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Navi Mumbai school shut after 18 students test COVID-19 positive, sample s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI): Amid concern over rising cases of COVID-19 variant Omicron, a school in the Ghansoli area of Navi Mumbai has been shut for a week by the authorities after 18 students of the school tested COVID-19 positive.
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Punjab CM condemns sacrilege attempt at Golden Temple, directs police to i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday condemned an alleged sacrilege attempt at the Sri Harimandir Sahib or the Golden Temple in Amritsar and directed state authorities to thoroughly probe the matter and find the "real conspirators."
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Pakistan: Death toll in Karachi blast climbs to 15
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): The death toll in Pakistan's Karachi blast has climbed to 15 as authorities are still trying to recuse people trapped under the debris of a building that collapsed after the explosion, local media reported on Saturday.
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Oldest person in China dies at 135, hailed from country's 'Longevity Town'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China's oldest person, a 135-year-old woman from its 'Longevity Town' passed away in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday.
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10 killed in Malaysian highway accident
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Ten people, including eight children, were killed in a highway accident in Selangor state of Malaysia late on Friday, authorities said.
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UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
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UK high court allows Uyghur advocacy group to proceed with forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 17 (ANI): The High Court of England and Wales on Wednesday allowed Uyghur rights advocacy group to proceed with a forced labour case against UK authorities for permitting the importation of cotton goods produced with Uyghur forced labour in China.
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Schools across US cancel classes over unconfirmed threats of shootings on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): Schools across the US are cancelling classes on Friday (local time) after threats of shootings and bombings were circulated on social media platform TikTok, but authorities said these threats were not specific or credible.
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HC asks sports authorities to shift annual general body meeting from Guwah
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday asked sports authorities to shift the venue of the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) annual general body meeting from Guwahati to the national capital.
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At least 5 dead as powerful typhoon lashes Philippines
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people have died as powerful Typhoon Rai pounded the Philippines, according to authorities and local media.
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16,000 ducks culled in Kottayam amid bird flu scare
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], December 17 (ANI): Amid the bird flu scare in the Kottayam district, the local administration authorities began mass culling 16,000 ducks.
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India in touch with Pakistan to send wheat, medicines to Afghanistan: MEA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): India is in touch with authorities in Pakistan to send more humanitarian assistance, including wheat and life-saving medicines to Afghanistan, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
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