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New Zealand reports 4,869 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 4,869 new community cases of COVID-19 and 16 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
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Egypt lifts all COVID-19-related entry restrictions
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Cairo [Egypt], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt on Thursday lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travelers, whether Egyptians or foreigners.
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Violence displaces over 17,000 in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado: UN
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New York [US], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Humanitarian Air Service is flying in aid supplies for some of the 17,000 people fleeing attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado in the past week, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
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Chinese activists indicted for discussing 'human rights' to be tried separ
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Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): Indicted for the same charges of discussing 'human rights', Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong and human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi will be tried separately on Friday and Monday respectively.
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Chinese officials press foreign banks to share executive pay details
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Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): Chinese officials are asking the foreign investment banks to share the pay details of senior executives.
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Nigerian police kill four gunmen in north state
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Lagos [Nigeria], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four gunmen suspected to be bandits were killed in a shootout with Nigerian police in the northern state of Kaduna, police said on Thursday.
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Despite COVID pandemic, India-Singapore trade increased 35 per cent: Singa
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New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday said that despite the COVID pandemic, trade between India and Singapore increased by 35 per cent in a year along with Foreign Direct Investment of 30 per cent into India.
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Seven in 10 economists expect recession in US next year: poll
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New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Nearly seven out of 10 economists believe there will be a recession in the United States next year amid geopolitical tensions and soaring inflation, Newsweek on Tuesday cited a new poll.
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German president visits Indonesia to enhance economic cooperation
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Jakarta [Indonesia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday met Indonesian President Joko Widodo on bilateral cooperation, including investment in the electric vehicle sector, renewable energy, and carbon taxes.
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South Africa to spend USD 480 million World Bank loan on COVID-19 vaccines
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Johannesburg [South Africa], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South African government will use 480 million US dollars of the World Bank loan to pay for COVID-19 vaccines purchased between December 2020 and June 2021 and other costs associated with the vaccines, a health official said on Thursday.
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UN agencies launch drought response package to avert famine in Somalia
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Mogadishu [Somalia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations agencies Thursday launched the minimum response package (MRP), a critical life-saving project that will address the urgent needs of more than 100,000 people displaced by the escalating drought in Somalia.
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Moroccan king tests positive for COVID-19
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Rabat [Morocco], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Moroccan King Mohammed VI has tested positive for COVID-19, official news agency MAP reported Thursday.
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