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Congo seeks cobalt mine deals review, jeopardises China's aim of leading g
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi said that he wants to review a number of deals struck with foreign mining companies in a move that could have an impact on China's ambitions to become the world's leading manufacturer of elec
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Death toll from volcanic eruption in DRC rises to 32
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll linked to the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 32 and is likely to further rise, the DRC authorities said Monday.
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15 killed in Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 24 (ANI): At least 15 people have been killed in an eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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13 deaths reported after volcanic eruption in Congo: official
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo] May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 13 people have been killed after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday night in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to provincial authorities.
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DR Congo President interruping stay in Europe amid Nyiragongo volcano erup
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi en route to the country from Europe to oversee the relief efforts amid the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano.
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Indian Army rushes to aid Congo town hit by volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): After Mount Nyaragongo, an active volcano overlooking Congo's Goma town erupted, Indian Army on Saturday rushed to assist in evacuation of locals and other UN personnel in the affected region.
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People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are evacuating residents of Goma after the nearby Nyiragongo volcano started to erupt, North Kivu Governor, Lt. Gen. Ndima Kongba Constant said.
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Pinarayi Vijayan: The first to continue as Kerala CM after full term
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday will take oath for a second consecutive term as chief minister of Kerala breaking the decades-old alternate shift of power between Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the state.
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US House passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 19 (ANI): The US House on Tuesday passed the legislation to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Swearing-in of Pinarayi Vijayan govt on May 20, to have 21 member cabinet
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM)'s acting state secretary and Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener A Vijayaraghavan on Monday said that the Kerala government will have a 21-member cabinet.
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Terror attacks in Afghanistan, Maldives threatening democracy, human right
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Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 15 (ANI): The deadly Kabul school blasts and the attempted 'terrorist attack' on former Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed points to an era of eroding adherence to democratic practices and slackening respect for human rights in South Asia, said a European think
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in DRC
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New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday's attack against a temporary position of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which resulted in the death of one Malawian blue helmet.
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