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At least 6 dead, 1 missing after ship sinks in Brazil
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least six people died and another one is missing after a ship sank in the Paraguay River in the central-western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, local authorities reported on Saturday.
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UN Chief encourages change in actions toward sustainable food systems
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday encouraged a change in actions toward sustainable food systems on the occasion of World Food Day, which falls on October 16.
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Turkey reports 28,537 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday confirmed 28,537 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,630,163, according to its Health Ministry.
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Pakistan reports 893 new COVID-19 cases, 1,263,664 in total
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Pakistan witnessed a decline in new COVID-19 cases as less than 1,000 daily infections were reported on Friday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
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Myanmar reports 1,205 new COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 1,205 new COVID-19 cases with a daily test positivity rate of 6.8 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
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Tanzania allocates 2.2 million USD for research on COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian government said on Saturday that it has allocated 5.1 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 2.2 million U.S. dollars) for research aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Singapore reports 3,348 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 3,348 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally in the country to 1,45,120.
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UK records more than 40,000 COVID cases for fourth day in a row
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 43,423 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 COVID cases on the fourth consecutive day, according to official figures released Saturday.
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Erdogan, Merkel debate over shortcomings of coalition government
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel engaged in a debate over the shortcomings of a coalition government during the latter's farewell trip to Istanbul on Saturday.
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China's Xi speaks to European Council President over phone, discuss ties
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 16 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and European Council President Charles Michel had a telephone conversation, during which the two leaders stressed the significance of increasing the strategic independence.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.42 mln
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,420,043 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Uzbek, Taliban officials hold talks on economic issues, border security
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 16 (ANI): Uzbekistan officials held talks with a Taliban delegation on Saturday on a series of issues, including economic ties and border security in the Uzbek border city of Termez, Xinhua reported.
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