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Albanian authorities deny media reports of accepting English channel migra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhacka denied on Thursday British media reports about plans to accommodate illegal migrants reaching the United Kingdom across the English Channel.
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All refugees from camp on border with Poland moved to logistics center: Be
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Belarusian State Border Committee said that all refugees from the spontaneous camp at the Bruzgi checkpoint on the border with Poland voluntarily moved to a logistics centre equipped by the authorities to accommodate migrants.
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Tibetans, Chinese officials clash over land grab: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], November 18 (ANI): Unrest has been brewing in Domda village of Tibet against repressive Chinese policies as authorities are forcing Tibetan tribesmen to hand over their lands.
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Colorado city to pay USD 15Mln to family of African-American who died in d
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Authorities in the US city of Aurora in Colorado have agreed to pay USD 15 million to the family of African-American Elijah McClain, who died after a confrontation with police, CBS4 TV channel reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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Auctioning of former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's properties barred
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], November 18 (ANI): A state government body in Pakistan's Punjab province has granted stay and barred the authorities concerned from auctioning properties of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, reported local media.
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5 burned to death in petrol tanker crash in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Five road passengers were burned to death after a petrol tanker burst into flames following a head-on collision with a moving truck in southwest Nigeria early Wednesday, local authorities said.
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UN human rights agency condemns arbitrary detention of Tigray people
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.
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SC to hear plea concerning process of filling up vacancies in CIC and stat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the hearing of a plea seeking directions to government authorities for implementation of the top court's 2019 verdict regarding the timely and transparent appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Informa
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Committee to Protect Journalists asks Hong Kong to allow foreign correspon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 16 (ANI): Hong Kong's refusal to renew a visa for an Australian journalist "shreds repeated claims" by the city's government that it upholds press freedom, said Committee to Protect Journalists, urging the authorities to reverse the decision immediately.
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Hong Kong refuses work visa for Australian journalist
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 16 (ANI): Hong Kong authorities have refused to renew the work visa for Australian journalist Sue-Lin Wong without providing any explanation.
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Yemen has no information about Yemeni refugees in Belarus: Interior Minist
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemeni authorities have no information about Yemeni refugees stuck at the Belarusian-Polish border, Interior Minister Ibrahim Ali Hidan told Sputnik.
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Eight killed, eight injured in bus-truck collision in China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 16 (ANI): Eight people were killed and eight were injured after a bus collided with a truck on a highway in eastern Chins, local media reported citing authorities on Tuesday.
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