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Xi Jinping politicised Beijing Winter Olympics to increase his sphere of i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): While China blames the western countries for politicising the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a Canada-based think-tank in its report has stated that the games were sought to be exploited for political purposes by the host.
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Portugal begins to ration water amid extreme drought
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Several cities across Portugal, more than 95 per cent of whose territory is in "severe or extreme drought," have begun to adopt measures to ration water use.
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UN chief voices concern over political polarization in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a telephone call on Friday with Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya to discuss the latest developments in the country, Guterres' press office said on Saturday.
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Malaysia sees fresh high of 33,406 daily COVID-19 cases, 67 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 33,406 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 3,595,172, according to the health ministry.
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Iran, IAEA agree to settle nuclear issues in boost for Vienna talks
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday agreed on a roadmap to resolve Iran's nuclear safeguards issues by June, a vital step as talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entered the final stage.
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Mainland health experts visit Hong Kong's anti-epidemic community faciliti
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A team of mainland health experts led by Liang Wannian, head of the COVID-19 response expert panel under China's National Health Commission, on Saturday visited Hong Kong's anti-epidemic facilities in communities to learn about local testing, isolation, and t
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Philippines logs 941 new COVID-19 cases, 109 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], March 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 941 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,666,678.
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Retired Uyghur postal worker sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for 're
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 5 (ANI): A retired Uyghur postal worker in China's Xinjiang region, released from an internment camp due to health issues, was rearrested in 2020 and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for participating in "illegal religious activities", said a media report.
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Xi tells China's armed police to be 'faithful guardian' of CCP
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 4 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged armed police forces of the country to always serve as the "faithful guardian" of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the people.
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Iran says Vienna nuke talks in 'final critical steps'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], March 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran said on Thursday that the Vienna talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are in the "final critical steps."
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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency measures in half of prefectures under r
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government on Thursday is set to announce that the current COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures in place will be extended beyond the Sunday deadline in roughly half of the 31 prefectures where enhanced antiviral measures are in place.
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Philippines logs 989 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 3,664,905
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 989 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,664,905.
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