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UK drivers to face tough new laws over cellphone use in vehicles
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles, the British Department for Transport (DfT) announced on Friday.
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Singapore reports 1,734 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 1,734 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 248,587.
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Turkey's tourism agencies launch early booking campaign for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey's tourism agencies launched on Friday an early booking campaign "at attractive and affordable prices" for the 2022 tourism season.
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Lebanon registers 1,175 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon on Friday registered 1,175 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 657,367, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported.
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Hong Kong stages counter-terrorism drill
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government's Security Bureau on Friday coordinated a counter-terrorism drill codenamed "TIGERPACE" at the West Kowloon Station.
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5 killed in bomb attack in southern Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): An explosion at a local market in the southern Somali town of Bardale killed at least five people and wounded 12 others on Friday, officials said.
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UN Security Council delegation visits South Sudan to press for peace deal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A delegation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has arrived in South Sudan to follow up on the implementation of a peace agreement that ended years of conflict between various factions of the country's ruling party.
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Iran reports 5,784 daily COVID-19 cases, 6,069,559 in total
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Friday reported 5,784 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infection to 6,069,559.
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Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help mitigate the impact of the worsening drought in the country.
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7 killed in multi-car collision in Egypt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven persons were killed in a multi-car collision and blast in southeastern Egypt, the state-run Ahram website reported on Friday.
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S.Korea reports 3,034 more COVID-19 cases, 409,099 in total
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,034 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 409,099.
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Australian PM urges for easing COVID-19 restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for governments to "step back" out of people's lives and ease COVID-19 restrictions as the vaccination coverage improves amid the country's battle against the third wave of infections.
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