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Polling booths in Bihar increased by 63 per cent due to COVID-19 restricti
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Over 1.06 lakh polling booths were used in this year's Bihar election, which is an increase of about 63 per cent compared to the number of booths in 2015 assembly polls, Election Commission said on Saturday, noting that the increase was necessitated due t
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Manipur bypolls: Voting underway on 4 Assembly seats
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], November 7 (ANI): Voting is underway in four Assembly constituencies in the state on Saturday with coronavirus precautionary measures in place.
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Italian Prime minister signs new decree introducing stricter anti-COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Genoa [Italy], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed a new decree tightening anti-COVID-19 measures that foresee, among other restrictions, closure of shopping malls on non-working days, a government press release stated.
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Xi's control slips as discontent among Chinese people rises amid CCP's dra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI): People in China are "discontent" with President Xi Jinping's draconian coronavirus measures that have pushed the country further into a surveillance state, said a human rights watcher.
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NeoBenk: If a new pandemic hits, get ready to face it
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore/Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] November 04 (ANI/BusinessWire India): With the pandemic knocking on the doors, a swift and massive shock of the COVID-19 and shutdown measures to contain it have plunged the global economy into a severe contraction.
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COVID positive people in US allowed to vote in-person at polling stations
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 4 (ANI): Voters in the US who are infected with the novel coronavirus are allowed to cast their vote in-person in the 2020 presidential election, as long as they take measures to protect workers at polling stations, according to US Centers for Disease Prevention
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Andhra Pradesh govt taking all measures to restore tourism activities: Min
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 4 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao has informed that all measures are being taken to restore tourism activities, particularly boating activities, in the state.
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Pakistan cannot afford to go into lockdown again: Imran Khan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stated that Pakistan cannot afford to go into a lockdown again, and urged everyone to strictly follow preventive measures against COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Hong Kong to extend social distancing measures for another week
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The social distancing restrictions that expire on Thursday will be extended for another week because the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has not seen a better turn, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said.
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Polling begins for second phase of Bihar polls on 94 seats
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Polling began at 7 am on 94 assembly seats across 17 districts in the second phase of Bihar polls on Tuesday with precautionary measures against COVID-19 in place.
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Horror thriller film 'Come Play' tops North American box office on Hallowe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Focus Features and Amblin's horror-thriller film "Come Play" led ticket sales at the sleepy North American Halloween box office with mere 3.15 million U.S. dollars from 2,183 locations in its opening weekend, according to studio figures collected by
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50 people detained in overnight anti-quarantine clashes in Spain
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): About 50 people were detained in various cities in Spain during overnight riots against strict quarantine measures imposed over the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's authorities said.
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