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Amid severe food crisis, Chinese govt asks citizens to control food habits
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping called its citizens to control food habits and "maintain a sense of crisis about food security" as the country is heading for a severe food crisis.
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Mercury in Death Valley hits 54.4 degrees Celsius, hottest in US since 191
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], August 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The temperature in Death Valley, located between the US states of California and Nevada, reached 54.4 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday afternoon, the highest temperature recorded in the country since 1913, according to the National
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Japanese PM admitted to hospital for health checkup
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked into a hospital in Tokyo on Monday after one of his aides described as a "health checkup", although rumours have been swirling about the leader's ill health.
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Public washroom constructed on razed mosque site in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], Aug 17 (ANI): A public washroom has been constructed on the site of a demolished mosque in Atush of Xinjiang province in northwestern China, a local official said.
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Hong Kong's COVID count reaches 4,480 with 74 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 74 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 4,480.
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China renews yellow alert for rainstorms
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 15 (ANI/Xinhua): China's national observatory on Saturday renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms in several provinces and regions from today evening to Sunday evening.
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Over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases registered in Russia in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI): A total of 5,061 cases of coronavirus were reported in Russia in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 917,884, Xinhua reported citing a statement from country's COVID-19 response center.
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Policewoman, two govt staff killed in targetted attacks in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 14 (ANI/Xinhua): A policewoman and two government employees were killed by terrorists in two Afghan provinces on Thursday, the latest in a string of targetted attacks in the country, sources said on Friday.
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CBSE to hold Compartment exams for classes 10, 12 in September
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Compartment examinations for classes 10 and 12 of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are proposed to be conducted in September 2020, the Board said in a circular on Thursday.
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Former chief procurator of Jilin confesses to bribery
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Shijiazhuang [China], August 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Yang Keqin, former chief procurator of the Jilin Provincial People's Procuratorate, has admitted to taking bribes during an open trial at the Municipal Intermediate People's Court of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province on Thursday.
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3 top leaders of Chinese Communist Party have relatives who own assets in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 13 (ANI): The three top leaders of Chinese Communist Party including President Xi Jinping, have relatives who own assets in Hong Kong, an investigation by the New York Times revealed.
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Arrest of China's top banker for graft reveals rampant corruption in CCP
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 12 (ANI): The arrest of one of China's top bankers, Lai Xiaomin, for taking USD 256 million in cash and gifts has revealed the rampant corruption in the government.
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