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Brazil assumes rotating presidency of UN Security Council for July
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for July.
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4.3 magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang region
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted China's Xinjiang region, at 3:29 am on Saturday, according to National Center for Seismology.
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Reporter wearing UK flag raincoat removed during 25th anniversary of Hong
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 2 (ANI): A female reporter, who was wearing a raincoat with the UK national flag on the 25th-anniversary event of Hong Kong's transfer from British to Chinese rule, was removed by the police.
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Death toll rises to 53 in Colombian prison fire
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of inmates who died after a fire broke out on Tuesday during a prison riot in the Colombian town of Tulua rose to 53, local health authorities said Friday.
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UAE president meets senior Chinese diplomat to discuss bilateral ties, coo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi to discuss bilateral ties and ways to boost cooperation.
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Ukraine needs 'hard work, determination' to join EU: Von der Leyen
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine's bid to join the European Union (EU) is "within reach" but requires "hard work, determination and above all unity of purpose," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
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UNESCO launches new State of the Ocean Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday published a flagship report on the state of the world's oceans.
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John Lee sworn in as Hong Kong's new chief executive
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 1 (ANI): John Lee was sworn in on Friday as the sixth-term chief executive of Hong Kong, in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a move meant to signal that Beijing has the former British colony well under its control 25 years after taking over.
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Cambodian FM to attend 7th LMC foreign ministers' meeting in Myanmar
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Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will attend the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held on July 4 in Bagan, Myanmar, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on Friday.
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Japan begins 3-month energy saving period amid record heatwave
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Tokyo [Japan], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government for the first time in seven years requested Friday that businesses and households begin a three-month period of conserving electricity to avoid a power crunch as temperatures have hit record highs during a scorching heatwave.
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Twelve African countries report 1,782 cases of monkeypox: Africa CDC
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Twelve African countries have so far reported 1,782 cases of monkeypox cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed.
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Fiji reintroduces more stringent COVID-19 safety measures amid surging cas
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Suva [Fiji], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji on Friday reintroduced more stringent COVID-19 safety measures as the island nation has reported more COVID-19 cases recently.
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