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Philippine president names new armed forces chief of staff
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte named Army Chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday.
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Tokyo's new daily COVID-19 cases dip back below 1,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 973 new daily COVID-19 cases in the capital on Wednesday, bringing the city's total tally of people testing positive for the virus to 96,507, according to preliminary figures as of 3:00 pm local time.
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Indonesian president receives 2nd injection of Sinovac vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received his second injection of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.
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Botswana confirms presence of COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) has confirmed the presence of the COVID-19 new variant 501Y.V2 first detected in neighbouring country, South Africa.
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Pregnant women in Australia warned of COVID-19 vaccines risk
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian women who are pregnant have been advised against receiving COVID-19 vaccines until more data is available.
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Georgia adds 1,006 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia] January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Tuesday reported 1,006 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 254,822, said the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
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Activist urges Biden to fight for all enslaved Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): Rushan Abbas, founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), has urged US President Joe Biden and his administration must fight for all enslaved Uyghurs, adding that the freedom of the democratic world is at stake.
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Over 450 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast in a week, says IOM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that more than 450 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past week.
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Nearly 20,000 Maldivians register for COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Nearly 20,000 Maldivians have signed up to be vaccinated against COVID-19 since registrations were opened on January 18, local media reported here Tuesday.
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New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccine slated for possible approval next week
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The green light for New Zealand's first COVID-19 vaccine could be granted in just over a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
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Committed to stopping China's economic abuse by working closely with allie
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is committed to stopping China's economic abuses on many fronts, said the White House on Monday adding that the most effective way in doing so is by "working in coordination" with allies.
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Brazil sees 627 COVID-19 deaths in a day
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Monday registered 627 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 217,664, the Ministry of Health said.
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