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Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia on Sunday after defeating independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in the second round of elections in a very close race, the state-run National Civil Registry reported.
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4 IS militants killed in airstrike in W Iraq: military
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Four militants of the Islamic State (IS) group, including the group's leader in Anbar Province, were killed on Sunday in an airstrike in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
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Israeli FM to visit Turkey amid Israeli fears of Iranian attacks
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid plans to visit Turkey on Thursday, his office announced Sunday, amid months of thawing ties and Israeli fears that its tourists could become a target for Iranian attacks.
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Macron's alliance leads legislative elections without absolute majority: R
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance Ensemble is leading the French legislative elections without winning the absolute majority in the new National Assembly, French news channel BFMTV reported on Sunday.
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Vietnam reports 533 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 166 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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China radically reshaping power in Central Asia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): China's rise is changing the world. Much attention has been given to how China's geo-economic vision is playing out in the global economy, or how its technology is reshaping the planet, yet it is over its western borders, in Central Asia, that China's influenc
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France kicks off second round of legislative elections
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Paris [France], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): French voters started to cast a ballot in 572 run-off races on Sunday to elect the 577-member National Assembly.
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New Zealand reports 3,235 community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 3,235 community cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
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Attack on passenger bus leaves two dead in SW Rwanda
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kigali [Rwanda], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and six injured when armed insurgents attacked a passenger bus Saturday afternoon in southwestern Rwanda, Rwandan police said.
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UN chief warns against stigma, discrimination fueled by internet, social m
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New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday warned against the stigma and discrimination fanned by the Internet and social media.
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Malaysia reports 2,127 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,127 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,538,922, according to the health ministry.
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China mobilises retired cadres to stem future dissent
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): In a move that smacks of totalitarianism in the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is ensuring that the services of millions of retired communist cadres are utilised to meet the twin challenges of a stalling Chinese population and the possibilit
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