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Death toll of airstrike on Houthi-controlled prison in Yemen rises to 77
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's Houthi group reported on Friday that the death toll in an airstrike launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on a temporary prison in Yemen has risen to 77.
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Beijing's claims of a 'green' Olympics may not be valid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI): China's government promises that just about every aspect of the Olympics will be "green may not be true".
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Taiwan reports 68 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 23 of which are locally-transmitted confirmed cases, while the other 45 are imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency said.
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Austria: Tibetans organize rally demanding boycott of winter Olympics over
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], January 21 (ANI): A rally was organized by the Save Tibet organisation in Austria for boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights violations.
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France to ease COVID-19 restrictions in February
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday evening that the government will proceed to ease certain COVID-19 related restrictions in February.
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China fumes over France's Xinjiang resolution, says it could cause damage
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 21 (ANI): The Chinese embassy in France on Thursday opposed a resolution that the French Parliament adopted over human rights issues in China's Xinjiang province, and expressed concerns over the "damage" it could cause to bilateral relations.
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IS militants attack Kurdish prison in NE Syria: report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Islamic State (IS) on Thursday attacked a Kurdish-run prison in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah in an attempt to free IS inmates, a war monitor reported.
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Myanmar's Omicron cases rise to 146 with 28 new infections
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of Omicron cases has risen to 146 after 28 new cases were reported in Myanmar, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health on Thursday.
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French Parliament bans China's pogrom of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 20 (ANI): France parliament slammed China's "genocide" of its Uyghur Muslim people on Thursday, in a resolution that could sour relations between Paris and Beijing only two weeks before the Winter Olympics.
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Indonesia reports 2,116 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia confirmed 2,116 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day rise since Aug. 7 last year, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelago.
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German COVID-19 infections hit record high amid Omicron wave
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's seven-day COVID-19 incidence rate exceeded 600 for the first time as 638.8 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday.
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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