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S Korea reports 513 new COVID-19 cases, 71,241 in total
Updated : 5 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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New Zealand to allow in 1,000 returning international tertiary students
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand government on Thursday approved an exception class for 1,000 international tertiary students, degree level and above, who began their study in New Zealand but were caught offshore when border restrictions began.
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 205,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 205,964 on Wednesday after 1,274 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease in the previous 24 hours.
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 count surpasses 50,000
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has surpassed the 50,000-mark, after over 600 new patients tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, according to the statistics from the country's Health Ministry.
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Mexico begins vaccination against Covid-19 at 879 hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 879 hospitals in Mexico on Wednesday simultaneously began vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), giving priority to healthcare workers.
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Chile reports 3,394 new Covid-19 cases in a day
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 3,394 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the country's total caseload to 652,525 amid a resurgence of the virus during the austral summer season.
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US bans cotton, tomato products from China's Xinjiang over use of forced l
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Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) announced a ban on the entry of cotton and tomato products from China's Xinjiang region amid allegations that detainee or prison labour from Uyghurs went into making them, according to the US Customs and Border Pr
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