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Egypt approves COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Egypt has approved on Thursday the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for those who received their second shot at least six months ago, according to a statement by the country's government.
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Iran says IAEA cameras to be installed at Karaj site only after careful in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 16 (ANI/ Xinhua): The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Thursday only after meticulous technical, security and judicial inspections, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s surveillance cameras will be installed at TESA Karaj Com
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Foreign influencers used to whitewash China's rights abuses in Xinjiang, s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 16 (ANI): Foreign social media influencers are being used by the Chinese Communist Party as part of its "global propaganda push" to whitewash its human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, states an Australia based think tank.
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Philippines logs 289 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 289 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,837,016.
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Putin's aide says Russia, India, China summit may take place in near futur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 16 (ANI). Russian Presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said that the summit of Moscow, India and China can be held in the near future emphasising that the topic of cooperation among these three countries was addressed during the Putin-Jinping meeting held on Wednesday
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Putin expresses willingness to attend Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 16 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics during his virtual summit on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it only received 72 percent of the 164.5 million U.S. dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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Israeli nurses strike over violence against medical staff
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Nurses Association (INA) on Wednesday declared a 24-hour strike in all hospitals and clinics nationwide in protest of violence against nurses in the country's health system.
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Putin, Xi discuss 'counterproductive' US-organized Summit for Democracy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a virtual meeting on Wednesday and discussed the recently held US-organised Summit for Democracy.
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Nigerian state lawmaker shot dead
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A state lawmaker of north Nigeria's Kaduna state was shot dead by gunmen on Monday on a highway in the state, a local official said on Wednesday.
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Iran narrows down differences with IAEA: Spokesperson
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said talks between the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have made progress on narrowing down differences, official IRNA news agency reporte
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Kenya detects 3 cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya] December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday it has detected three cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.
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