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5.3 magnitude quake hits seas off Taiwan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the seas near eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 724 pm on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Sri Lanka bans all public gatherings as COVID-19 cases soar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan authorities have banned all public gatherings including protests as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise throughout the country, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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China proposes 'Africa Quad' with Germany, France: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI): China along with Germany and France can together assist in the development of Africa in a "four-party" framework, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to his European counterparts in a recent online summit.
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Indonesia reports record daily COVID-19 cases at 34,379, deaths at 1,040
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Jakarta (Indonesia) July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Wednesday recorded 34,379 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally to 2,379,397, the Health Ministry said.
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15 terrorists killed as Taliban attack on Afghanistan's Taluqan city repul
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Taluqan [Afghanistan] July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Taliban attack on Taluqan city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, has been repulsed and the terrorists fled away after leaving 15 bodies behind, the provincial government said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Blinken meets Uyghur internment camp survivors, calls for end of China's g
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Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday virtually met Uyghur internment camp survivors, and relatives of individuals detained in Xinjiang, and expressed Washington's commitment to pressure China to halt ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs minority.
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'Xi anxious to maintain his grip on CCP'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): As the 20th national congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is drawing closer, President Xi Jinping is anxious to ensure that no calamity, not even the Coronavirus pandemic and the global pushback, loosens his grip on the party and the party's on the cou
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UN chief concerned about unrest in Eswatini
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New York [US], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday voiced concern over the recent developments in the Kingdom of Eswatini, notably clashes between security forces and demonstrators that have led to deaths and injuries, said his spokesman.
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Sudan marks notice by Ethiopia on Nile dam as 'useless'
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Khartoum (Sudan) July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan said on Tuesday that the notification it received from Ethiopia over the second filling of a huge dam on the Nile River is useless without a negotiated deal among related countries.
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Protest outside Chinese embassy in London on Urumqi massacre's 12th annive
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London [UK], July 7 (ANI): Members of the Uyghurs and the Tibetan communities protested outside the Chinese embassy in London to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre.
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Iraq reports record 8,818 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,388,323.
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Morocco reports 1,177 new COVID-19 cases, 535,974 in total
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Rabat [Morocco], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 535,974 on Tuesday as 1,177 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours.
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