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Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 2.9 mln
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada confirmed 13,555 new COVID-19 cases Saturday afternoon, elevating its national caseload to 2,905,560 with 32,502 deaths, CTV reported.
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China dismisses US media report about Xi Jinping's alleged 'request' to Pu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 23 (ANI): US media reports about Chinese leader Xi Jinping's alleged request to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine are a fake and a provocation, the Chinese Embassy in Russia said.
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Iran vows stronger ties, cooperation with Turkey for regional stability
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday vowed to strengthen ties and cooperation with Turkey for regional stability, according to Iran's presidential website.
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Iraq tightens security on border with Syria after IS militants' jailbreak
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], January 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq on Saturday tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Islamic State (IS) in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Syria's Hasakah Province.
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Taiwan reports 130 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 130 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 82 of which were locally transmitted confirmed cases, a daily record high for the year, while the other 48 were imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency told a press briefing.
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China urges Germany to refrain from 'megaphone diplomacy'
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 22 (ANI): China urged Germany to refrain from 'megaphone diplomacy' in a first-ever virtual meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with new German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.
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Iran rules out likelihood of "interim deal" in Vienna talks
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran does not consider an interim deal in ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna aimed to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team told Tasnim News Agency on Saturday.
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Chinese crackdown in Tibet portrays Xi Jinping's new Taliban face: Analysi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 22 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's campaign against religious symbols, practitioners and language in Tibet reflects the emergence of a "communist Taliban" in today's China, says analyst Vijay Kranti who has referenced the recent demolition of Buddha statues in Si
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China sentences five women from Uyghur family to long prison terms over 'i
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 22 (ANI): A Xinjiang court sentenced five Muslim Uyghur women from one family to lengthy jail terms for "illegal" religious activities, a media report said.
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Philippines logs 30,552 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 30,552 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,387,524.
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In tit-for-tat response, US blocks Chinese airlines after Beijing's action
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): The US on Friday (local time) in a counterstroke to China's virus policy blocked 44 passenger flights by Chinese airlines as Beijing had taken the same step against American carriers as part of its strict coronavirus control policies.
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Five killed in road accident in Afghanistan's Faryab
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 22 (ANI): At least five people were killed and nine injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab after heavy snowfall in the country, Xinhua News Agency citing a local official said on Saturday.
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