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UN chief calls for immediate end to Palestinian-Israeli fighting
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for an immediate end to the fighting between Palestinians and Israelis.
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Oman reports 2,788 new COVID-19 cases, 205,501 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Muscat [Oman], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 2,788 new COVID-19 infections during the past five days, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 205,501, the official Oman News Agency reported.
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Indonesia suspends use of CTMAV547 batch of AstraZeneca vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian government has suspended the use of the CTMAV547 batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following the death of a recipient in the capital of Jakarta recently, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Malaysia reports 3,780 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,780 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, bringing the national total to 470,110.
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Georgia's COVID-19 cases top 330,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Sunday reported 968 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 330,375, according to the country's National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
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Russia records 8,554 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,554 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,940,245, the official monitoring and response center said Sunday.
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COVID-19 cases in Thailand surpass 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's tally of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 100,000 with 2,302 cases confirmed on Sunday, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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Philippines logs 5,790 new COVID-19 cases, total climbs to 1,143,963
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 5,790 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,143,963.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 5 terrorists in eastern Paktia province
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Five terrorists have been confirmed dead as fighter planes struck a Taliban hideout in Dand-e-Patan district of the eastern Paktia province on Sunday, a statement of the provincial police said.
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Forced labour from Uyghurs in Xinjiang behind global supply of solar panel
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 16 (ANI): The global production of solar panels is using forced labour from Uyghurs Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, an investigation shows.
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Japan ruling party calls for joining genocide convention with eye on China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit next month, lawmakers from Japan's ruling party has drafted proposals for the government, to advance the issue of human rights diplomacy amid growing scrutiny of abuses in China's Xinjiang province.
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Feminist activist's request to man to stop smoking triggers violent reacti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Palo Alto [US], May 16 (ANI): A request by a feminist activist to a man to stop smoking at a restaurant in China's Chengdu triggered a violent reaction, death threats and later "patriotic social mobs" harassed her on the net.
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