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'We will respond in kind': China warns Australia against sanctions over Uy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 8 (ANI): China has warned Australia that it will "respond in kind" if Canberra sanctions Beijing over human rights violations against the ethnic minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
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China: Two ex-govt officials in Xinjiang sentenced to death over separatis
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Two former government officials in the Xinjiang region have been sentenced to death on charges of separatism, as China continues its crackdown and rights violations in the region despite international outcry.
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COVID-19: Brazil sees record-high ICU occupancy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Occupancy levels at Brazil's intensive care units (ICU) have surpassed 90 per cent in 21 of the country's 26 regional capitals, the highest rates since the country's first COVID-19 case was announced.
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Situation in Tigray remains dire despite improved humanitarian access: UN
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): There has been substantial improvement in humanitarian access in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, but continued fighting is driving massive displacement, creating a dire situation, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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3 injured, 9 missing in explosive disposal accident in north China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hebei [China], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were injured and nine others went missing during an explosive disposal operation in Chicheng County, north China's Hebei Province, according to the local government on Thursday.
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S Korea reports 700 more COVID-19 cases, 107,598 in total
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 700 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 107,598.
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Colombia reports 11,381 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 11,381 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 2,479,617, the ministry of health and social protection said Wednesday.
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Turkey sentences 32 to life in jail for failed coup in 2016
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 32 people, including former soldiers, to life in jail for their involvement in the 2016 defeated coup, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
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China terrorising Uyghur population, eroding their cultural identity, says
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 7 (ANI): Amid worldwide condemnation and sanctions by western countries over human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, a UK-based poet and academic said the Chinese government has been terrorising the entire Uyghur population and is erasing their ethnic and c
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Calls grow for alternative to China's BRI as Beijing suffers severe reputa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) touted as a 'win-win' step over 140 targeted countries across the globe, recipient countries have realised that Beijing's aid was not as much of a kind gesture as they had hoped, hitting Bei
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Turkish Foreign Ministry summons Chinese Ambassador over social media post
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 7 (ANI): The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned Chinese Ambassador Liu Shaobin over the diplomatic mission's social media posts about the Xinjiang autonomous region featuring mentions of Turkey's opposition politicians, according to reports cited by Sputnik.
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US hints about boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): The United States has suggested it will not rule out the possibility of consulting with partner countries over a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games amid the growing concerns over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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