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Earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hits Tadine, New Caledonia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A 7.0 magnitude earthquake jolted 279 km east-south-east of Tadine, New Caledonia at 0544 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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21,000 passengers affected, 136 flights canceled in Colombia after plane's
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 21,000 passengers were affected and 136 flights were cancelled in Colombia, following the emergency landing of a commercial plane at a major airport near the city of Medellin, Civil Aviation Director Jair Orlando Fajardo said Wednesday.
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Putin, Scholz in telephone call discuss gas payment issues, Russia-Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed gas payment issues and Russia-Ukraine talks during a telephone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday.
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Laos calls for cooperation among ASEAN to curb COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The ASEAN countries should strengthen their cooperation in slowing the spread of COVID-19, Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, said on Wednesday.
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Ghana to commence COVID-19 vaccine production by 2024
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana will start producing COVID-19 vaccines locally by January 2024, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said Wednesday.
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Georgia reports 553 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 553 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 1,647,796, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
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5 killed in shooting spree outside Israel's Tel Aviv, police alert raised
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): A Palestinian gunman opened fire at passersby and vehicles outside the Israeli city Tel Aviv late Tuesday, killing five people in the third shooting or knife attack in a week, prompting the police to raise its alert level nationwide to "the highest p
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12 killed, 33 injured in Russia's airstrike on Ukraine's regional administ
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 30 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 33 others injured in an airstrike carried out by Russia's forces on a regional administration building in Ukraine's southeastern city of Mykolayiv, the press service of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
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British police issue first 20 fines in 'Partygate' probe
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): British police said on Tuesday that they would issue 20 fixed penalty notices (FPN) over breaches of coronavirus lockdown rules at gatherings in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offices and residence at Downing Street.
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Japan's unemployment rate drops in February as job seekers stay put due to
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's unemployment rate slipped to 2.7 per cent in February as would-be new job seekers opted to stay in their existing jobs owing to uncertainty caused by a resurgence in COVID-19 infections, the government said in a report on Tuesday.
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US: At least 3 dead in massive pileup in Pennsylvania amid snow squall
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three people died after a massive pileup of vehicles on an interstate highway in the northeastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Monday, authorities said.
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Ukraine, Russia to start new round of peace talks on Tuesday
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia will start the next round of peace talks on Tuesday in the Turkish city of Istanbul, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported on Monday.
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