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Taiwan reports 130 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 130 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 82 of which were locally transmitted confirmed cases, a daily record high for the year, while the other 48 were imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency told a press briefing.
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COVID-19 vaccination for children below 15 yrs to begin after scientific e
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry will decide about COVID-19 vaccination for children less than 15 years of age only after scientific evidence, said Rajesh Bhushan, Health Secretary while addressing a press briefing on Thursday.
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White House says not ready to predict when future Biden-Putin meeting will
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House does not have any information to be able to predict when the next meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place, spokesperson Jen Psaki said during a press briefing.
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US well-positioned to tackle challenges of rising prices head-on
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is well-positioned to attack the increase in prices head-on, US National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said in a press briefing.
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US monitoring China's COVID-19 lockdown, sees likely economic impact: Whit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [China], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is monitoring the lockdowns imposed in the central Chinese city of Anyang and assesses that they are likely to have an impact isolated to the Chinese market, US National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said during a White
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UN condemns 'Horrific' killing of two Journalists burned alive in Haiti: S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations condemns the murder of two journalists who were burned alive by a gang in Haiti, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Friday.
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WHO still recommends 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organization told a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Plea in SC seeks sign language interpreters in govt press briefings
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [india], November 20 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and State governments to provide sign language interpreters in all the official press briefings conducted by the government.
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US concerned by reports of local UN staff detained in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned by the reports of the detention of United Nations staff in Ethiopia based on ethnicity, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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US special envoy returns to Ethiopia to press for cessation of hostilities
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman returned to Ethiopia this week to continue to press the warring parties there to negotiate a ceasefire, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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At Least 10,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen since 2015: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10,000 children have been killed or injured since the onset of the conflict in Yemen in 2015, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Afghan scribe breaks down during Pentagon briefing, asks 'Where is Ashraf
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): An Afghan journalist broke down during a press briefing of the Pentagon when she asked whereabouts of President Ashraf Ghani who fled as Taliban closed in on Kabul, saying 'where is my president, he has to answer people.'
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