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China blocks social media app for allowing discussions on Uyghurs, Hong Ko
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 9 (ANI): A social media app in China, which gave a platform to people to discuss political topics such as ongoing human rights abuse against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, has been blocked.
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No regrets: Kohli on not playing Kuldeep Yadav in first Test
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 9 (ANI): Kuldeep Yadav wasn't picked in the playing XI for the first Test against England, and India skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday asserted that he does not regret the decision.
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Australian journalist Cheng Lei's arrest in China causes concern
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 9 (ANI): Former colleagues and press freedom advocates have expressed concern for the well-being of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of 'supplying state secrets' by China, reported South China Morning Post.
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Japanese submarine collides with commercial vessel, 3 injured
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided with a commercial vessel on Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the western main island of Shikoku, slightly injuring three crew members on the submarine, government officials said.
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Fiji stops all maritime transport as precautionary measure for tropical de
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Suva [Fiji], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) has directed that all maritime transport ceases from midday Tuesday due to damaging winds caused by tropical depression TD09F which brings heavy rain and flash flooding in low lying areas likely to affect visi
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 232,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Monday reported 636 new deaths from COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 232,170.
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Ecuador sees 325 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador on Monday reported 325 new COVID-19 cases and one related death, raising the total number of infections to 258,607 and the death toll to 10,319.
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US reports over 2.93 million child COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 2.93 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
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Argentina confirms first cases of COVID-19 variants detected in Brazil
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentine Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia confirmed on Monday the first cases in the country of the novel coronavirus variants detected in Brazil.
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Exposure to nighttime artificial lights linked to elevated thyroid cancer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer, suggested the findings of a novel study.
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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths near 56,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 300 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's death toll to 55,993, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Sunday.
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France registers 19,715 new COVID-19 cases, 171 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): France on Sunday registered 19,715 new COVID-19 cases, down from 20,586 reported a day before, official data showed.
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