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Singapore's COVID-19 cases surpass 42,000

Singapore City [Singapore], June 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease in Singapore has risen by 262 to 42,095 over the past day, the country's Health Ministry said on Sunday.

2020-06-21T11:48:52.334148+00:00 IST

INS Airavat set to sail from Male with 250 stranded Indians

Male [Maldives], June 21 (ANI): Indian Naval ship INS Airavat is set to sail from Male to Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin with about 250 Indians, who have been stranded owing to Covid-related travel restrictions, under the third phase of Operation ''Samudra Setu'' as a part of the "Vande Bharat" mission.

2020-06-21T07:23:32.635522+00:00 IST

Air India flight carrying 246 Indians departs from Melbourne

Melbourne [Australia], June 20 (ANI): An Air India flight under Vande Bharat Mission took off from Melbourne on Saturday with 246 passengers for Delhi and Mumbai.

2020-06-20T10:52:05.164785+00:00 IST

Mexico coronavirus death toll reaches 20,394

Mexico City [Mexico], June 20 (ANI): The death toll due to coronavirus in Mexico has risen to 20,394 after 647 people succumbed to the coronavirus in last 24 hours, according to the country's health ministry.

2020-06-20T10:05:43.113175+00:00 IST

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil cross 1 million

Brasilia [Brazil], June 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has increased within the past 24 hours by 54,771 to 1,032,913, the national Ministry of Health said late on Friday.

2020-06-20T05:54:32.047982+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpasses 1 million mark

Brasilia [Brazil], June 20 (ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has increased within the past 24 hours by 54,771 to 1,032,913, the country's health ministry said on Friday (local time).

2020-06-20T00:59:47.248733+00:00 IST

Tibetans hold anti-China protest at UN complex in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): Members of the Tibetan community from Switzerland and Lichtenstein held an anti-China protest in front of the United Nations complex in Geneva on Friday.

2020-06-19T14:19:06.761219+00:00 IST

Massive cyber attack from 'state-based actor' hits Australian govt, private sector

Canberra [Australia], June 19 (ANI): In a major breach of security, the Australian government as well as the private sector, has been hit by a major cyberattack by a "state-based actor", Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.

2020-06-19T00:22:17.088516+00:00 IST

7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's coast

Wellington [New Zealand], June 19 (Xinhua/ANI): An earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude on Richter scale struck the coast of Gisborne in the northeastern part of the country on Friday, according to New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring agency GeoNet.

2020-06-18T22:30:23.743614+00:00 IST

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh removed from House after calling Bloc MP a racist

Ottawa [Canada], June 18 (ANI): Speaker of the House of Commons ordered on Wednesday NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to leave the House for the remainder of the day after he Refused to apologise from Bloc Quebecois MP and Party House leader Alain Therrien after calling him a racist.

2020-06-18T08:37:14.605670+00:00 IST

Vande Bharat's Phase3: 85 Indians return home from Madagascar in special chartered flight

Antananarivo [Madagascar], June 18 (ANI): Some 85 people hailing from various Indian states, living and working in Madagascar, departed for India in a special chartered flight under the third phase of Vande Bharat's repatriation mission.

2020-06-17T23:29:59.720015+00:00 IST

Vande Bharat flight with 217 Indians departs from Auckland

Auckland [New Zealand], June 17 (ANI): A flight under Vande Bharat Mission departed from Auckland with 217 stranded Indians on Wednesday.

2020-06-17T03:24:32.756131+00:00 IST

Gunmen kill at least 24 Malian soldiers in ambush

Bamako [Mali] , June 16 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 24 Malian soldiers were killed on Sunday after attackers ambushed their convoy in southern Mali, the local AMAP news agency reported on Monday, citing the country's armed forces.

2020-06-16T01:07:38.592857+00:00 IST

Air India flight departs with 147 stranded Indians from Benin, Chad

Abuja [Nigeria], June 15 (ANI): A special Air India flight under the Vande Bharat Mission departed with 147 stranded Indian nationals from Benin and Chad.

2020-06-15T06:37:36.509053+00:00 IST

Mexico sees weekly rise of around 30,000 COVID-19 cases, death toll surpasses 16,800

Mexico City [Mexico], June 14 (Sputnik/ANI): The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico now stands at over 142,600 while the country's COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 16,800, the country's Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell has announced.

2020-06-14T02:15:56.241581+00:00 IST

Brazil has more than 850,000 COVID-19 cases, death toll at over 42,000 - Health Ministry

Brasilia [Brazil], June 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Brazil now has over 850,000 confirmed coronavirus cases with the country's total COVID-19 death toll standing at over 42,000, according to Health Ministry data, which puts the country's coronavirus mortality rate at five per cent.

2020-06-14T02:13:14.918386+00:00 IST

Vande Bharat flight with 231 Indians takes off from Nigeria for Mumbai

Abuja [Nigeria], June 14 (ANI): An Air Indian flight under Vande Bharat Mission took off from Nigeria on Saturday with 231 stranded Indians for Mumbai.

2020-06-13T21:10:19.161118+00:00 IST

Asylum seekers in Canada help govt to fight against coronavirus

Toronto [Canada], June 13 (ANI): The asylum seekers in Canada have taken up the duty to help the government in combating the coronavirus.

2020-06-13T04:25:44.648899+00:00 IST

Death toll from COVID-19 in Mexico rises by 544 to 16,448

Mexico City [Mexico], June 13 (Sputnik/ANI) - The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 544 to 16,448 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said.

2020-06-13T04:06:45.996323+00:00 IST

To justify excess against Hong Kongers, pro-China police blame youngsters for committing crimes under shadow of protest

Hong Kong, June 13 (ANI): In a bid to justify its aggressive tactics towards pro-democracy demonstrators, the pro-China Hong Kong police are now accusing young Hong Kongers of committing crimes under the shadow of unrest.

2020-06-13T00:48:39.544238+00:00 IST

First Vande Bharat flight from Finland departs with 227 Indians

Helsinki [Finland], June 13 (ANI): The first flight under Vande Bharat Mission from Finland departed on Thursday for New Delhi with 227 stranded Indians onboard.

2020-06-12T23:36:09.646645+00:00 IST