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Japan suspends use of 1.63 mln Moderna vaccine doses over contamination re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's health ministry said Thursday foreign materials were confirmed in some portions of the unused doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine and the use of around 1.63 million doses manufactured in the same production line has been suspended as a preca
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Australia reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for 1st time
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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S Korea reports 1,882 more COVID-19 cases, 243,317 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,882 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 243,317.
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5.2 magnitude quake hits Honduras
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tegucigalpa [Honduras], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 9 km northeast of Pinalejo, Honduras at 21.04 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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20 injured in Palestinian demonstration near Gaza-Israel borders: Medics
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated on Wednesday near the borders between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel in protest against the ongoing blockade that Israel has been imposing on the coastal enclave since 2007.
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UN refugee agency commends Uganda for hosting Afghan nationals
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday commended Uganda for allowing to host fleeing Afghan nationals.
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At least 35 killed in gunmen attack in central Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 35 people were killed in a fresh gunmen attack in Nigeria's central state of Plateau on Tuesday night, a police source said on Wednesday.
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China renews blue alert for rainstorms
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): China's National Meteorological Center on Wednesday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in multiple regions of the country, calling for precautionary measures.
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Philippines logs 13,573 new COVID-19 cases, total tops 1.88 mln
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 13,573 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,883,088.
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Some 400 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 400 illegal migrants were rescued and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday.
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Trudeau says Canada to keep military in Afghanistan even after US deadline
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that Canada is to keep its military personnel in Afghanistan despite US President Joe Biden's commitment for the August 31 American military deadline in the country.
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4 killed in Coal mine blast in Colombia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], August 25 (ANI/Xinhua): A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia left at least four people dead, another injured and seven miners trapped underground on Tuesday, authorities said.
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