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Delta COVID-19 variant spreading fast in Germany, says government agency
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Although the share of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Germany is only six per cent of the new cases today, the strain is spreading at a fast pace, Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), said at a press conference here on Friday.
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Somali army kills 30 terrorists in southern region
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by regional forces, on Thursday killed 30 Shabab terrorists and injured 24 others in an operation in the country's southern Middle Shabelle region, an official confirmed on Friday.
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Brazil reports 2,311 more COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 2,311 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 496,004, the health ministry said Thursday.
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Honduras prison clash leaves 5 dead, 15 injured
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tegucigalpa [Honduras], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A clash between rival gangs at a prison in east Honduras left five inmates dead and 15 others injured on Thursday, judicial authorities said.
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One killed, 12 injured in US multiple shootings
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Arizona [US], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed and 12 others wounded in a series of shootings in several places in the Phoenix metropolitan area in US state of Arizona on Thursday afternoon, and the suspect has been arrested by the police.
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Gunmen attack Nigerian school, kidnap students, 5 teachers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Unknown gunmen on Thursday attacked a secondary school in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, killing one policeman and abducted an unspecified number of students and five teachers, according to the police.
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Zambia's first president Kaunda dies at 97
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia's first President Kenneth Kaunda has died, according to the Zambian government on Thursday.
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Argentina reports 25,878 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 25,878 new COVID-19 infections and 648 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the accumulated totals to 4,198,620 and 87,261 respectively on Wednesday.
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UN chief calls for full respect of ceasefire agreement between Israel, Ham
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the full respect of the ceasefire agreed between Israel and militant groups led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on May 20.
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Three killed in plane crash in eastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Radio Okapi, an UN-run radio station.
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Ghana on high alert for possible bandits attack from Burkina Faso
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghanian police were placed on a high alert following reports that suspected bandits are planning to attack communities in Northern Ghana along the border with Burkina Faso, a police statement said Tuesday.
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Philippines logs 5,414 new COVID-19 cases, death toll tops 23,000
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines] June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday 5,414 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,332,832.
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