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At least 60 killed in train derailment in southeastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 60 people were killed late Thursday following a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed Saturday.
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Xi Jinping replacing Uyghurs ethnic culture in garb of 'cultural nourishme
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Beijing [China], March 12 (ANI): Chinese government is using Uyghur-speaking government officials and other individuals to promote the idea of cultural nourishment as a way of forcing Uyghurs to give up their ethnic and cultural identities and promote Chinese culture.
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Malaysia reports 32,800 new COVID-19 infections, 76 new deaths
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 32,800 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 3,774,786, according to the health ministry.
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UN official urges Russia, Ukraine to end conflict through dialogue, diplom
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New York [US], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A high-ranking UN official on Friday urged Russia and Ukraine to cease the ongoing conflict through dialogue and diplomacy at a Security Council meeting called by Russia to discuss the United States' alleged military biological research in Ukraine.
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S Korea reports record high of 383,665 daily COVID-19 cases
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Seoul [South Korea], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported a record high of 383,665 daily COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 6,206,277, the health authorities said Saturday.
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Uyghur teacher in China's Xinjiang serving 7-year imprisonment for instruc
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Beijing [China], March 12 (ANI): A Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur language, said a media report citing one of his former
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UN chief says 11 years of 'brutal fighting' in Syria must end
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New York [US], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the conflict-torn nation.
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Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda passes away
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Lusaka [Zambia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia's fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said.
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Rights body says at least 749 civilians killed amid conflict in northern E
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said at least 749 civilians have died as a result of acts of violence in the context of the conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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14 killed in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
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Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen people were killed after unidentified armed men attacked a gold mine in the commune of Seytenga in Burkina Faso on Thursday afternoon, said the official news agency AIB on Friday.
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Nobel laureate Esther Duflo warns China on massive gender imbalance
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Beijing [China], March 11 (ANI): Warning China that its massive gender imbalance will become a "fundamental demographic problem", Nobel laureate Esther Duflo urged Chinese society to change its attitude toward women's contribution.
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Pak vs Aus: Pat Cummins announces playing XI for second Test against Pakis
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Karachi [Pakistan], March 11 (ANI): Australia captain Pat Cummins announced the playing XI for the second Test, and also confirmed that leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson will make his long-awaited Test debut against Pakistan on Saturday.
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