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Monkeypox cases rise to 31 in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Confirmed cases of monkeypox in Nigeria have risen to 31 as more cases were reported across the most populous African country, a report by health authorities said.
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China: Political opponents hinder Xi Jinping's bid for third term in offic
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 11 (ANI): As the Chinese President Xi Jinping is eyeing to secure a third term in office, his political opponents are challenging this bid of the President at a time when his much-criticized strict "Zero-COVID" policies have brought the entire nation to the brink of eco
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South Korea reports 8,442 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 8,442 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,218,078, the health authorities said Saturday.
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DPRK leader underlines need for stronger self-defense measures
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pyongyang [North korea], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his country faces a "very serious" security situation and needs stronger self-defence measures, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
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17 countries elected into UN Economic and Social Council for 3-year term
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Seventeen states were elected Friday into the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the coordinating body for the economic and social work of UN agencies and funds, for a three-year term.
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Australian govt to compensate French shipbuilder for scrapped submarine co
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government on Saturday agreed to pay a French shipbuilder 830 million Australian dollars after tearing up a submarine contract.
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UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethn
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At least 4 people killed by explosion in Colombia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people were killed by an explosion in the Colombian town of Cartagena del Chaira in the department of Caqueta, the Colombian government reported on Friday.
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Russia holds Baltic drills amid NATO exercises
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Moscow [Russia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian warships are conducting drills in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is holding exercises in the same region.
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Tanzanian President mourns 19 people killed in road accident
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Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday mourned 19 people who were killed in a road accident at dawn in the country's southern highlands region of Iringa.
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IOM seeks 66 million USD to scale up humanitarian aid in Somalia
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Friday appealed for 66 million U.S. dollars to reach more than 1.25 million people in Somalia with humanitarian assistance by February 2023.
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Singapore reports 2,969 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Singapore, June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 2,969 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 13,35,625.
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