crime syndicates engaged in baby harvesting and child trafficking operating in parts of the capital, officials said on Wednesday.

2021-01-21T04:45:01.374939+00:00 IST

Libyan parties agree to hold constitutional referendum ahead of elections: UN

Tripoli [Libya], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Constitutional Committee comprised of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives and the Tripoli-based High Council of State have agreed to hold a constitutional referendum ahead of the upcoming elections, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Wednesday.

2021-01-21T03:26:10.349101+00:00 IST

Nigeria prepares to get first 100,000 Pfizer vaccine doses

Lagos [Nigeria], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigeria is getting ready to receive the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the coming weeks, Faisal Shuaib, CEO of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said.

2021-01-20T09:10:01.608325+00:00 IST

Canadian Hindus organise protest urging Trudeau govt to condemn killing of Kashmiri pandits in 1990

Ontario [Canada], January 20 (ANI): The members of Indo-Canadian Kashmir Forum and Hindu Forum Canada on Tuesday organised a LED truck advertisement campaign to mark the Kashmiri Hindu genocide at the hands of Pakistan's terrorists on January 19, 1990.

2021-01-20T06:35:09.548291+00:00 IST

Germany to extend COVID-related restrictions until Feb 14: Merkel

Berlin [Germany], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will extend and strengthen the coronavirus-related restrictive measures until February 14, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

2021-01-20T00:52:55.467707+00:00 IST

Security situation in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray likely to cause humanitarian crisis

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The security situation of civilians and internally displaced persons in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray regional state "risks becoming a humanitarian crisis," the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said late Monday in a report.

2021-01-19T04:41:39.198240+00:00 IST

6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Argentina's San Juan province

San Juan [Argentina], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred in Argentina, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

2021-01-19T03:48:02.038370+00:00 IST

Muraleedharan to visit UAE, special focus on issues related to Indian community

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan will embark on a three-day official visit to UAE on Tuesday during which he will hold talks on various bilateral and international issues of mutual interest with UAE leadership.

2021-01-18T14:30:59.395760+00:00 IST

Australia's border restrictions likely to remain for most of 2021, says Health Secretary

Canberra [Australia], January 18 (ANI): Australia's Health Department Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy on Monday said it is likely that border restrictions will be tightened for most of 2021 even after many people get vaccinated.

2021-01-18T13:35:35.973009+00:00 IST

Russia registers 22,857 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,857 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 23,586 the day before, taking the tally to 3,591,066, the coronavirus response centre said on Monday.

2021-01-18T08:44:50.023992+00:00 IST

Chile reports 4,340 new COVID-19 cases

Santiago [Chile], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): New cases of COVID-19 in Chile have increased 58 percent in the last two weeks, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.

2021-01-17T23:53:18.556209+00:00 IST

83 people killed in Sudan's Darfur clashes

Darfur [Sudan], January 18 (ANI): At least 83 people have been killed in the tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur, said the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) on Saturday, just after two weeks since a long-running peacekeeping mission ended operations.

2021-01-17T21:43:20.048489+00:00 IST

Morocco's COVID-19 tally rises to 459,671 with 806 new cases

Rabat [Morocco], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 459,671 on Sunday as 806 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.

2021-01-17T19:27:04.794330+00:00 IST

Rwandan health insurance to cover COVID-19 treatment costs

Kigali [Rwanda], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Rwanda's current health insurance policies will cover a majority of costs related to COVID-19 treatment, as part of the efforts to reduce the mortality of the disease in the country, an official said Saturday.

2021-01-17T07:04:15.548493+00:00 IST

Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 130,772

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Ministry of Health said Saturday the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the East African country rose to 130,772 after new 446 cases were reported.

2021-01-17T06:40:45.100446+00:00 IST

Argentina confirms first case of new variant of coronavirus

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 17 (ANI): The government of Argentina on Saturday confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant in the country that was first identified in Britain and appears to be more contagious.

2021-01-17T02:50:44.993001+00:00 IST

Ecuador hits new daily record of 3,942 cases of COVID-19

Quito [Ecuador], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered a record 3,942 daily cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 230,808, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.

2021-01-17T00:02:34.104832+00:00 IST

Uganda's incumbent president Yoweri Museveni wins re-election

Kampala [Uganda], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni has won the country's presidential elections, the Electoral Commission announced here on Saturday.

2021-01-16T17:13:03.789834+00:00 IST