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Israel's daily COVID-19 cases hit record 65,259
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 65,259 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily figure in the country since the outbreak in late February 2020.
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UK government freezes BBC licence fee for two years
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The BBC licence fee will be frozen for the next two years and will rise in line with inflation for the four years after that, according to British Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.
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Taliban discuss land survey for cross-border railway with Uzbekistan, Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): Taliban government has discussed a land survey for a railway project among Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan at a cabinet meeting, Xinhua News Agency reported citing Afghan media on Tuesday.
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Cambodian, Singaporean Foreign Ministers vow to strengthen ASEAN's central
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ASEAN's centrality, unity and resilience, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on
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Philippines logs 28,471 new COVID-19 cases, death toll nears 53,000
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines] January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 28,471 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,270,758.
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Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 2.8 million
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 23,586 new COVID-19 cases Monday evening, raising its national total to 2,801,446 with 30,946 deaths, CTV reported.
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Australia sees deadliest day amid new wave of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia recorded its highest ever number of COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, as the outbreak continued to push up the hospitalization rates to record levels.
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China has continuously targeted Tibetan Buddhism since Mao's Cultural Revo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], January 18 (ANI): China has been targeting Tibetan Buddhism since Mao's Cultural Revolution and the oppression has continued in Xi Jinping's rule, during which drastic measures have been introduced within Tibet, according to a global think tank.
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China abstains from selling tickets to general public for Beijing Winter O
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): China on Monday announced that it will restrain selling tickets to the general public for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
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Local dialects declining as Xi Jinping bolsters uniform Chinese identity
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): The decline in local dialects among the younger generation has become more apparent in recent years as Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to bolster a uniform Chinese identity.
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Xi Jinping says countries need to discard 'Cold War mentality,' speaks aga
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): The world needs to discard Cold War mentality and seek peaceful coexistence and win-win outcomes, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday emphasising that the world is far from being tranquil and "rhetorics that stoke hatred and prejudice abound".
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Iran says ready to reopen embassy in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran is ready to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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