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Trudeau, Macron express concern over Human rights situation in Hong Kong,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], January 15 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday expressed concern over the human rights situation in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, the Canadian Prime Minister's office said on Thursday.
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Fiji Health Ministry trains staff for COVID-19 vaccination
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji's health ministry is prepared to securely handle the COVID-19 vaccine from its procurement to the vaccination process and is training staff to administer it.
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Brazil exceeds 1,000 deaths, 60,000 cases of COVID-19 for 3rd straight day
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil recorded more than 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus for the third consecutive day, reporting 1,131 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 207,095, the government said Thursday.
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China possibly committed 'genocide' against Uyghurs, says US report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): China possibly carried out "genocide" against Uyghurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, said a commission of the United States Congress in a new report.
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China's Hebei reports 90 confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): North China's Hebei Province reported 90 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine locally transmitted asymptomatic cases on Thursday, the provincial health commission said on Friday.
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Brazil's Amazonas sends COVID-19 patients to other states as hospitals buc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's northern state of Amazonas moved to send 235 patients hospitalised for COVID-19 to other states as its healthcare system was stretched to the limit, Governor Wilson Lima said Thursday.
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S Korea reports 513 new COVID-19 cases, 71,241 in total
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul (South Korea) January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 513 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 71,241.
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China's Huawei backtracks after filing for patent to identify Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Chinese technology firm Huawei has backtracked on a patent application it filed for a facial recognition system meant to identify Uyghurs in China. According to a report by CNN, Huawei had filed a patent application saying "identification of pedestrian attr
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US blacklists 9 more corporations with ties to Chinese military
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Thursday blacklisted nine more Chinese corporations, including phone maker Xiaomi for allegedly being owned or controlled by China's military.
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Indonesia reports 11,557 new COVID-19 cases, 295 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 11,557 in the past 24 hours to 869,600, with the death toll going up by 295 to 25,246, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 525,723, death toll reaches 7,849
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 813 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 new deaths on Thursday, bringing its total tally to 525,723 with 7,849 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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Philippines logs 1,912 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 495,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,912 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's total tally to 494,605.
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