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Xi moves to silence retired party members as he is set to secure third ter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): As Chinese President Xi Jinping seeks a historic third term in power, his party has called on all the retired elderly party members to not make any "negative" political remarks and keep quiet on topics where they are in disagreement with the President.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's tall climate pledges fall flat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Contrary to the President Xi Jinping's climate pledges to go carbon neutral by 2060, China has gone back on its promises and continues financing overseas coal projects along with planning to add more coal-fired power plants that will only add to the current car
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Germany pushes towards energy independence from Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The German government's new plan seeks to encourage all segments of society to use energy more efficiently in order to reduce the country's dependence on Russian fossil fuels by next winter.
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Racism in South Africa: White student urinates on belongings of black stud
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The "racist incident" in which a student from a top South African university near Cape Town urinated on the belongings of a fellow student has led to widespread attention and condemnation in the country.
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Mongolia pledges all possible support to meet domestic food demand
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia will provide domestic producers with all support possible to fully secure the domestic demand for food, President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh said Tuesday.
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Over 260 Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers have been evacuated from the Azovstal plant in the embattled city of Mariupol, the government-run news agency Ukrinform reported Tuesday, citing Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
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Fevered persons in N Korea total 1.48 mln with 269,000 more cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of fevered persons in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reached 1.48 million on Monday with around 269,000 more cases of fever, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday.
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China compelled to review 'no limits' friendship with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): Regardless of Chinese President Xi Jinping's staunch support that he once showed for President Vladimir Putin, China is now compelled to review its so-called no limits friendship with Russia.
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French President Macron appoints Elisabeth Borne as new PM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday named Elisabeth Borne as the country's new Prime Minister.
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African countries report 4,604 new COVID-19 cases: Africa CDC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The African continent reported 4,604 new COVID-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Monday evening.
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China attempts to extend its global security reach
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): For all of China's insistence that it is against "hegemony" - staring at the USA while it says it- Beijing sure likes to promote its own version of global security. It may couch its vision in glowing slogans, but a world made in China's mold would be a frigh
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Somali lawmakers proceed to final third round to elect new president
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia is proceeding to the third and final round of voting for the election of the nation's tenth president after the previous two rounds of voting by lawmakers failed to elect a new president.
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