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Philippines logs 1,557 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Wednesday 1,557 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the Southeast Asian country's total tally to 566,420.
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Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram terrorists, retake 'lost' town: Army spoke
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], February 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops killed some Boko Haram terrorists while retaking a town "lost" to them earlier in the country's northeast region, said a spokesman for the Army on Tuesday.
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China's economy dented as American brands cancel Xinjiang's cotton imports
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The US ban on China's Xinjiang cotton yarn makers over the inhuman treatment meted out to Uyghurs is now impacting the economic growth of its cotton companies.
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Ind vs Eng, 3rd Test: Don't see Umesh Yadav in the playing XI, says Gambhi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Former batsman Gautam Gambhir believes that Umesh Yadav will not find a spot in India's playing XI for the third Test against England, set to begin on Wednesday.
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S Korea reports 440 more COVID-19 cases, 88,120 in total
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 440 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 88,120.
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China backs New Delhi's hosting of BRICS summit, Xi Jinping may visit Indi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 23 (ANI): Signalling a thaw after months of tensions due to standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), China has said that it supports India's chairmanship of the BRICS summit this year.
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EU demands China allow 'meaningful access' to rights observers to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 23 (ANI): The European Union has demanded that China allow independent rights observers "meaningful access" into the Xinjiang province to probe abuses, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday.
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Indonesia reports 9,775 new COVID-19 cases, 323 more deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 9,775 within one day to 1,298,608, with the death toll adding by 323 to 35,014, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Philippines logs 1,414 new COVID-19 cases, slight uptick in recent days
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,414 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 564,865.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 8 terrorists in southern Helmand province
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Helmand [Afghanistan], February 23 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of eight terrorists have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in Nahr-e-Saraj district of the southern Helmand province on Monday, said an army statement released here on Tuesday.
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'The likelihood of a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic boycott is increasing by
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 23 (ANI): Beijing is going to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics from February 4 - February 20, but shadow looms over its successful organisation due to global condemnation over its repressive policies on Tibetans, Uyghurs and coronavirus pandemic.
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12 Japanese companies to cease business deals involving Uyghur forced labo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinj
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