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China fumes over France's Xinjiang resolution, says it could cause damage
Updated : 4 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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
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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, 5 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, 5 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
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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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China's booming fortunes in Africa reverses due to Beijing's changing pri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): China's fortunes in Africa are changing with Beijing preoccupied with its slowing economy owning to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade war with the US and others factors, shifting its strategic priorities writes Sergio Restelli for the Inside Over.
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Philippines logs 31,173 new COVID-19 cases
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Manila [Philippines] January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 31,173 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,324,478.
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Malaysia reports 3,229 new COVID-19 infections, 13 new deaths
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,229 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,817,163, according to the health ministry.
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Biden 'not ready' to ease tariffs on Chinese imports
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): Despite calls from US businesses to relieve the duties, US President Joe Biden said that he's not ready to lift tariffs that have been imposed on Chinese imports, adding that his chief trade negotiator Katherine Tai is working on the issue.
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Lifting sanctions on China 'uncertain' says President Biden
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): President Joe Biden said that he's not ready to lift tariffs that have been imposed on Chinese imports, despite calls from US businesses to relieve the duties.
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