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China does not deserve to host 2022 Winter Olympics, says Pompeo
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Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has said that permitting China to host next year's Winter Olympics would give Beijing a credibility boost similar to what was enjoyed by Nazi Germany after the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin.
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Bangladesh reports 1,899 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,899 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Friday taking the tally to 566,838 and the death toll to 8,642, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 cases exceed 89,000
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed 89,000 on Friday after over 300 new infections were detected a day earlier, statistics from the Health Ministry showed here.
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Philippines logs 7,103 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily rise since outbre
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Manila [The Philippines], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 7,103 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, the highest daily jump since the disease emerged in the Southeast Asian country in January 2020, raising the total to 648,066.
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Thailand confirms 100 new COVID-19 cases
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Bangkok [Thailand], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand reported on Friday 100 new COVID-19 cases, mostly domestic, and one more death, according to the Centre for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Tibet
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Beijing [China], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Nagqu City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, at 14:11 Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Pick best XI for India, age should not be criteria: Tendulkar
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New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): After a slow start, India Legends skipper Sachin Tendulkar has hit fifth gear going into the business end of the ongoing Road Safety World Series in Raipur. While he hit a 37-ball 60 in the last group-stage game against South Africa Legends, he smashed a
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France's COVID-19 cases surge by 34,998 in 24 hours
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Paris [France], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): France registered 34,998 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, the second biggest daily tally since mid-November 2020 after Wednesday's 38,501, bringing the country's cumulative number of positive cases to 4,181,607, according to data from the c
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European nations signal united opposition against China's intimidation in
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Canberra [Australia], March 19 (ANI): In a united opposition against China's intimidation in the South China Sea, the UK, France and Germany are sending warships to the South China Sea to pushback Beijing's assertiveness in the region.
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China using pressure tactics on family members to intimidate Uyghur scribe
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Chinese has been pressurising family members to intimidate journalists reporting about the atrocities against over a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as recently shown by the detainment of two brothers of a Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalist who has been missing si
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China restricting information from Xinjiang to scrub evidence of genocide
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Amid the 'genocide debate' among Western governments over China's crackdown against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang, Beijing has been restricting information flow from the area to scrub evidence, leading countries to make determination
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US warns China of respecting global order or facing 'more violent world'
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) told senior Chinese officials that the country's activities in places like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as its cyberattacks on the US and economic coercion of US allies threaten the rule
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