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Brazil's COVID-19 cases cross 2.96 million-mark
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 50,230 to 2,962,442 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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COVID-19: Punjab govt orders night curfew in Ludhiana, Patiala and Jalandh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am in the worst affected cities of Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala from Saturday to contain COVID-19 spread.
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UN allocates USD 15 million to support Lebanon after Beirut blast: OCHA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has allocated USD 15 million to support Lebanon after the huge explosion that devastated the capital of Beirut, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
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Lebanon has not asked United Nations to investigate Beirut blast: UN spoke
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has not received any requests to investigate Tuesday's massive explosion in Beirut that killed more than 150 people and injured some 5,000 others, UN deputy spokesperson Furhan Haq said on Friday.
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UK records 871 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 3,09,005
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK] Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the UK, has risen by 871 in the past 24 hours to 309,005, while the overall death tally climbed to 46,511 after 98 fresh deaths were confirmed, the Department of Health and Social Car
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Air India Express tragedy: Indian Consulate in Dubai to remain open on Sat
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Aug 8 (ANI): The Consulate General of India, Dubai informed that the consulate will be open on Saturday to all those who want travel assistance to Kerala or any information related to the plane crash tragedy at Karipur airport in Kozhikode.
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Imran Khan expresses grief over Air India Express tragedy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan extended condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Air India Express tragedy at Kozhikode in Kerala.
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Happy that NEP hasn't raised concerns of any bias: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that it is a matter of happiness that no section of the country has stated that the National Education Policy (NEP) has any bias. The Prime Minister said that the goal of the NEP should be to empower the present a
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Will eat grass but raise Pakistan Army budget, says Shoaib Akhtar
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 7 (ANI): Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, known for his blistering deliveries on the cricket field, recently baffled many with a deadly off-field bouncer by claiming he is willing to eat grass if it enabled an increase in budget for his country's Army!
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Trump signs order banning ByteDance, Chinese parent of TikTok
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday halting all transactions with Chinese company ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok as well as messaging app WeChat within 45 days citing national security concerns.
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China's entry to WTO, the worst of all deals: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): China's entry into the World Trade Organisation is the "worst of all deals" said US President Donald Trump on Thursday.
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WHO says global COVID-19 fatalities topped 700,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 18,614,177, with 702,642 people having died from the disease.
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