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After surge in Covid cases, Japan declares emergency in four prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 23 (ANI): Following a rise in COVID cases, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a cabinet meeting Friday that four prefectures in Japan will go into a state of emergency starting Sunday.
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SpaceX launches four astronauts to international space station
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [US], April 23 (ANI): SpaceX on Friday successfully launched four astronauts en route to the international space station.
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Putin critic Navalny ends three-week long hunger strike
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI): Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny said on Friday that he is ending his weeks long hunger strike.
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Navalny feels 'pride and hope' over protests against his detention
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 23 (ANI): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Thursday he feels "pride and hope" over a swarm of protests against his detention.
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NATO confirms commitment to support Afghanistan's path to peace
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The NATO alliance on Friday reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country, Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, said on Friday.
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EU doubts Syria's Presidential election in May will be free, fair
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union takes note of Syria's plan to hold a presidential election on May 26 but doubts this will be a free and fair vote, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano told Sputnik on Friday.
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China was trying to 'neutralise human rights criticisms, not carbon' durin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): As leaders from around the world -- from US President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- called for global cooperation to tackle the climate crisis, China used the Leaders Summit on Climate to neutralise the wide
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UK declares China's crackdown on Uyghurs as 'genocide'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a "genocide", joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region.
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Karachi: Families of missing Shias protest, Governor didn't even accept th
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): As authorities in Pakistan continue the persecution of minority communities- especially of Shias, families and leaders of the Joint Action Committee for Shia Missing Persons protested at Sindh Governor House.
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Germany to spend on climate goals in developing countries: Merkel
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Berlin [Germany], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will increase its climate financing to developing countries by USD 4 billion by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel told a US-sponsored virtual climate summit on Thursday.
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UK PM extends support to Biden's emissions target commitment, calls it 'ga
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that President Joe Biden's announcement to commit the United States to a roughly 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is a "game-changer" for the world.
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US announces to cut greenhouse emissions in half by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Laying out his vision for a greener economy, US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 as part of the country's efforts to combat climate change.
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