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Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since conflict start
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on February 24, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Wednesday in a statement on Telegram.
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108 illegal migrants rescued, 5 bodies found off Tunisian coast
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia's Maritime Guard rescued 108 illegal migrants and recovered five bodies off the country's coast, Tunisia's National Guard said on Wednesday.
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UNICEF decries surge in child marriage in Horn of Africa amid drought cris
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Child marriage is on the increase in the Horn of Africa region as the severe drought in 40 years pushes families to the edge, the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF warned Wednesday.
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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South Korea reports 10,463 new COVID-19 cases
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Seoul [South Korea], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 10,463 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total tally to 18,349,756, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Chinese propagandist threatens Seoul for joining NATO cyber group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 29 (ANI): After South Korea became the first Asian country to join NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Chinese propagandist Hu Xijin threatened Seoul.
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US ban on imports of Chinese products from Xinjiang upsets Xi's hegemony d
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 29 (ANI): China's ambitious bid to be the hegemon and Hercules of the universe is going to be a pipe dream for now with a US ban on import of Chinese products made with forced labour in Xinjiang province coming into force from June 21.
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Mexico sees 10 weeks of rising COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico has seen 10 weeks of increase in COVID-19 cases though the hospitalization rate remains low, the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said Tuesday.
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New COVID-19 infections hit 2-month high in Serbia
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Belgrade [Serbia], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 810 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Serbia, the highest in two months, said the Institute of Public Health of Serbia on Tuesday.
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Monkeypox cases in Britain pass 1,000, world total now 3,413
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London [UK], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Latest data released Tuesday by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Britain has reached 1,076.
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EU delivers first batch of monkeypox vaccines to Spain
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Brussels [Belgium], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The first batch of 5,300 vaccine doses against monkeypox purchased by the European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) was delivered to Spain on Tuesday, a Commission's spokesperson has said.
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Consumers feeling less confident about US economy as prices keep rising
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New York [US], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): US consumer confidence continues to soar in the face of high gas and food prices and rising recession risks, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing new data released from The Conference Board.
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