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Nordic-Baltic countries express concern at human rights situation of Uyghu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern at the human rights situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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Some 200 illegal migrants returned to Libya
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said that some 200 illegal migrants have been returned to Libya.
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China's Tianwen-1 probe lands on Mars
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1 with the country's first Mars rover Zhurong successfully landed on Saturday on the surface of the Red Planet, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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UN chief calls for unified Security Council over Israeli-Palestinian confl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a unified Security Council over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and regretted the lack of multilateralism.
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US, Czech Republic included in Russia's "unfriendly countries" list
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has included the United States and the Czech Republic in a list of countries that have been classified as "unfriendly," according to a document published Friday on the country's official legal information portal.
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Plea to cancel CBSE, ICSE class XII exams filed in SC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE and ICSE Class XII examinations.
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Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced an expansion of a state of emergency over COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.
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US considering sanctions on China solar over forced labour in Xinjiang, sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): The Biden administration is considering sanctions over China's use of forced labour in the production of solar panels, said United States Special Envoy on Climate, John Kerry.
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Russia adds 9,462 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia registered 9,462 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 4,922,901, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Friday.
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Philippines logs 6,784 new COVID-19 cases, total tally rises to 1,131,467
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 6,784 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,131,467.
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Jailed Uyghur businessman dies in Xinjiang under mysterious conditions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 14 (ANI): A jailed businessman in China's Xinjiang province, belonging to the Uyghur minority community, has been confirmed to have died in a prison hospital under mysterious circumstances.
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Second coronavirus vaccines delayed for Australian Olympic swimmers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Olympic swimmers have been granted special permission to delay their second coronavirus vaccine after suffering side effects from the first injection.
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