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5 burned to death in petrol tanker crash in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Five road passengers were burned to death after a petrol tanker burst into flames following a head-on collision with a moving truck in southwest Nigeria early Wednesday, local authorities said.
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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, no casualties reportedhit NW Turkey,
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's northwestern Duzce province on Wednesday, but no casualties have been reported so far, announced the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
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Croatia's COVID-19 death toll tops 10,000
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Zagreb [Croatia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Croatia logged 64 COVID-19 related deaths in the latest 24-hour span, bringing the national death toll to 10,050 since the outbreak of the pandemic, the national COVID-19 response team said on Wednesday.
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New COVID-19 wave in France may accelerate in coming weeks: health advisor
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): France will face the acceleration of the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the coming weeks, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council that advises the government on COVID-19, warned on Wednesday.
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Vietnam reports 9,849 new COVID-19 cases, 1,055,246 in total
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam] November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 9,849 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 9,839 locally transmitted and 10 imported ones, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Gambian politicians make promises to electorates ahead of December polls
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Banjul [Gambia], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Politicians in The Gambia have been making last-minute promises to convince the electorates to vote for them as the country gears up for the December 4 presidential election to determine who would govern the nation for the next five years.
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Food insecurity hits thousands military families in US: report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): As many as 160,000 active-duty U.S. military servicemen have trouble feeding their families, Xinhua reported citing a report of a US-based news agency.
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Brazil to give all adults COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): All Brazilians aged above 18 will be eligible to get booster shots against COVID-19, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday.
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S Korea reports 3,187 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,187 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 402,775.
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Mexico to expand COVID-19 vaccination to older adolescents without comorbi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico will extend its vaccination program against COVID-19 to adolescents between 15 and 17 years old without comorbidities in the coming days, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Tuesday.
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Israel to ease entry restrictions for travellers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced that passengers travelling to Israel will no longer have to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result before boarding.
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1 killed, 1 injured after Malaysia's military jet crash
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): A jet belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) crashed on Tuesday night, leaving one member of the country's military killed and another injured, Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.
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