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US, Czech Republic included in Russia's "unfriendly countries" list
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has included the United States and the Czech Republic in a list of countries that have been classified as "unfriendly," according to a document published Friday on the country's official legal information portal.
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Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced an expansion of a state of emergency over COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.
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Russia adds 9,462 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia registered 9,462 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 4,922,901, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Friday.
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Philippines logs 6,784 new COVID-19 cases, total tally rises to 1,131,467
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 6,784 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,131,467.
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Second coronavirus vaccines delayed for Australian Olympic swimmers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Olympic swimmers have been granted special permission to delay their second coronavirus vaccine after suffering side effects from the first injection.
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UN Security Council to hold open meeting on Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an open meeting on Sunday to discuss the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine.
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Liverpool win at Old Trafford to keep CL hopes alive
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Liverpool kept their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season alive with a 4-2 win away to Manchester United in a match rescheduled after protests at Old Trafford less than two weeks ago.
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6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami w
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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Qatar reports 299 new COVID-19 cases, 212,423 in total
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Qatar's Health ministry on Thursday reported 299 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total count of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 212,423, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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UK records another 2,657 coronavirus cases, 11 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,657 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,444,631, according to official figures released Thursday.
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Philippines logs 6,385 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Phillipines], May 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,385 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,124,724.
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Ugandan President sworn in for new term
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], May 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Wednesday to serve for the sixth five-year term in office.
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