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Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull urges country to not buckle under pressure from China

Canberra [Australia], November 13 (ANI): Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Australia should not buckle under pressure from an onslaught of trade actions from Beijing and change its stance on controversial bilateral issues with China.

2020-11-13T08:48:44.221631+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 164,000

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Thursday reported 908 deaths from COVID-19, raising the nationwide death toll to 164,281.

2020-11-13T05:38:46.515869+00:00 IST

Chile to reopen borders after 8 months of Covid-linked closure

Santiago [Chile], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Chile will allow foreign citizens to enter the country starting from November 23 after eight months of the closure over the COVID-19 pandemic, the government said in a bulletin.

2020-11-13T00:32:04.916513+00:00 IST

Malaysia reports 919 more COVID-19 cases

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 919 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, bringing the national total to 43,791.

2020-11-12T13:32:27.644861+00:00 IST

French envoy congratulates Indian Navy for fifth Scorpene-class submarine Vagir

New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): French envoy to India, Emmanuel Lenain congratulated the Indian Navy for the launch of the fifth Scorpene Class submarine in Mumbai on Thursday.

2020-11-12T11:06:17.408576+00:00 IST

Mexico reports 7,646 more COVID-19 cases, 588 deaths

Mexico City [Mexico], November 12, (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday reported 7,646 additional COVID-19 cases and 588 more deaths over the past 24 hours.

2020-11-12T05:32:02.125040+00:00 IST

Rwanda reports 27 new COVID-19 cases in capital city's prison

Kigali [Rwanda], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Rwanda late Wednesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases in the Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali, taking the daily count to 50, the highest in the past two months.

2020-11-12T05:30:08.799929+00:00 IST

Brazil allows resumption of Chinese coronavirus vaccine trial

Ankara [Turkey], November 12 (ANI): Brazil's health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday (local time) announced the resumption of clinical trials of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.

2020-11-12T01:26:43.488968+00:00 IST

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.9 mln

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,904,820, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday.

2020-11-11T16:38:28.895113+00:00 IST

Colombia reports 7,612 new COVID-19 cases

Bogota [Colombia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections in Colombia has reached 1,156,675, with 7,612 new cases registered in a 24-hour span, Colombian health authorities said Tuesday.

2020-11-11T09:46:49.059864+00:00 IST

Global COVID-19 tally rises by record 3.6 million in week: WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by a record 3.6 million globally last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

2020-11-11T07:19:22.559893+00:00 IST

China's covert op Fox Hunt is targeting Canada's Chinese community: Canadian Intelligence

Toronto [Canada], November 11 (ANI): China's covert "anti-corruption" operation named Fox Hunt is attacking members of the Chinese community in Canada to curb dissent among its diaspora, according to the country's Security Intelligence Service.

2020-11-11T05:51:14.323994+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases in Brazil exceed 5.7 million

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 cases exceeded 5.7 million after registering 25,012 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday.

2020-11-11T04:54:19.886510+00:00 IST

Sudanese health minister diagnosed with COVID-19, continues to fulfill duties

Khartoum [Sudan], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudanese Health Minister Osama Ahmed Abdul Rahim has contracted the coronavirus disease, but continues to carry out his duties despite the infection, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, adding that his condition is stable.

2020-11-10T17:00:28.608464+00:00 IST

Protests break out in Peru following President's impeachment

Peru [Lima], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Protests were held in various cities of Peru after the decision of the Peruvian Congress to impeach President Martin Vizcarra, local media reported.

2020-11-10T16:19:40.803770+00:00 IST

China used ETIM's designation as terrorist group for genocide of Uyghurs: Campaign For Uyghurs

Washington DC [US], November 10 (ANI): The designation of East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) as a terrorist organisation was used by China as a pretense for the genocide of the Uyghurs and people have been falsely linked to the ETIM movement for expressing their ethnic identity and religious beliefs, according to the human rights group Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU).

2020-11-10T05:15:03.709051+00:00 IST

China's COVID-19 vaccine trials suspended in Brazil after 'severe incident'

Brasilia [Brazil], November 10 (ANI): Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Monday it has suspended clinical trials of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, following a "severe incident".

2020-11-10T03:17:28.171209+00:00 IST

Russia's Mi-24 shot down over Armenia outside combat zone

Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian helicopter Mi-24 was shot down in the Armenian airspace outside the combat zone, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Monday.

2020-11-09T17:21:37.144624+00:00 IST

Georgia's COVID-19 cases top 60,000

Tbilisi [Georgia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Georgia reported 2,927 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing its total to 60,680.

2020-11-09T13:10:00.080055+00:00 IST

Mexico reports 5,887 more COVID-19 cases

Mexico City [Mexico], November 9, (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 5,887 COVID-19 cases with 219 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday.

2020-11-09T09:15:09.144357+00:00 IST

Morocco reports 4,596 new COVID-19 cases, 75 deaths

Rabat [Morocco], November 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco on Sunday reported 4,596 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of infections in the country since March 2 to 256,781.

2020-11-09T09:08:41.467553+00:00 IST