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UN chief calls for calm in Jerusalem after bloody Palestinian-Israeli clas
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday voiced grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and called for efforts to de-escalate the tension, said his spokesman.
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Philippines storm death toll rises to 167, 110 missing
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the landslides and flooding spawned by tropical storm Megi has risen to 167, with 110 still missing, the government said on Saturday.
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South Africa's flood death toll rises to 395
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], April 16(ANI/Xinhua): A total of 395 people have been killed by flood in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province since Monday, a government official said on Friday.
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China says US Human Rights report reveals hypocrisy, double standards
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the annual human rights report released by the US Department of State, saying that the document reveals the "hypocrisy and double standards" of the Americans.
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Tianmen massacre victims' kin harassed by Chinese authorities
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): The families of the Tianmen massacre of 1989 who are seeking to commemorate the occasion are harassed by the Chinese authorities.
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32 die in Zimbabwean bus accident
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 32 people died Thursday night when a bus carrying members of the Zion Christian Church was involved in an accident in Chipinge, southeastern Zimbabwe.
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Philippines slams US human rights report as 'baseless'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines on Friday demanded the United States to provide details of human rights abuses allegedly committed by Philippine security forces, slamming its human rights report for churning out baseless allegations.
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South Korea reports 125,846 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 125,846 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,104,869, the health authorities said Friday.
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Australia's COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to rise
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 30 deaths on Friday, including 16 in New South Wales, the country's most populous state.
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South Korea to lift all social-distancing rules except mask mandate
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea decided Friday to lift all social-distancing rules next week, except for mask mandate, as the COVID-19 pandemic was estimated to have peaked last month.
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Lack of humanitarian funding risks ruining political momentum in Yemen: UN
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warned Thursday that a lack of humanitarian funding in Yemen may undermine the current political momentum.
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Shanghai logs 3,200 local, 19,872 asymptomatic COVID cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 15 (ANI): China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,200 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 19,872 local asymptomatic carriers on Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday, reported Xinhua.
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