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Explosions hit Russian military airbase in annexed Crimea

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10 (ANI): One person has been killed and several others wounded in an explosion at a military airbase in the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula.

2022-08-09T23:34:34.858385+00:00 IST

MoS Lekhi meets female naval sailors of Australian Navy

Melbourne [Australia], August 9 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, who is on a three-day visit to Australia, met with the female naval sailors of the Australian Navy and discussed issues of gender equality in forces.

2022-08-09T17:53:49.052177+00:00 IST

Rinnai begins demonstration experiment of hydrogen hot water

Melbourne [Australia], August 9 (ANI): Rinnai Australia recently announced a new renewable product technology which is designed to support Australia's clean energy mix future as the 'Rinnai Global Innovation Manifesto', which seeks to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.

2022-08-09T07:33:04.815343+00:00 IST

USS Frank cable AS40 arrives in India

Visakhapatnam [Andhra Pradesh], August 3 (ANI): USS Frank Cable AS40 (American naval warship), a submarine support vessel arrived in the port city of Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.

2022-08-03T03:18:10.863130+00:00 IST

Australia announces participation of 17 nations in Ex Pitch Black

Canberra [Australia], August 1 (ANI): Australia on Monday announced the participation of 17 nations in Exercise Pitch Black 2022 (PBK22), after a hiatus of four-year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022-08-01T13:22:36.571312+00:00 IST

Russia's new naval doctrine calls US, NATO main sources of threat

Moscow [Russia], July 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' pursuit of global maritime dominance and the growth in NATO activity are the main threat to Russia's national maritime security, according to the new Russian naval doctrine adopted on Sunday.

2022-07-31T11:01:57.962541+00:00 IST

Parliamentary delegation from Mozambique calls on President

New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): A Parliamentary delegation from Mozambique called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.

2022-07-29T14:38:27.403377+00:00 IST

Philippines logs 3,858 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths

Manila [Philippines], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 3,858 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, the highest daily tally since Feb. 10 this year, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,764,346.

2022-07-28T16:51:42.800033+00:00 IST

Australia failing to reduce Indigenous disadvantage: Report

Canberra [Australia], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has made little progress in addressing Indigenous disadvantage, a report has found.

2022-07-28T10:33:03.024818+00:00 IST

At least 19 killed, 23 others injured in bomb attacks in Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 19 people were killed and 23 others injured in separate bomb attacks in two towns of southern Somalia Wednesday, officials said.

2022-07-27T17:40:59.166789+00:00 IST

Australian inflation hits 21-year high

Canberra [Australia], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has recorded its highest rate of inflation in more than 20 years, with consumers paying more for everything.

2022-07-27T10:49:21.931968+00:00 IST

Kenya launches new geothermal power plant

Nairobi [Kenya], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday opened a new geothermal power plant, injecting an additional 83.3 MW into the national grid and further advancing the supply of green energy in the country.

2022-07-26T19:56:18.741701+00:00 IST

Zimbabwe's population rises to 15.1 million

Harare [Zimbabwe], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Zimbabwe's population now stands at 15.1 million people, according to preliminary results of the 2022 population and housing census carried out in April this year.

2022-07-26T17:52:43.804603+00:00 IST

11 school children killed in road accident in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 13 people, including eleven nursery and primary school pupils, were killed Tuesday morning and 16 others injured after their school bus veered off the road and plunged into a ditch in southern Tanzania's Mtwara region, said police.

2022-07-26T17:50:32.398522+00:00 IST

Australia's COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high

Canberra [Australia], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of Australians in hospital with coronavirus has reached the highest number since the start of the pandemic.

2022-07-26T10:26:27.151907+00:00 IST

Africa CDC calls for boosting surveillance against Monkeypox

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Monday recommended its members to boost surveillance and contact tracing efforts against Monkeypox disease.

2022-07-25T14:57:44.544823+00:00 IST

New Zealand records 5,535 new community cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 5,535 new community cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.

2022-07-24T03:02:30.772887+00:00 IST

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odessa port, day after grain deal

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 23 (ANI): Just a day after Ukraine and Russia agreed on a grain deal, Russian missiles hit the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa.

2022-07-23T16:57:58.821516+00:00 IST

Ethiopia records more remittances from diaspora

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopian diaspora remittances reached 4.2 billion U.S. dollars during the Ethiopian 2021/2022 fiscal year that ended on July 7, said authorities.

2022-07-23T12:32:29.432737+00:00 IST

5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Vanuatu

Port Vila [Vanuatu], July 22 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 54 km south of Isangel, Vanuatu at 11:31:47 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

2022-07-22T14:56:16.075634+00:00 IST

China using social media to project its narratives about Xinjiang

Canberra [Australia], July 20 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party information operations are successfully silencing governments, businesses and civil society organisations globally and deterring them from criticising the CCP's human rights record and actions in Xinjiang.

2022-07-20T16:53:41.308737+00:00 IST