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Gunmen kill five in central Nigeria: Police
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a community in central Nigeria's Plateau state, killing five people, local authorities said on Saturday.
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Protests break out in Pakistan against poll panel's decision to postpone K
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): Several opposition parties in Pakistan staged protests on Friday against the Election Commission's decision to put off local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad, which they said was a "blow to democracy." They vowed to raise their voice against
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China's Hainan ups emergency response for Typhoon Chaba
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hainan [China], July 2 (ANI): South China's island province of Hainan upgraded its emergency response level for Typhoon Chaba to Level II, the second-highest, the local media reported citing the local government.
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China's Anhui logs 43 local confirmed COVID-19 cases in latest resurgence
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Anhui [China], July 2 (ANI): Sixian County in Suzhou City, east China's Anhui Province, has reported 43 locally-transmitted confirmed cases of COVID-19 since June 26, a local media outlet reported citing the local government.
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Pakistan: Opposition alleges Bilawal Bhutto-led PPP of rigging Sindh local
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): leaders and workers of several Opposition parties in Pakistan on Tuesday staged demonstrations and sit-ins outside election offices accusing Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of indulging in rigging and widespread violence in the
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Pakistan: Cops deployed for Sindh local body polls complain of no food, ac
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Amid the violence-marred, first phase of electoral procedures in Pakistan's Sindh province, several policemen who had been sent for duty during the local government polls complained of not being provided with food and accommodation.
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Pakistan: Will Islamabad's delimitation issue be solved in set time?
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 27 (ANI): Ahead of the local government (LG) polls, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to complete the delimitation of constituencies in the federal capital territory within 65 days.
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Pakistan: Sindh local body polls marred by violence, 20 injured
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Clashes outside polling stations in several districts in Pakistan's Sindh province have been reported in which atleast 20 people were injured, according to local media on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Bilawal, Imran Khan make last effort ahead of Sindh local body e
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Ahead of the Sindh province local government election, Pakistan Peoples' Party Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari accused the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of threatening violence due to frustration arising out of consist
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Pakistan: Ahead of Sindh polls Imran urges people to eliminate 'Zardari Ma
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Ahead of the Sindh local government (LG) elections, Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the citizens to vote for his party and eliminate 'Zardari mafia', local media reported.
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Pakistan's regional political party asks poll body to postpone Sindh's ele
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): A regional party in Pakistan has urged the country's election body to postpone the local government elections in Sindh amid fear of rigging by the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party in the province, a local media reported.
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Xi Jinping's infamous zero-covid policy takes toll on cash-strapped local
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): Amid the rising covid infections, Xi Jinping's infamous Zero-Covid Policy has taken a toll on already cash-strapped local governments.
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