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South African President announces major Cabinet changes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa] August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The much anticipated Cabinet reshuffle finally occurred on Thursday night when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made major changes to his cabinet including the finance minister position.
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40 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province: Military
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jawzjan [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 40 terrorists have been killed and operations backed by fighting planes are going on to repel the Taliban attack on Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Jawzjan province on Friday, an army statement released here said.
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Thailand reports highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases, deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand reported a record number of 21,379 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 4,700 in the capital Bangkok, taking the national tally since the pandemic began to 714,684.
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US urges new Iran govt to return to nuke talks
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The US on Thursday urged the new Iranian government under President Ebrahim Raisi to return to negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, reiterating the diplomatic opportunity will not last forever.
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New Zealand reports new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19, a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility, and no cases in the community on Friday.
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S Korea reports 1,704 more COVID-19 cases, 207,406 in total
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,704 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 207,406.
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Israel reports 3,345 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 3,345 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 889,111.
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Turkey reports 24,297 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday registered 24,297 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections in the country to 5,846,784.
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Myanmar reports 4,132 new COVID-19 cases, 293 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 4,132 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally in the country to 319,250 on Thursday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
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Four dead in slope collapse in China's Hunan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Changsha (Hunan) [China], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people were killed in a slope collapse on Thursday in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said.
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China strongly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 5 (ANI): China has expressed strong opposition to United States arms sales to Taiwan and lodged solemn representations with the US side, Xinhua reported on Thursday.
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5.6-magnitude quake strikes off central Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted East Nusa Tenggara province in central parts of Indonesia on Thursday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.
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