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Major clashes erupt in Israel's Lod, Netanyahu declares state of emergency
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 12 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in Lod as intense rioting has erupted in the Arab-Jewish city amid escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine.
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CMs from several NE states attend oath ceremony of Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 10 (ANI): Several Chief Ministers of northeastern states attended the swearing-in ceremony of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his cabinet in Guwahati on Monday.
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Israel SC delays hearing on eviction of Palestinian families amid Jerusale
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], May 10 (ANI): Amid violent clashes in East Jerusalem, the Israeli Supreme Court has delayed a hearing scheduled for Monday that could have determined whether four Palestinian families in the city's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood will be evicted.
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80 Palestinians injured in riots at Israel's Damascus Gate amid turmoil, r
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], May 9 (ANI): At least 80 Palestinians were hurt in riots at Damascus Gate outside Israel's Old City on Saturday and 14 were hospitalised after protesters hurled bottles and rocks at security forces and the police responded with stun grenades and water cannons, according t
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Death toll in police operation in Rio de Janeiro subway rises to 28
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who died in a police operation in the subway of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, has increased to 28, media reported.
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Death toll rises to 25 in Rio de Janeiro police operation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 7 (ANI): At least 25 people were killed and another five injured on Thursday in an intense shootout in northern Rio de Janeiro between police and suspected drug traffickers.
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Fitter Mirabai Chanu aiming to give India medal at Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has her sights set on winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games later this year. After the heartbreak in Rio in 2016, she now wants to go the distance and secure a medal for India, riding on better fitness than before and the hun
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Biden calls Jan 6 Capitol riot 'an existential crisis' for democracy
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden called the January 6 attack on the Capitol an "existential crisis," stressing that while American democracy survived, "the struggle is far from over."
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Trump supporters could incite future violence by 2020 election lies: Justi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump's continued promotion of the "big lie" about the 2020 election could still incite his followers to violence, the Department of Justice and judges noted this week, as courts weigh the future dangerousness of Capitol riot defend
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Deaths from COVID-19 in Brazil close in on 390,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 3,076 more COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 389,492, the country's Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.
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Have reached 85 per cent in my performance, want to start peaking as I get
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Vinesh Phogat doesn't shy away from mentioning that the power of the universe has played a massive role in her evolution since Rio Olympics. Going into her second Olympics in a few months' time in Tokyo, the Indian wrestler is prepping up in an experience-l
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US Capitol Police seeks funds for 212 additional officers following Jan 6
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Capitol Police force wants to hire and train additional 212 officers to boost security in the aftermath of a January takeover of the Capitol building by violent protesters, acting Chief Yogananda Pittman told Congress on Wednesday.
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