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Japan's PM says emergency virus period to be extended to March 7
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said he will extend the state of emergency for Tokyo and other regions hard hit by COVID-19 by one month until March 7.
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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths top 54,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Colombia] February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 289 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 54,272, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Monday.
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5.2-magnitude quake hits 110 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 110 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal at 02:31:16 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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SA receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses from India, expects more
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa has secured millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses from different suppliers and expects more to come, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his televised address on Monday night.
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Qatar reports 385 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Doha [Qatar], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Monday announced 385 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 151,720, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
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Bangladesh's COVID-19 cases rise to 535,582
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 443 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths on Monday, bringing the total tally of cases to 535,582 with 8,137 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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South Africa detects 4,525 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua) South Africa on Sunday reported 4,525 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 1,453,761, the country's health department reported.
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Afghan forces kill 6 Taliban terrorists, arrest 5 in northern Kunduz provi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan security forces backed by fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout outside Kunduz city in the capital of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, killing six terrorists and arresting five others on Monday, provincial government spokesm
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Australian states introduce travel restrictions on WA after new COVID-19 c
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Sydney [Australia], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Several Australian states and territories have imposed border restrictions on travellers from Western Australia (WA) on Monday after a quarantine security guard tested positive to COVID-19 and triggered a hard lockdown in the state.
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South Korea reports 305 more COVID-19 cases, 78,508 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua) South Korea reported 305 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 78,508.
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Australian govt, opposition deadlocked: poll
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's opposition has drawn level with the government ahead of a likely election later in 2021 expected by local media, an opinion poll has found.
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1 dead, another injured in Wisconsin mall shooting
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chicago [US], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): One person died and another one suffered minor injuries in a shooting that happened in a mall in northern Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
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