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Haiti earthquake: Death toll mounts to 304
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 15 (ANI): Haiti's authorities have informed that at least 304 people have died and 1,800 people have injured after a powerful earthquake struck the Caribbean country.
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Chinese authorities detain over 100 Tibetans in Nagchu for sharing 'sensit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], August 15 (ANI): At least 110 Tibetans in Janglam village Nyanrong County in Nagchu Prefecture were detained on suspicion of sharing videos of preparations for a local horse racing festival.
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COVID-19: UP bans Muharram processions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): To reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and in view of security concerns, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday directed the district authorities to not allow any religious processions on the occasion of Muharram.
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Delhi HC asks Centre to reconsider issuing fresh OCI card to a petitioner
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and authorities concerned to reconsider the application of a man for a fresh Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card keeping in mind his educational qualifications and credentials.
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South Korea allows use of remaining AstraZeneca doses on those aged over 3
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The South Korean health authorities have allowed to immunize those aged 30 and over with the unused shots of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Friday.
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Dispute deepens between Sindh, IRSA after authorities cuts down water supp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 13 (ANI): Recent decision by Pakistan's Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to cut down water supply to Sindh province has deepened the dispute between both parties.
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Floods kill 21 people in China's Hubei province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 21 people were dead and four others remain missing as a result of flooding in Sui county of Hubei province in central China, local authorities said on Friday.
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21 killed, 4 missing as heavy rain hits central China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Twenty-one people were killed and four others missing as heavy rain lashed a township in central China's Hubei Province from Wednesday to Thursday, local authorities said Friday.
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Taliban takes over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): The Taliban has taken over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city, Sputnik reported citing regional authorities.
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Italy may have hit Europe's hottest day on record
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], August 13 (ANI): Italian authorities on Wednesday (local time) said that the island of Sicily may have set an all-time heat record for Europe, with a temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Decision to keep Pakistan on 'red list' based on 'risk assessment', says U
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 12 (ANI): After a Pakistan Minister lambasted UK's decision to keeps Pakistan on its 'red list', the UK Department of Health and Social Care said that its decision was made on the basis of an assessment of the risk to public health.
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Top Pakistan official says Afghanistan using social media accounts with an
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf on Wednesday claimed that social media accounts operated from Afghanistan and India were being used to malign the country as Afghan authorities had failed to stop sweeping territorial gains made by the Tali
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