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COVID-19: Israel bans unvaccinated teachers from teaching
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel] September 24(ANI/Xinhua): Israeli teachers who have not been vaccinated against the COVID-19 will be banned from entering schools unless they present a negative test result, Israeli Ministry of Education said on Thursday.
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US CDC panel endorses Pfizer booster shot for elderly, high-risk people
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday endorsed booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and some adults with certain high risk conditions.
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UN chief asks to treat food as human right rather than commodity
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Food should be viewed as a human right, not as a commodity, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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Ukraine announces compulsory vaccination for civil servants, education wor
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], September 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ukrainian government announced Wednesday that it will introduce a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants and education workers.
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UN Security Council condemns attempted coup in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms Tuesday's attempt to disrupt Sudan's transition by force.
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UNGA president to hold high-level event on universal vaccination in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI/Xinhua): President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Abdulla Shahid said Wednesday that he would convene a high-level event on universal vaccination next year.
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Turkey reports 28,168 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], September 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 28,168 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,932,453, according to its health ministry.
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329 people killed by cholera in Nigeria's northern state
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigera], September 22 (ANI/Xinhua): A cholera outbreak in north Nigeria's Kano state has killed at least 329 people since March, a state government official said on Wednesday.
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China opposes new round of US sanctions on Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 22 ((ANI/Xinhua): China opposes the new round of sanctions imposed by the US on Ethiopia, Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Wednesday.
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UN calls on Libyan parliament to focus on preparations for elections
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], September 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday called on the Libyan House of Representatives (parliament) to focus on preparations for the upcoming elections.
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5.8-magnitude quake hits Australia's Victoria
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], September 22 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 38 km south of Mount Buller in the Australia's state of Victoria at 23:15:53 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Singapore reports 1,178 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, September 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore on Tuesday reported 1,178 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally in the country to 79,899.
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