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Biden clinches Electoral College victory with 302 votes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden has bagged 302 votes, clinching the Electoral College victory, CNN reported.
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Japan expresses strong concerns over China's attempts to change Senkaku Is
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 15 (ANI): Days after four Chinese ships entered the coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi conveyed to his Beijing counterpart Wei Fenghe about Japan's strong concerns about the attempts to "unilaterally ch
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5,000 AIIMS nurses go on indefinite strike over redressal of demands; Dire
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): As many as 5,000 nurses here at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) went on an indefinite strike on Monday over their long-pending demands, including those with regard to the Sixth Central Pay Commission and against contractual appointment
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No indication new COVID-19 variant in UK interferes with vaccine effective
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation is aware of reports that a new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom, although there is no evidence to suggest that the mutation will impact the effectiveness of vaccines against the diseas
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BSF jawans run 180 km in less than 11 hours to honour 1971 war veterans
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], December 15 (ANI): BSF personnel ran a 180 kilometres relay race at midnight (December 13-14) at the international border to honour the 1971 war veterans.
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Man held for embezzlement of Rs 2 cr from 1500 accounts at U'khand post of
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], December 15 (ANI): A man has been arrested for allegedly embezzled Rs 2 crores from 1,500 accounts at Thadi Post Office under Dunda Development block in Uttarkashi.
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Turkey announces 4-day curfew over New Year's to combat COVID
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the introduction of a round-the-clock curfew in Turkey for the New Year holidays, from 9 pm on December 31 to 5 am on January 4.
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Africa can teach world about mass vaccination campaigns: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa has built more experience than any other continent in conducting large-scale health campaigns during the many past epidemics it had to face, inspiring confidence in its ability to manage the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, WHO He
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Israel to start phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccine trials in coming days, says De
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) has successfully completed phase one of the domestic coronavirus vaccine trials and plans to start phase two of the clinical trials in the coming days, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Monda
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78.62 pc voter turnout in final phase of Kerala local body polls, counting
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): 78.64 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the third and the final phase of the local body polls concluded in Kerala on Monday, according to the State Election Commission (SEC).
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of S-400 missile system from Russia
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia and urged Ankara to resolve the problem "immediately in coordination with the US".
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BSF jawan thrashed by alleged TMC workers in Bengal's Murshidabad
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], December 15 (ANI): A complaint has been filed at Kandi Police Station here after a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was beaten up by alleged Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers last week, police said.
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