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Indonesia reports 9,775 new COVID-19 cases, 323 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 9,775 within one day to 1,298,608, with the death toll adding by 323 to 35,014, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Philippines logs 1,414 new COVID-19 cases, slight uptick in recent days
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,414 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 564,865.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 8 terrorists in southern Helmand province
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of eight terrorists have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Nahr-e-Saraj district of the southern Helmand province on Monday, said an army statement released here on Tuesday.
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'The likelihood of a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic boycott is increasing by
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 23 (ANI): Beijing is going to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics from February 4 - February 20, but shadow looms over its successful organisation due to global condemnation over its repressive policies on Tibetans, Uyghurs and coronavirus pandemic.
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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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UN envoy to Libya holds discussions with Libyan parties, reiterates commit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya Jan Kubis held discussions with a wide range of interlocutors in various parts of the country and stressed the UN's commitment to the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), the UN Support Mission in
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US to stand up for democratic values when human rights are violated in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): The United States continues to stand up for democratic values when human rights are being violated in Xinjiang, Tibet, and elsewhere in China, and autonomy is being trampled in Hong Kong, said Ned Price, US State Department spokesperson on Monday (local ti
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Xinjiang facing worst kind of ethnic genocide, says activist
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 23 (ANI): The Xinjiang autonomous region is facing the worst kind of cultural and ethnic genocide at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said an Uighur activist.
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High malnutrition rate in Xinjiang amid China crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 22 (ANI): With the Chinese government continuing to suppress Uyghurs in Xinjiang, malnutrition has been rising in the community, especially among children and adolescents, according to two separate studies by Chinese researchers.
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UK demands UN address human rights violations in China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], February 22 (ANI): UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to address the human rights violations in China stating that the international body does not "consistently" pinpoint areas of the prevalence of the most pressing human rights issu
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Gunmen kill 3 policemen, abduct civilian in southeast Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Three policemen were killed when gunmen attacked a zoological garden in southeast Nigeria, authorities said on Monday.
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Malaysia reports 2,192 new COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 2,192 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing its total tally to 285,761, its health ministry said on Monday.
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