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WFP warns ripple effect of Russia-Ukraine conflict to exacerbate food cris
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned on Thursday the ripple effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens to exacerbate the food crisis in Ethiopia.
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Singapore reports 6,606 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 6,606 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,390,558.
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Xi's critics launch campaign against Chinese President ahead of election
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): The critics of President Xi Jinping launched a campaign titled 'Jade Campaign/Overthrow Xi Save China Campaign' ahead of the election as Xi seeks to extend his presidency beyond 2023.
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Xi Jinping and China's authoritarian politics
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Since Chinese President Xi Jinping assumed his office, he introduced various measures to enforce discipline among the cadres and employed populist measures to destroy any kind of dissent and garnered support for his authoritarian policies.
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Macron admits 'deep divisions' in France exposed by legislative elections
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday night he could not ignore the deep political divisions in the country as shown by the results of the legislative elections.
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China braces for US ban on import of products from Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): The import of Chinese goods manufactured by forced labour in Xinjiang province will now be blocked after the US-sponsored Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into effect on June 21.
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Russian FM in Iran to discuss nuclear talks, bilateral ties
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss with the Iranian side bilateral cooperation and ways to solve the impasse on the Iran nuclear talks, state IRIB TV reported.
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1 dead, 1 injured in US' San Francisco shooting
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed and another injured Wednesday morning following a shooting that occurred inside a Muni train in U.S. San Francisco, according to the police.
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Uganda ministry urges striking teachers to return to their jobs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda's Ministry of Public Service has given an ultimatum of one day to striking teachers to return to their jobs or risk loosing them, a statement issued here on Wednesday said.
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Israeli parliament moves forward bill to dissolve
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli lawmakers voted in favor of a bill to dissolve parliament in a preliminary vote on Wednesday, taking the first step in sending the country for its fifth elections in three years.
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Train derailment in central Tanzania kills four passengers, injures 132
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four passengers, including two children and two adults, were killed and 132 others injured after a passenger train derailed in Tanzania's central region of Tabora on Wednesday morning, the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) said in a
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Denmark to offer 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose in autumn
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark plans to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose this autumn to almost 2.5 million people residing in nursing homes or aged over 50, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday.
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