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Pakistan: 63,000 cases of gender-based violence reported in past 3 years
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Around 63,000 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported in Pakistan over the past three years, with some 4,000 being reported in the first half of 2020 when lockdowns were imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, Dawn News reported.
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COVID-19: Delhi police conducts patrolling to ensure adherence to night cu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Amid night curfew imposed in the national capital to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, Delhi police on Sunday night conducted patrolling to ensure adherence to the curfew.
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Joe Biden revokes southern Africa travel restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has ended the COVID-19 related travel restriction imposed last month on the eight southern African nations due to the spread of coronavirus' variant Omicron.
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Chinese media push theory that Brazilian beef, Saudi shrimps and Maine lob
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 31 (ANI): Chinese state media are pushing the theory that Brazilian beef, Saudi shrimps and Maine lobsters are reasons for the spread of Coronavirus, according to the findings of a researcher who studied hundreds of accounts with a pro-China agenda.
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Putin announces non-working days across Russia from Oct 30 to Nov 7 to cur
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin supported on Wednesday the initiative to introduce paid non-working days across the country between October 30 and November 7 in order to curb the spreading of the coronavirus.
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South Sudan to roll out mass COVID-19 testing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudan's government said Sunday it plans to roll out mass testing and mandatory vaccination in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Light up your Navratri celebrations with these Garba songs
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 6 (ANI): Festivals have seen a washout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation has improved gradually, but uncertainty still looms over the fate of grand celebrations. Only a day is left for Navaratri to take off, and unfortunately, Garba and dandiya
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Pakistan announces restrictions for unvaccinated citizens
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 29 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday announced restrictions for its unvaccinated citizens in an effort to ramp up inoculations to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a media report said.
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Israel tightening restrictions due to increase in number of delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] August 19 (ANI/FENA): New restrictions on controlling the spread of coronavirus came into force in Israel on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on citizens to get vaccinated, and after the highest daily number of coronavirus infected since January.
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China launches probe against officials for covering up fresh COVID 19 outb
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 14 (ANI): China has launched a probe against Yucheng county in Central China's Henan Province which failed to curb the spread of coronavirus resulting in four new cases in the region, a media report said on Saturday.
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Delhi court dismisses plea seeking NIA probe into origin of Coronavirus fr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): A Delhi Court has dismissed the plea of Dr Jagdish Prasad, former Director-General of Health Services, who sought directions to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to register an FIR and initiate investigation regarding the spread of coronavirus in Ind
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China punishes 20 more officials over COVID-19 spread
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 12 (ANI): China has punished nearly 20 more officials in its Guangdong Province's Guangzhou for negligence in curbing the spread of coronavirus soon after it punished nearly 47 officials nationwide for the same reason.
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