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Hyderabad floods: Over 37,000 people rescued, 33 dead
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI): Over 37,000 people have been rescued from flood-affected areas of Hyderabad, while 33 people have died due to the inundation caused by incessant rain over the past week.
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Review: Biden maintains steady lead in polls as Trump prepares to contest
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden slightly boosted his edge in both national and battleground polls within the past week, while President Donald Trump is already preparing to legally contest the outcome based on concerns over mail-in ba
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WHO reports highest weekly increment of nearly 2 million in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus registered across the world over the past week -- almost 2 million infections -- which marks the highest number in a single week so far.
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Brazil's COVID-19 weekly death toll rises to about 4,000 fatalities
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], September 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in Brazil has surpassed 131,600 with about 4,000 deaths registered over the past week, according to the country's Health Ministry.
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25 die, 12,800 face health problems due to extreme heat in Japan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Close to 12,800 people suffered health complications and 25 others died as a result of persisting extreme temperatures in Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth - the closest flyby on record
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 19 (ANI): Near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA: It passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometres) above the southern Indian Ocean
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Extreme heat in Japan leaves 6 killed, near 3,500 injured in one week
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people died and almost 3,500 others suffered health complications linked to extreme temperatures that blanketed Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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How Singapore is using human faeces to track COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, June 22 (ANI): Although Singapore is still averaging over 200 new COVID-19 cases per day for the past week, the government surprised residents by announcing an earlier than expected start of phase two of re-opening the economy.
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China's top lawmakers to meet again next week, may pass HK security law th
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 22 (ANI): In an urgent bid to pass national security legislation for Hong Kong even without a full draft being made public and fundamental aspects remaining unclear, China's top legislative body which held its bi-monthly meeting this past weekend, will regroup again nex
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Delhi sizzles at 45 degrees Celsius
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The national capital has been reeling under the effect of heat wave conditions this past week and as per information provided by India Meteorological Department (IMD), mercury levels touched 45 degrees Celsius on Monday.
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Some hotspots in Maharashtra could see lockdown extension
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): With 10 days to go for the lifting of the nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus, speculation is rife on the possibility of an extension of lockdown in some areas of the country that are under 'Red Zones and have seen a surge
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Pakistan becomes 29th country with over 500 COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): With a surge in the number of COVID-19 related cases and deaths in the past week, Pakistan has now become the 29th country in the world where more than 500 deaths have been reported due to the novel coronavirus.
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