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UN peacekeeping chief expresses concern over alleged Russian human rights
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix said he was very concerned by the allegations of human rights violations perpetrated by Russian military personnel in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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Eight killed in shooting in South Africa's Cape Town
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from a shooting incident on Wednesday afternoon in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, has risen to eight, the South African Ministry of Police said Thursday.
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Merck Foundation brings together 13 African First Ladies and 27 Ministers
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck foundation "More than a Mother" Ambassadors, African First Ladies of Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Liberia, Malawi,
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WI vs SA, 2nd Test: Maharaj takes hat-trick as visitors register series sw
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gros Islet [St Lucia], June 22 (ANI): A second-ever, Test hat-trick by a South African taken by Keshav Maharaj, helped the Proteas seal a 2-0 series sweep when they beat the West Indies by 158 runs with a day and session to spare at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Monday.
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Tunisia reports 2,292 new COVID-19 cases, 378,982 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Friday reported 2,292 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the North African country to 378,982.
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Tunisia reports 2,292 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Friday reported 2,292 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the North African country to 378,982.
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India-African continental free trade area launched on the India-Africa tra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI/SRV Media): The AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area) was launched in New Delhi at the Ghana Embassy with a lot of active commitment from Indian companies to enter Africa and take advantage of the AfCFTA.
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Less than 1 pc of Africa's population fully vaccinated against COVID-19: W
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Less than 1% of the African population is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, while the countries are facing the third wave of COVID-19, WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said on Thursday.
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Rahul Gandhi condoles demise of Zambia's first President Kenneth Kaunda
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed his condolences over the demise of Zambia's first President Kenneth Kaunda, and called him the champion of African freedom.
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Bengaluru: African drug-peddler arrested; cocaine seized
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru arrested an African drug peddler on Wednesday, Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil informed.
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US Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 16 (ANI): US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed bill to make Juneteenth, which recognises or mark the emancipation of formerly enslaved African Americans, a federal holiday.
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