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Tanzania moves to boost sugarcane production
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian authorities on Sunday announced measures they were taking to boost the production of sugarcane that will lead to ending sugar scarcity in the East African nation.
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Portugal lowers fire danger rating back to "alert situation"
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): After controlling the fires caused by the heat wave, Portugal's Ministry of Internal Administration announced on Sunday that the country will lower the fire danger rating from the "contingency situation" back to the "alert situation", the lowest level
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Yemeni Houthis kill 9 govt soldiers during ceasefire: Military
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine Yemeni soldiers were killed by the Houthi militia during the past 48 hours in the country, a military official told Xinhua, accusing the militia of breaching the ceasefire.
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Philippines logs 2,560 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,560 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,733,101.
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Iran says US seeks to cause tensions in Mideast by spreading Iranophobia
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed US President Joe Biden's recent claims over Iran's nuclear activity as a "failed policy of promoting Iranophobia," which seeks to cause tensions and crises in the region.
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Eight crew members dead in Ukrainian cargo plane crash in Greece
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 17 (ANI): All eight crew members were killed after a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed in northern Greece, Xinhua reported citing an official statement.
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Singapore reports 6,947 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 6,947 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,596,046.
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Malaysia reports 5,047 new COVID-19 infections
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,047 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,619,045, according to the health ministry.
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Israeli army chief to visit Morocco next week
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi will visit Morocco next week, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson told Xinhua on Saturday.
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Israel cancels expanded work permits for Gazans in response to rocket fire
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel decided on Saturday to cancel a recently increased quota of work permits for Palestinian laborers from Gaza in response to rocket attacks earlier in the day.
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Plane crashes in northern Greece: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): An Antonov-type airplane which had departed from Serbia and was on its way to Jordan, crashed near Kavala city in northern Greece on Saturday evening, local media reported.
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10 civilians killed, 2 injured in attacks in Indonesia's Papua
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A separatist group on Saturday attacked civilians in the Nduga district of Indonesia's eastern Papua, killing 10 people and seriously injuring two others, a police spokesperson said.
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