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Chinese authorities coerced over 10,000 'fugitives' to return from abroad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the Chinese government has used various means to capture more than 2,500 fugitives from overseas and compel them to return to China under a state-sanctioned abduction program, according to the report.
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Assam's roving theatre 'Bhramyaman' re-opens in Nagaon after two years
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): After remaining shut for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 'Bhramyaman' - a theatre, also known as 'The Roving Theatre Of Assam' - re-opened once again in Nagaon on Tuesday.
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IMF urges USD 15 bln in grants in 2022, USD 10 bln annually for COVID-19 r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its report on Tuesday that the international community should allocate USD 15 billion in grants this year and USD 10 billion annually after that to ensure a strong comprehensive response to the global COVID
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S. Africa formally ends national state of disaster
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): In light of the shrinking COVID-19 cases, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the country's national state of disaster would be terminated at midnight on Monday.
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New study sheds light on how people gained weight during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): A new study has found that more people weighed in as obese during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than the previous year.
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Passenger traffic at Hyderabad airport at 109%, surpasses pre-COVID level
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Though the overall international travel was subdued during the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, the Hyderabad International Airport recorded 109 per cent of pre-Covid Daily Average Domestic Passenger Traffic on a single day, informed the officials on
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China reports 1,455 new local COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 3 (AN): The Chinese mainland reported 1,455 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
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Anger brews over Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai as cases continue to spike
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 3 (ANI): As China's daily COVID-19 cases reached a record high on Friday, the country is struggling to manage growing public displeasure over the Covid-Zero policy in Shanghai.
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Haryana: Wearing face masks in public places no longer mandatory
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 2 (ANI): Amidst the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Haryana government on Saturday notified that wearing face masks in public places and workplaces was no longer mandatory.
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Nepalese PM hails India for aid during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba extended his thanks to India for medical and economic assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla informed on Saturday.
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Nepal PM Deuba applauds India's COVID-19 response
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba hailed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's leadership, saying Kathmandu has seen his visionary and effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic while also receiving the first vaccine aid as well as medicines, eq
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ICMR played crucial role in India's COVID-19 fightback: Scientist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune along with its chief scientists have been at the forefront to deal with the emerging challenges, including expeditious isol
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