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Georgia reports 62 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Tuesday reported 62 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 1,654,375, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
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China's economy slows down, unemployment rises
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 26 (ANI): China's economy has slowed down, with consumption slumping and unemployment rising partly due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and the restrictions on private enterprise, media reports said.
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British lawmakers warn against "invisible crime" of drink spiking
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Drink spiking in Britain's bars and night clubs and at music festivals will remain an "invisible crime" unless action is taken, a new parliamentary report warned on Tuesday.
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500,000 people displaced by drought in Somalia in three months: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday.
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Kenya lifts ban on scrap metal trade
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya Tuesday lifted its ban on the trade of scrap metal that was put in place in January in order to curb vandalism of critical infrastructure.
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White House says efforts needed to fix "broken" US immigration system
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The White House on Monday said that the US immigration system is "broken" and has been "long overdue to be fixed."
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Tanzanian president pardons over 3,500 prisoners to mark union between Tan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday pardoned 3,826 prisoners as a gesture to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
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UK CCTV monitor grills govt to clarify position on Hikvision engaged in Xi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 26 (ANI): The monitor overseeing the British government's use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras has asked the UK government to clarify its positions on buying surveillance cameras from controversial tech company Hikvision implicated for its involvement with the C
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Israel says seizes 100 grenades smuggled from Lebanon for 'terror attacks'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli security forces said on Tuesday that they foiled an attempt to smuggle from Lebanon some 100 grenades intended for future "terror attacks" in Israel.
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Japan's PM, South Korean delegation agree to improve bilateral ties
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday agreed it was necessary to improve ties between both countries that have become strained over the years.
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Second Ebola patient died in NW DR Congo: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a second case of Ebola in the northwestern part of the country after declaring a new Ebola outbreak over the weekend, confirmed Tuesday the World Health Organization (WHO).
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