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At least five dead, more than 40 injured after vehicle plows into crowd in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chicago [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people died and more than 40 others were injured after a vehicle plowed into a crowd in Waukesha, U.S. state of Wisconsin, on Sunday, according to the city.
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UN responds to increased humanitarian needs in Yemen following shift in fr
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and partners are responding to increased humanitarian needs in Yemen following a shift in front lines in Hodeidah governorate over the past 10 days, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday.
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China: Social media platform bans users from flaunting wealth online
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 23 (ANI): With Chinese users increasingly sharing more "wealth-bragging" videos on social media, a popular lifestyle platform in China has put a ban on such videos on its site.
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Japanese apparel makers boycott China's Xinjiang cotton
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] November 23 (ANI): Japanese apparel makers have decided to shun the cotton produced from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region citing forced labour and human rights abuses.
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IFRC seeks efforts to keep displaced people safe on Bangladeshi island
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Urgent action is being taken to keep people safe from cyclones and the COVID-19 pandemic on Bhashan Char Island in Bangladesh, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday.
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6 die, 14 rescued as ferry capsizes in eastern Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lanka Navy on Tuesday afternoon said six people died and 14 people including children were rescued after a ferry capsized in Kinniya in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province earlier in the day.
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S.Korea's corporate bond issuance falls in October
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's corporate bond issuance fell last month on higher borrowing cost, financial watchdog data showed on Tuesday.
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New Zealand passes drug-checking law
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little said drug-checking services will continue to operate legally at festivals, pop-up clinics, university orientation and other places this summer and beyond thanks to a law passed on Tuesday.
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La Nina alert issued for Australia's east
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) announced on Tuesday that a La Nina event had established itself in the tropical Pacific, spelling a stormy summer for much of Australia's east.
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Consolidation of power in Xi's hand can be disastrous for China
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 23 (ANI): The concentration of power in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping may not fare well for the foreign and economic prospects of China.
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US advises against travel to Germany, Denmark over COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to Germany and Denmark due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in both countries.
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Mongolia logs 525 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Momgolia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia registered 525 new COVID-19 cases and 10 more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 378,878 and 1,885 respectively, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday.
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