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Death toll from Beirut blast rises to 78
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut has increased to 78 people, more than 4,000 people were injured, the Al Jazeera television channel reported citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Vietnam records its first COVID-19 death
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 31 (ANI): Vietnam has reported its first coronavirus fatality after the death of an elderly man who had tested positive in Danang, Al Jazeera reported citing local media.
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Erdogan joins hundreds of worshippers for first Muslim prayers at Hagia So
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by a cabinet minister and other top officials, joined hundreds of worshippers to recite the first Muslim prayers inside Hagia Sophia on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Xinjiang declared as 'wartime situation' after sudden spike in COVID-19 ca
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], July 19 (ANI): Chinese authorities on Sunday declared the Xinjiang province in the country's far west as "wartime situation" after the region reported a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, Al Jazeera reported.
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Syria to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], July 19 (ANI): The Syrian government is due to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday in hope for a change in the political scenario that could resolve the economic hardships of the country, Al Jazeera reported.
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New French PM says battle against 'radical Islamism' an 'absolute priority
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France] July 16 (ANI): The new French Prime Minister Jean Castex, has promised to be "intransigent" in defending the nation's official secularism. He gave his word to fight "radical Islamism in all its forms" as "an absolute priority", reported Al Jazeera today.
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WHO halts hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug trials among hosp
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 5 (ANI) The World Health Organisation on Saturday has halted its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jaze
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First Hong Kong citizen arrested under China's new security law
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 4 (ANI): Days after China passed the national security law, Tong Ying-kit has become the first person to have been arrested for inciting secession and 'terrorism' under the new law, Al Jazeera reported.
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US Congress passes bill penalising banks doing business with China over Ho
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): The US Congress on Thursday (local time) unanimously gave nod to a bill penalising banks doing business with Chinese officials responsible for imposing the security law in Hong Kong, Al Jazeera reported.
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British rock band Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over song use at ca
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 28 (ANI): Legendary British rock band The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against US President Donald Trump for his use of their song, 'You Can't Always Get What You Want', at campaign rallies, Al Jazeera reported.
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Voting begins in Poland presidential election on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], June 28 (ANI): Polish voters have begun casting their ballots in the presidential race that had to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Al Jazeera reported.
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' Hajj
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 23 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has announced that it will hold a "very limited" Hajj this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with people already living in the kingdom allowed to take part in the pilgrimage that begins in late July, Al Jazeera reported.
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