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Protesters burn masks to protest against COVID-19 safety guidelines outsid
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Boise (Idaho) [US], March 7 (ANI): Hundreds of people gathered outside the Idaho state Capitol building in Boise on Saturday (local time) to burn masks as a mark of protest against the Covid-19 safety guidelines issued by the local authorities.
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Deceased was attacked by 3 other jail inmates, Tihar officials inform Delh
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New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Tihar Jail authorities on Friday told the Delhi High Court that a deceased prisoner under trial at the facility was attacked by three others under trial prisoners (UTP) in November last year by an improvised sharp object.
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Delhi bus owners seek exemption from road tax, penalty amid COVID-19 pande
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the concerned authorities to treat a plea as representation filed by a bus association, seeking exemptions from payment of road tax and levy of penalty post December 2020, in view of the losses suffered due to the COVID-19 p
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Germany to start easing COVID-related restrictions from March 8: Merkel
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Berlin [Germany], March 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The German authorities have agreed to begin easing coronavirus-related restrictions from March 8 in regions with low incidence of the disease, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters after COVID-19 consultations with heads of regions.
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US has obligation to address genocide in Xinjiang by China, says Nancy Pel
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse by the Chinese authorities, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has affirmed her view that the United States has an "obligation to address the genocide".
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Delhi HC says weight in claim for declaring persons associated with judici
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New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Taking suo-motu cognisance of demand for inclusion of all associated with judicial functioning as frontline workers, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Secretary, Principal Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Governmen
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France reports 22,857 new COVID-19 cases, 417 deaths
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Paris [France], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): French health authorities on Tuesday reported 22,857 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, sharply up from Monday's 4,703 and higher than the 20,064 daily cases registered a week ago.
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Hong Kong probes death of 63-year-old who received Chinese Sinovac jab
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Hong Kong, March 3 (ANI): Hong Kong health authorities on Tuesday night revealed that they are investigating the death of a chronically ill man after he received China's Sinovac vaccine.
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China to impose more institutional changes to curb democracy in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Eight months since Beijing imposed the draconian national security law to curb the pro-democracy movement, authorities have used the legislation to stamp out street protests, ban activists from lobbying foreign governments, gut the legislature and arrest most of the
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France reports 4,703 new cases of coronavirus, 375 deaths
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Paris [France], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): France has recorded a total of 86,803 coronavirus-related fatalities as of Monday, with 375 new deaths registered in the past 24 hours, according to health authorities.
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Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till March 31
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 1 (ANI): As Tamil Nadu witnessing a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases across the state, the authorities on Sunday extended the lockdown till March 31.
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3 cops injured in explosion in US' Kansas
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Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Three police officers were injured in a possible explosion in the US state of Kansas while responding to a call at a vacant home, CNN reported citing authorities statement.
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