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China traced back its first Omicron case to a document from Canada
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): The first case of the Omicron variant in China was traced back to an international document received from Canada, according to the Beijing health authorities that suggested people to reduce purchasing of overseas commodities.
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Delhi: Mobile phone swallowed by jail inmate removed after endoscopy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, an inmate of Delhi's Tihar jail swallowed a mobile phone to hide it from authorities. It was later removed by endoscopy.
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Pak authorities find irregularities in COVID-19 funds, lack of financial c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): Exposing negligence, weaknesses, and lack of financial control of the health department, Pakistan authorities have found serious irregularities and anomalies amounting to Rs 1,388 million in COVID-19 funds of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Delhi HC dismisses petition by restaurant seeking directions to authoritie
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by a restaurant seeking direction to authorities concerned to not interfere with the sale and service of herbal flavoured hookahs in the establishment.
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Taiwan jails 5 Chinese bizmen for buying votes for Kuomintang candidate Ha
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 18 (ANI): The Taipei District Court on Monday sentenced jail term to five businesspeople working in China, who were found guilty of taking money from Chinese authorities to buy votes for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Han Kuo-yu in the 2020 presidential
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Minor urges Delhi HC to direct Centre to give road map for COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): A minor urged Delhi High Court on Monday to direct the Centre and authorities concerned to give a road map for COVID-19 vaccination for children below 12 years of age.
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Women, religious minorities continue to face persecution in Pakistan, says
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 17 (ANI): Women, religious minorities, and transgender people in Pakistan continue to face violence, discrimination, and persecution, with authorities failing to provide adequate protection or hold perpetrators to account, according to a US-based rights group.
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Afghanistan does not need foreign manpower, says Karzai after Imran asks P
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 15 (ANI): Afghanistan does not need foreign manpower, it has qualified personnel who have studied in the country and abroad, said former Afghan President Hamid Karzai following Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks that Islamabad directed its authorities t
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Myanmar: Deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces additional corruption charg
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 14 (ANI): Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday filed new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with purchase of a helicopter.
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Russia says China lifts restrictions on railroad cargo imports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI): The Russian Railways (RZD) company has been notified by Chinese authorities that the restriction on cross-border cargo deliveries, imposed on November 30 as part of COVID-19 measures, no longer applies starting Friday, local news reported.
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NGT constitutes 8 member committee to look into pollution in Mumbai's Powa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted an eight-member joint committee to look into the pollution of Powai Lake in the Eastern suburb of Mumbai and the failure of authorities to take remedial action.
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9 dead, 2 rescued in power station flooding in southwest China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chengdu [China], January 14 (ANI): Nine people have been confirmed dead after a building flooded at a power station in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local media reported citing authorities as saying on Friday.
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