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UN chief meets Xi Jinping, says he expects China to allow credible visit o
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 2022 Winter Olympics and expressed his expectation that the contacts between the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Chinese
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Chinese authorities drag-off Dutch journalist, forcibly shut down his came
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): A Dutch journalist, who was reporting about the Winter Olympics in Beijing, was dragged off by local authorities during a live show and his camera was also shut down forcibly by the authorities.
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US urges Japan to consider introducing sanctions against Russia over Ukrai
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US authorities are encouraging Japan to consider implementing economic sanctions against Russia in the event of an escalation in Ukraine, yet the Japanese government speaks against rushing into such measures, media reported on Saturday.
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Pak's trade union demands Imran govt to implement minimum wage for workers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): Pakistan's trade union have demanded the Imran Khan government to take stern action against the industries and organisations for not paying the minimum wage of Rs 21,000 to the workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as per the official notification.
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South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high of over 36,000
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Seoul [South Korea], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Saturday.
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USD 1.2 billion Saudi oil facility yet to be operationalised in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Owing to legal and procedural delays, Pakistan authorities have not been able to operationalise a 1.2 billion USD Saudi oil facility (SOF), local news reported on Friday.
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South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high, surpassing 27,000
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, surpassing 27,000 for the first time amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus, the health authorities said Friday.
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Belgian authorities sanction EU DisinfoLab, executive of Saper Vedere for
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 4 (ANI): The Belgian authorities on January 27, 2022, on the eve of the international day for the protection of data privacy, sanctioned EU DisinfoLab and the executive of Saper Vedere for unlawful activity.
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China's warnings to athletes over free speech during Olympics show its des
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Sydney [Australia], February 4 (ANI): Beijing Winter Olympics reveal a very different face of China as during the Summer Olympics in 2008, authorities had not imposed severe restrictions on locals and did not warn visiting athletes over speaking against Beijing. However, this time a lot has
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S Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high of over 22,000
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Seoul [South Korea], February 3 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, surpassing 22,000 for the first time amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Thursday.
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FBI says black college bomb threats being probed as hate crimes
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US federal authorities are investigating the recent rash of bomb threats directed at more than a dozen Black colleges and universities as possible hate crimes, the FBI said in a statement.
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Kiren Rijiju demands Rahul Gandhi's apology over remarks on judiciary, Ele
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Following Rahul Gandhi's attack on judiciary and Election Commission, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Congress leader saying "he has no regard for constitutional authorities".
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