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Blinken calls on China to allow UN, observers access to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): As Beijing continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the United States on Wednesday (local time) called on China to grant access to the UN and international observers to detention centres in Xinjiang where tens of thousands of Uyghurs are being h
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Global lawmakers call out China for abuses against minority women in Xinji
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): A group of global lawmakers have called on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), amid reports of systematic sexual abuse in detention and violations of reproductive rights. Read More
Europe's biggest party set to take tougher line on China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): The European People's Party (EPP), the biggest party in the European Parliament, is set to adopt a hardline policy on China, including an investment treaty with Taiwan and a total ban on goods "produced in re-education camps" of Xinjiang.
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Qatar reports 473 new COVID-19 cases, 168,361 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Wednesday announced 473 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 168,361, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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Kuwait reports 1,333 new COVID-19 cases, 204,388 in total
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Kuwait reported on Wednesday 1,333 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 204,388.
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UK records another 5,926 coronavirus cases, 190 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 5,926 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,234,924, according to official figures released Wednesday.
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Tokyo reports 340 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Tokyo on Wednesday reported 340 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the capital's tally since the outbreak of the pandemic here to 114,201.
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Argentina reports 7,307 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 7,307 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to 2,162,001, the health ministry said.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits 6 km west of Alftanes, Iceland: USGS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Reykjavik [Iceland], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 6 km west of Alftanes, Iceland at 03:14:40 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. (ANI/Xinhua)
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UK MP calls for much tougher action on China's human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI): Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom Iain Duncan Smith has called for "much tougher action" to combat human rights abuses in China as Beijing continues to impose severe crackdowns on Uyghurs and the citizens of Hong Kong.
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Think tank report exposes China's 'intent to destroy' Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The Chinese government has breached every single article of the United Nations genocide convention in its treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and bears responsibility for committing genocide, according to a report by a US-based think tank further exposing Beiji
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COVID-19 cases in Belarus near 300,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], March 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus reported 1,073 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its total to 297,514, according to the country's health ministry.
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