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Malaysia reports 3,561 new COVID-19 infections, 5 new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,561 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 4,582,302, according to the health ministry.
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Turkey renews extradition requests with Sweden, Finland after NATO members
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday renewed its extradition requests for "terror suspects" with Finland and Sweden, following a deal it made with the Nordic countries for their NATO bid.
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Yemen's warring factions agree to consolidate truce during Eid al-Adha: UN
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Wednesday that Yemen's warring factions agreed to consolidate the current truce in the upcoming Eid al-Adha, also known as the feast of sacrifice.
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South African president warns citizens against under-age drinking
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday warned citizens against underage drinking, saying the country is losing its future generation to this "scourge."
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EU delivers emergency food supplies to Somalia amid severe drought
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The European Union Wednesday launched a humanitarian air bridge, airlifting emergency supplies to Somalia's hard-to-reach areas.
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Singapore confirms 1st local monkeypox case
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it has confirmed one local case of monkeypox infection in the city-state.
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Cyprus reinstates mandatory mask-wearing indoors after coronavirus spike
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The government of Cyprus has reintroduced the mandatory wearing of masks indoors, just over a month after scrapping the measure.
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UN body says at least 7 mln livestock died across drought-affected HOA cou
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 7 million livestock have died across drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has disclosed.
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New COVID-19 cases surpass 45,000 in Japan, doubling from last week
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 amid a resurgence of infections in the nation.
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Two killed, 10 injured in road accident in Northern Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 6 (ANI): Two people were killed and 10 others injured after a military vehicle overturned in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab on Wednesday, Xinhua reported citing a source from the province.
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Nigerian president reshuffles cabinet, adds seven new ministers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday rejigged his cabinet, charging newly appointed ministers to serve diligently and maintain unalloyed loyalty to the country.
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Police fire warning shots at farmers' protest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Dutch police fired warning shots at a farmers' protest near Heerenveen in the northern province of Friesland on Tuesday evening.
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