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Philippines imposes travel ban on South Africa, Botswana over new COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines has imposed travel restrictions on travelers from South Africa, Botswana, and their neighbouring countries "effective immediately" due to concerns over a new COVID-19 variant, a government official said on Friday.
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New COVID-19 variant confirmed in Belgium
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A new COVID-19 variant known as B.1.1.529 has been confirmed in Belgium, Belgian Minister of Health and Social Affairs Franck Vandenbroucke said on Friday.
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Some 1,000 refugees in Belarus ready to return to Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Roughly 1,000 Iraqi refugees in Belarus have expressed their readiness to return home, and a group of refugees returned to Iraq by plane from Minsk airport on Wednesday, reported Belarusian media.
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Mongolia adds 586 new COVID-19 cases, five more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia registered 586 new local infections of COVID-19 and five more deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the respective totals to 381,318 and 1,908, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
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New Zealand Police, defence force required to get vaccinated against COVID
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand Police and all New Zealand Defense Force staff have become the new groups required to be vaccinated in preparation for the transition to the new COVID-19 Protection Framework on December 3.
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Hong Kong reports 4 new imported COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported four new imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total tally to 12,421.
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Xi Jinping faces criticism for missing global climate summit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 26 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has been facing criticism from across the world after he avoided the global summit on climate change despite being a country that has one-quarter of the carbon emissions of the world.
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UNESCO member states adopt first global agreement on AI ethics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The first ever global standard on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI) was presented by Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Thursday.
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52 killed in Russian mine accident
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 52 people, including six rescuers, were killed after smoke occurred in a coal mine in Russia's Kemerovo Region on Thursday.
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Indonesian police arrest 24 people related to terror financing
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian National Police announced Thursday that its counter-terrorism squad dubbed "Densus 88" had arrested a total of 24 people related to fundraising for the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group.
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OCHA condemns killing of school children, teacher in Cameroon's restive An
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of school children and a teacher in Cameroon's restive English-speaking region of Southwest.
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Xiaomi 12 lineup will feature symmetrical speakers, curved displays
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): Xiaomi is expected to unveil its 12 and 12X smartphones at an event in December, one a Snapdragon 8 Gen1 flagship and the other with a more modest Snapdragon 870.
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