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Ecuador records 2,201 new daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador recorded 2,201 new COVID-19 infections and 34 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of cases to 327,325 and deaths to 11,912, the Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.
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Finnish wood pulp giant Stora Enso to leave viscose market after Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], March 31 (ANI): Finnish pulp and paper giant Stora Enso has announced that it will 'divest' from making the raw ingredient needed to produce wood-based viscose rayon fibre, amid reports of links between the company and forced labour in Xinjiang.
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China ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin in Xinjiang amid global outcr
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China] March 31 (ANI): China is ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin language education and to Sinicise Islam in Xinjiang, despite the growing international outcry over its policies against Uyghurs in the province.
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Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration on Tuesday (local time) declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'.
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Morocco's COVID-19 tally rises to 495,421
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco's COVID-19 tally rose to 495,421 on Tuesday as 665 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the Moroccan Health Ministry said.
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Chile registers 5,394 new COVID-19 cases in one day
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile's Health Ministry reported on Tuesday 5,394 new COVID-19 cases and 37 more deaths in the past 24 hours, for a total caseload of 989,492 infections and 23,107 deaths.
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Turkey reports record 37,303 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey reported 37,303 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, breaking its record of single-day infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to its health ministry.
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Qatar reports 720 new COVID-19 cases, 179,184 in total
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Tuesday announced 720 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 179,184, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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UK records another 4,040 coronavirus cases, 56 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 4,040 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,341,736, according to official figures released Tuesday.
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UN calls for unhindered access to Xinjiang over China's gross human rights
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns over the continuous crackdowns on the Uyghur community residing in Xinjiang, calling for unhindered access to the country to conduct fact-finding missions and urging global and domes
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Ethiopia reports 1,982 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia registered 1,982 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 202,545 as of Monday evening, according to the Health Ministry.
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Hundreds protest outside Chinese consulate in Adelaide against rights abus
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], March 30 (ANI): Hundreds of people on Tuesday gathered outside the Chinese consulate in Adelaide to protest against human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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