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Five killed in fire at Spanish retirement home
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Five people were killed and several injured in a fire at a retirement home over the night to Wednesday in the city of Valencia, eastern Spain, local media cited emergency services as saying.
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Malaysia reports 3,245 new COVID-19 infections, 9 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 3,245 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,813,934, according to its health ministry.
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US reports nearly 9.5 million child COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Nearly 9.5 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, and child COVID-19 cases have "spiked dramatically" across the country, according to the latest report of the American Academy of Pedi
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UN chief calls for end to violence in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Sudan to allow mediation efforts.
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Israel's daily COVID-19 cases hit record 65,259
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 65,259 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily figure in the country since the outbreak in late February 2020.
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UK government freezes BBC licence fee for two years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The BBC licence fee will be frozen for the next two years and will rise in line with inflation for the four years after that, according to British Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries.
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Taliban discuss land survey for cross-border railway with Uzbekistan, Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): Taliban government has discussed a land survey for a railway project among Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan at a cabinet meeting, Xinhua News Agency reported citing Afghan media on Tuesday.
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Cambodian, Singaporean Foreign Ministers vow to strengthen ASEAN's central
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ASEAN's centrality, unity and resilience, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on
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Philippines logs 28,471 new COVID-19 cases, death toll nears 53,000
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines] January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 28,471 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, raising the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,270,758.
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Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 2.8 million
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 23,586 new COVID-19 cases Monday evening, raising its national total to 2,801,446 with 30,946 deaths, CTV reported.
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Australia sees deadliest day amid new wave of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia recorded its highest ever number of COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, as the outbreak continued to push up the hospitalization rates to record levels.
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Iran says ready to reopen embassy in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran is ready to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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