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UN chief says 11 years of 'brutal fighting' in Syria must end
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire in Syria in a statement marking 11 years of "brutal fighting" in the conflict-torn nation.
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Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda passes away
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia's fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said.
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Rights body says at least 749 civilians killed amid conflict in northern E
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said at least 749 civilians have died as a result of acts of violence in the context of the conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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14 killed in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Fourteen people were killed after unidentified armed men attacked a gold mine in the commune of Seytenga in Burkina Faso on Thursday afternoon, said the official news agency AIB on Friday.
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UNSC to convene at Russia's request to probe into U.S. military biological
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New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene on Friday to discuss the United States' alleged military biological research in Ukraine at Russia's request.
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UNESCO launches project to boost literacy in South Sudan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], March 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and South Sudan's Ministry of General Education on Thursday launched a project to strengthen technical, vocational education and training programs in the country.
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DPRK to launch more reconnaissance satellites to space
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his country will launch multiple military reconnaissance satellites to space, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday.
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Nine people shot dead in central Mexico
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people, including three women, were shot dead early Wednesday morning at a private residence in Atlixco, a town in central Mexico's Puebla state, state authorities confirmed.
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Biden signs executive order on cryptocurrencies, places urgency on digital
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Washington [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order calling on the whole government to examine the risks and benefits of cryptocurrencies, placing great urgency on the research and development of a possible digital US dollar.
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UN chief denounces 'scandalously unequal' vaccine distribution
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New York [US], March 10 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said in his statement on two years of COVID-19 that the vaccine distribution is "scandalously unequal" because rich-country health is prioritized over the poor.
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Australian states record death cases of Japanese encephalitis
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Canberra [Australia], March 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) confirmed its first death of Japanese encephalitis on Wednesday amid warning of a national spread of the virus.
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Malaysia reports 26,856 new COVID-19 infections, 77 new deaths
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 26,856 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 3,649,463, according to the Health Ministry.
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