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Qatar, Germany call for peaceful power transition in Afghanistan post-Tali
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], August 18 (ANI): During a phone talk between Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, the two sides called for stepping up necessary efforts to achieve national reconciliation and peaceful power transition in Afghanistan post-T
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Megan Schutt, injured Jess Jonassen to miss India series, Stella Campbell
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], August 18 (ANI): Australian bowlers Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen will miss the upcoming home series against India women's team slated to begin in September.
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Over half a million children affected by Haiti earthquake: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 18 (ANI): About 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday, according to United Nations Children's Fund.
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UN migration agency 'concerned' over developments in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations migration agency on Tuesday expressed "great concern" over the developments in Afghanistan and "grave consequences" for displaced people and civilians needing humanitarian assistance.
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China to mine rare earth minerals in Afghanistan: US Congressman
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): China is set to move to Afghanistan to mine rare earth minerals, media reports said quoting a US Congressman on Tuesday.
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Israel reports 6,265 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 6,265 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 954,323.
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Two seriously injured after Northern California town destroyed by wildfire
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], August 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were seriously injured and hospitalized Tuesday after a wildfire burning in El Dorado County in California devastated an entire town with about 1,200 residents.
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India will become hub for automobile manufacturing in next 5 yrs: Nitin Ga
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday expressed hope that India will become a hub for automobile manufacturing in the next five years.
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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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Govt will be scaling up network of incubators, accelerators to phenomenall
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the government will be scaling up the network of incubators and accelerators to phenomenally multiple levels in the next 3 years.
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FM Jaishankar, Estonia counterpart exchange views on Afghan crisis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Estonia counterpart Eva Maria Liimets and exchanged views on the developments in Afghanistan.
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Investigation period in crimes against women brought down to 42 days in An
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Mekathoti Sucharitha on Tuesday said that the investigation period in crimes against women is brought down from 100 days in 2019 to 42 days in 2021.
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