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Russia increases spending fund to ensure economic stability
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian government said Sunday that it has raised its reserve fund by 273.4 billion rubles (3.4 billion US dollars) to ensure economic stability in the face of external sanctions.
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Chinese authorities imprison 100 Uyghurs from same hamlet in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 10 (ANI): As many as 100 Uyghur residents of a small village in China's Xinjiang have been imprisoned by the Chinese authorities, said a media report citing a security guard from the area.
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New Zealand reports 6,718 new community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand has recorded 6,718 new community cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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Human rights activists urge US to stop imports of products made with force
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): Human rights activists, labour leaders and others have urged the United States to cast a wide net to stop imports of products made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang region.
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China attempting to influence 'international standards' institutions
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): Going forward with Xi Jinping's goal of making the country a 'major power with pioneering global influence' by 2049, China has been leveraging its technological prowess and geopolitical heft to shape the global technological environment and standards to serve
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Traffic accident kills 17 in central Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 17 people were killed when a transport bus carrying them overturned in Ethiopia's central Oromia regional state, local officials said on Saturday.
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2 soldiers killed in IS attack in western Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and another wounded Saturday in an attack by the militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
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UN official stresses priority to hold general elections in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Stephanie Williams, the adviser to the UN secretary-general for Libya, on Friday stressed the UN priority to hold general elections in the country as soon as possible.
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Tibetan exile leader to visit Washington in April
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering will visit Washington D.C. from April 25 to 29 at the invitation of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Uyghur journalist serving 15 years in prison for 'political crimes' in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Uyghur journalist who went missing in November 2017 is serving 15 years in prison in northwestern China's Xinjiang region for "political crimes", Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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West must not let Xi-Putin strategic alliance threaten world peace, say ex
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are colluding to reverse the democratic gains made by the world following the fall of the Berlin Wall and to destroy the liberal international order, according to experts.
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Saudi Arabia announces return of ambassador to Lebanon
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties.
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