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South Korea reports 1,940 more COVID-19 cases, 337,679 in total
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,940 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 337,679.
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Meeting to dissolve Japan's House of Representatives begins
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): A meeting to dissolve Japan's current House of Representatives began on Thursday afternoon, and the lower house will be formally dissolved after the reading out the rescript of dissolution.
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Australia's COVID-19 cases smash daily record
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has recorded its highest ever daily increase of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with a spike of almost 2,750 new cases in three separate outbreaks.
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World Bank chief highlights 'tragic reversal' in development amid pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing up poverty and debt levels in low-income countries, highlighting a "tragic reversal" in development.
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UN chief asks for 3.12 bln USD for 2022 budget
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked for nearly 3.12 billion U.S. dollars as the world body's regular budget for 2022.
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UN calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to volatile N. Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Describing the situation in northern Ethiopia as unpredictable and volatile, the United Nations on Wednesday urgently called on all parties to allow unimpeded and sustained access for humanitarian aid.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.4 million
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,402,139 cases as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
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Singapore reports 3,190 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Singapore, October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 3,190 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally in the country to 135,395, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
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Philippines' gross int'l reserves slightly decrease in September
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' gross international reserves (GIR) level settled at 107.16 billion U.S. dollars at the end of September from 107.96 billion dollars at the end of August, the Philippine central bank said on Wednesday.
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Head of Australian Olympic Committee against boycott of Beijing Winter Oly
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates voiced against the boycott of the Olympic Games and reaffirmed that Australian athletes will take part in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
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Death toll from tropical storm in Philippines rises to 13, 9 missing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the severe tropical storm Kompasu has risen to 13 and that nine people are missing, the Philippine government said Wednesday.
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Malaysia reports 7,276 new COVID-19 infections, 103 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 7,276 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 23,53,579, according to the health ministry.
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