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New Zealand removes pre-departure COVID-19 tests for inbound travelers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need a COVID-19 pre-departure test from 11:59 pm, June 20, COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Thursday.
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China vows to root out political opposition by arresting human rights acti
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): In yet another escalation in China's crackdown on human rights, the country is violating the right of the detained activists accused of "subversion of state power" in carrying out the legal procedures to defend themselves.
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Fiji reopens border to cruise ships following 2-year ban over COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji has re-opened its international border to cruise ships with additional measures to reduce risks following a ban of over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mongolia's Khuvsgul lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserv
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake National Park has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Thursday.
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Car explosion kills journalist in Yemen's Aden
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): A local Yemeni journalist was killed after his vehicle was blown up in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday, a government official told Xinhua.
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Monkeypox cases in Britain surpass 500
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of monkeypox cases in Britain exceeded 500 cases on Wednesday, according to the latest official figures.
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47 countries voice concern over China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs' repression.
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Beijing's policy destroying Tibet's environment
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 16 (ANI): The nature-bound systems of Tibet are now being shattered and destroyed by Beijing for their own benefit, not even giving an iota of thought to the inhabitants.
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China enforces Xi's 'common prosperity' agenda, asks foreign banks to trim
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 16 (ANI): Ahead of the 20th National Congress of CPC to be held in 2022 where President Xi Jinping is all set to secure his third term in power, Chinese authorities are enforcing Xi's "common prosperity" agenda by warning foreign banks to trim wages.
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Canada to provide further military aid for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Wednesday that Canada will provide Ukraine with 10 replacement barrels to enable the sustainment of M777 howitzer artillery guns.
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China constructs new airport in Xinjiang region, stirs controversy
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): A new airport constructed by China in the Xinjiang region has stirred controversy that whether "it is defense? attack? development? or something else".
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UN chief condemns latest attack in Burkina Faso
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned a recent attack in Burkina Faso which resulted in scores of civilian casualties, his spokesman said.
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