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Uyghur policeman tortured to death for helping detainee: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): A Uyghur police officer in China's Xinjiang province who was said to have committed suicide was instead tortured to death for helping a camp detainee, Radio Free Asia (RSA) has reported.
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Terrorist attack claims dozens of lives in central Mali
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): A terrorist attack at Songho Gare, a small town between Sevare and Bandiagara in central Mali, claimed dozens of lives, a local official and witnesses told Xinhua on Friday.
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UN extends mandate for int'l forces fighting piracy off coast of Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday renewed for an additional three months its authorization for states and regional organizations cooperating with Somalia to use all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of the East African coun
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Philippines logs 517 new COVID-19 cases, death toll tops 49,000
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 517 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,834,294.
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S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high at 5,352
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record high on the back of the government's eased anti-virus measures in November, the health authorities said Saturday.
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Malaysia reports 5,551 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 5,551 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,649,578, according to the health ministry.
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UAE inks agreement with France for fighter planes, helicopters
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sealed a contract with France to buy fighters and military helicopters, according to UAE's state news agency WAM.
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Parents of US Michigan high school shooter charged with involuntary mansla
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chicago [US], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Parents of the 15-year-old boy accused of killing four students and injuring seven at Oxford High School in the US state of Michigan has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter each, the prosecutor of Oakland County said at a press con
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China's Shijiazhuang reports 4 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Shijiazhuang [China], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Luquan District in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, reported four new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to local authorities.
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UK records more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain registered 50,584 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,379,647, according to official figures released Friday.
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France announces new travel restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The French government announced new travel restrictions on Friday that will enter into force on December 4.
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Pakistan cedes strategic pipeline contract to China to repay mountain of d
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Pakistan has started ceding important projects to Beijing as a way out to repay the mountain of debt arising out of Chinese loans as the Imran Khan government recently awarded the contract for the construction of 3,021 km of the strategic crude oil pip
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