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Yemen's Houthis claim fresh drone attack at Saudi airbase
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they hit a military target in the King Khalid Airbase in Saudi Arabia's southwestern city of Khamis Mushait with a bomb-laden drone before dawn on Thursday.
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Fearing 'extremist' tag, Xinjiang's Uyghurs not fasting in Ramzan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): After three years of ban on fasting during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang refrain fasting during Ramadan despite easing of restrictions this year, due to lingering fear of
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Argentina's COVID-19 death toll tops 60,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's pandemic death toll surpassed 60,000 on Wednesday after 291 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, as health authorities warned the country is facing "the worst moment of the pandemic."
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South Korea reports 735 more COVID-19 cases, 116,661 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 735 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 116,661.
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5.5-magnitude quake hits 80 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake of magnitude of 5.5 jolted 80 km west-southwest of San Antonio, Chile at 0017 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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China continues to detain Uyghurs, other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang: US ri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The Chinese government has continued to detain Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang despite claiming to have released all detainees, according to a report released by the United States Commission on International Religiou
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Xi Jinping says no nation should dictate global rules as pressure from US,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that no nation should dictate global rules or interfere in other countries, as Beijing continued to express its displeasure over growing international criticism over several issues including the human rights abuses in Xin
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China dismisses 'Crimes Against Humanity' report on Uyghurs as lies, false
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI): While condemnation over China's crackdowns over Uyghurs continues to mount, Beijing dismissed crimes against humanity report on Uyghurs in Xinjiang province as "lies and false information".
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Argentina reports over 29,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported more than 29,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with a record occupation of intensive care units in the capital Buenos Aires and the greater metropolitan area.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.43 million: Africa CDC
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,439,823 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Brazil's COVID-19 cases top 14 million
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported 69,381 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 14,043,076.
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UK records another 2,524 coronavirus cases, 33 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,524 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,393,307, according to official figures released Tuesday.
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