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In Finland, new Swedish PM discusses forestry, security policy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Getting more understanding in the European Union (EU) for the Nordic environmental forestry policy was a top agenda item during new Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's visit to Finland on Wednesday.
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Death toll from Indonesia's Semeru volcano eruption rises to 39
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the eruption of Semeru volcano in Indonesia's island of Java has risen to 39 and 105 others were injured, the Lumajang District Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday.
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Myanmar reports 398 new COVID-19 infections, 5 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 398 new COVID-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 2.1 percent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
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Philippines to ban travel from France starting Dec 13
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines will ban travel from France starting Dec. 13 to stem the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a government official said Wednesday.
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US report reaffirms China's expansionist attitude
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): A recent report submitted by the US Defence Department on military and security developments made by China in the year 2020 has reaffirmed Beijing's expansionist attitude, a media report said.
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2 killed, 12 injured as truck rams into bus stop in Nigeria's economic hub
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two persons were killed and 12 others injured when a truck rammed into a bus stop in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, Tuesday afternoon, local police said.
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3 killed in suicide attack in western Kenya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya] December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people including a suicide bomber were killed in a blast in Kisumu County in Western Kenya, the police confirmed on Wednesday.
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Philippines logs 370 new COVID-19 cases, 171 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 370 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday in the Southeast Asian country, taking the total tally to 2,835,593.
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UN chief in self-isolation after contact with COVID-positive person
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been in self-isolation after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, said Farhan Haq, his deputy spokesman.
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China continues unprecedented campaign of repression against media under X
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 8 (ANI): China's violations against its own international commitments to freedom of opinion and expression has significantly increased under the current regime.
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Zimbabwe to ban unvaccinated from public transport as Omicron wrecks havoc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant and plans to bar the unvaccinated from boarding public transport.
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5.8-magnitude quake hits off east coast of US
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted off the coast of the US eastern state of Oregon in the early hours on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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