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Chinese national sentenced in US for economic espionage
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, was sentenced to 29 months in prison on Thursday followed by three years of supervised release and a USD 150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage.
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Uyghur chiropractor runs for seat in Australia's Parliament to address Chi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 7 (ANI): In a bid to address China's threat to the world and its atrocities against Uyghurs, a 28-year-old Uyghur-Australian chiropractor is running for a seat in Australia's Parliament, according to a media report.
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UN ramps up humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief agency said it is scaling up humanitarian interventions to help 4.9 million of the most vulnerable people in Somalia.
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Ukrainian president orders formal halt of trade with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the government to formalize the cessation of Ukraine's trade with Russia, the presidential press service said in a statement Wednesday.
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One cleric dead, two wounded in knife attack at holy shrine in northeast I
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): One Iranian cleric was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in a knife attack at the courtyard of Iran's holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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South Korea reports 286,294 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 286,294 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,553,644, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Chinese, Canadian foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Xinjiang over phone c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada]/Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone call with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly during which they discussed several issues including the ongoing war in Ukraine and human rights issues in Xinjiang.
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U.S. Oklahoma passes bill banning near-all abortions
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Houston [US], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The state legislature in Oklahoma, a solid red state in south central United States, on Tuesday passed a bill that would make almost all abortions illegal.
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Processions mark 32nd anniversary of Baren Revolution against Chinese geno
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China]/ Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 5 (ANI): To mark the 32nd anniversary of "Baren Revolution" different socio-cultural organisations and civil society platforms, Alems and Ullemas took part in processions-cum human-chain programmes in Akto County area of Xinjiang province of China
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Iran says new sanctions amid Vienna talks show US' ill will
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The imposition of new sanctions by the United States amid transparent negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of a 2015 nuclear deal indicates Washington's ill will and lack of seriousness in the talks, the Iranian government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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ICRC ramps up humanitarian operations in Africa amid food security crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it is ramping up humanitarian operations in ten African countries to support an additional 2.8 million people facing a food security crisis.
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Several killed as truck collides with train in Hungary
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], April 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Several people were killed after a truck caused a train derailment in southern Hungary early Tuesday, police said.
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