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Taiwan to receive more Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses on June 30
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 28 (ANI): Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung on Monday informed that more 410,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to Taiwan on June 30 amid growing tensions between the island and China.
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US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tensions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Senate Republicans on Tuesday (local time) blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights.
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Chinese envoy to US to be replaced after 8 years amid strained ties
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): China's longest-serving ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, on Tuesday confirmed that he would be leaving Washington, at a time when tensions between the two countries have heightened.
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China Coast Guard vessels enter Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in E
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Okinawa [Japan], June 21 (ANI): Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Sunday morning according to Japan Coast Guard, locall media reported.
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Taiwan receives 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from US
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 20 (ANI): The US donation of 2.5 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan at 4:30 pm (local time) on Sunday amid growing tensions between the island and China.
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US donates 2.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): The United States on Saturday (local time) informed that an additional 2.5 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses will reach Taiwan amid growing tensions between the island and China.
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China's policy of 'luoye guigen' can cause ethnic tensions in Southeast As
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI): Despite Beijing advocating a policy of 'luoye guigen' (return to original roots) and urging Chinese people overseas to be oriented towards China and serve its interests, responses from ethnic Chinese in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thail
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Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli troops over attempted attack
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 17 (ANI): Amid rise of tensions between Israel and Palestine, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have shot a Palestinian woman dead allegedly for attempting to carry out a car-ramming attack in the northeast of Jerusalem.
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Biden tells Putin critical infrastructure should be 'off limits' to cybera
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said he told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their Geneva summit that "certain critical infrastructure should be off limits to cyberattack" and expressed optimism that latter would not seek to esc
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Japan calls off meeting between Suga, S. Korea's Moon over territorial ten
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has unilaterally called off a meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean President Moon Jae-in over Seoul's military maneuvers in the East Sea territory to defend the disputed Dokdo Islands, South Korean news agency Yonhap
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Vietnam expands its maritime militia amid tensions in South China Sea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 13 (ANI): Amid rising tensions over the South China Sea, Vietnam is expanding its maritime militia off the southern coast, reported Nikkei Asia.
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Diana wedding dress exhibition drops Prince Harry's 'His Royal Highness' t
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): The much-awaited Princess Diana Wedding Dress Exhibition 'Royal Style in the Making' that was held at Kensington Palace has removed Diana's younger son Prince Harry's 'His Royal Highness' title amid the ongoing royal family tension.
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