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21 killed, 4 missing as heavy rain hits central China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Twenty-one people were killed and four others missing as heavy rain lashed a township in central China's Hubei Province from Wednesday to Thursday, local authorities said Friday.
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UN calls for peaceful resolution of division within South Sudan's faction
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday called for peaceful resolution of the division which has developed within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) led by First Vice President Riek Machar.
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Sri Lanka mulls improving labor protections for domestic workers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka's Minister of Labor Nimal Siripala De Silva has proposed amendments to local labor laws that would increase protections for domestic workers and make them eligible for pension schemes, local media reported Thursday.
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Chinese mainland reports 61 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 61 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 38 in Jiangsu Province, 10 in Hubei, seven in Hunan, and three each in Henan and Yunnan, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursda
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5 killed in road accident in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A collision between a tractor-trolley and a loader-van killed five people including several passers-by in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, a rescue official said.
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Israeli Foreign Minister embarks on 'historic' trip to Morocco
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid departed on Wednesday for Morocco, marking the first visit to Morocco by Israel's top diplomat since the two countries normalized ties in 2020.
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Philippines logs 12,021 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,688,040
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 12,021 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,688,040.
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China's three-child policy to 'aggravate problems' for women: Think tank
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 11 (ANI): China's three-child policy, which is being promoted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials as a way to put an end to the trend of aging population, will further "aggravate problems" for working women who are already suffering gender discrimination at
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North blasts South Korea over joint drills with US, warns of retaliation
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) slammed South Korea on Wednesday for pushing ahead with planned military drills with the United States and warned of "serious security crisis".
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S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high at 2,223
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high due to the continued virus spread in the Seoul metropolitan area, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Brazil reports 1,211 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 1,211 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 564,773, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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President Tsai Ing-wen urges Japan, others to step up cooperation in Taiwa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 11 (ANI): Amid Chinese repressive measures, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday called on Japan and other developed countries to step up cooperation to help ensure peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait.
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