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Indonesia reports 2,385 new COVID-19 cases, 144 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 2,385 within one day to 1,736,670, with the death toll going up by 144 to 47,967, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Philippines reports 6,739 new COVID-19 cases, death toll crosses 19,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,739 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,138,187.
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Communist Party of China keeps tight control over military
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): The Communist Party of China pays great attention to its control over military as the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 convinced the party it must keep a hold on the military so its rule would not be challenged.
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Thailand reports 3,095 new COVID-19 cases, total count near 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand reported 3,095 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, taking the total count of cases to 99,145, as more cases were found in the country's prison system, official data showed.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 4.67 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,677,798 as of Saturday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Nordic-Baltic countries express concern at human rights situation of Uyghu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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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