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Japan reports 2,471 new COVID-19 cases, 485,775 in total
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 2,471 to reach 485,775 as of Sunday evening, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities.
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H&M forced to shut 20 stores in China over remarks on Xinjiang cotton:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 4 (ANI): Swedish fashion retailer H&M was forced to close 20 stores in China following its statement on forced labour in Xinjiang that leads to uproar among Chinese nationals and authorities.
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EU condemns 'harassment' of foreign journalists by China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 3 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has condemned what it called the "harassment" of foreign journalists in China after a BBC correspondent left Beijing citing increasing threats and pressure from the Chinese authorities.
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J-K: Pir Panjal range receives fresh spell of snowfall, snow clearing oper
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 3 (ANI): Higher reaches of the Pir Panjal range received fresh snowfall following which the local authorities have been carried out snow clearing operations at the Mughal Road.
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US condemns conviction of seven pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): The United States condemns the conviction of seven activists who took part in anti-government protests in Hong Kong by the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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22 PGIMS, Rohtak doctors test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rohtak (Haryana) [India], April 1 (ANI): Twenty-two doctors from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak have tested positive for COVID-19. Fourteen of them had already taken the COVID-19 vaccine, hospital authorities said on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 mortality rate may be low but don't let guard down: K'taka health
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 31 (ANI): The COVID-19 mortality rate in Dakshina Kannada may be low but the people should not let their guard down, said Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Wednesday, a day after authorities imposed Section 144 in the district due to rising COVID-19
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Karnataka: Section 144 imposed in Dakshina Kannada District amid COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dakshina Kannada ( Karnataka) [India], March 30 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, Karnataka authorities imposed Section 144 of CrPC in Dakshina Kannada District on Tuesday.
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Taiwan authorities detain 13 Chinese fishermen, boat for fishing illegally
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 27 (ANI): Taiwan authorities have seized a Chinese boat and 13 crew members for fishing illegally near Pengjia Islet off the coast of Keelung, Focus Taiwan reported.
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France reports 41,869 new coronavirus cases, 897 deaths in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 27 (ANI/Xinhua): For the second day in a row, France's health authorities on Friday reported a daily increase of over 40,000 coronavirus cases and the deaths of 897 people, including 594 in retirement homes.
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Daniel Pearl murder case: Pakistan SC allows main accused Sheikh to move t
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday allowed government authorities to move Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the case of beheading American scribe Daniel Pearl in 2002, to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.
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Passengers to be put on 'no-fly' list for violating COVID-19 norms: Hardee
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases in the country are surging, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the airport authorities have been directed to put passengers on the 'no-fly' list if they do not follow the SoPs and guidelines to curb CO
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