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UN calls for unification of Libyan electoral authorities
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], January 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday called for the unification of the country's electoral authorities for the municipal council elections.
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S Korea reports 497 more COVID-19 cases, 76,926 in total
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 28 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 497 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 76,926.
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Ethiopia to start mask-wearing campaign on campus to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia will soon launch a mask-wearing campaign in schools nationwide amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ethiopia Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.
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Iran reports 6,608 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 6,608 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday taking the total nationwide infections to 1,392,314.
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Malaysia reports 3,680 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia on Wednesday reported 3,680 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 194,114.
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Indonesia reports 11,948 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 387 new deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 11,948 within one day to 1,024,298, with the death toll adding by 387 to 28,855, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 533,444, death toll reaches 8,072
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 528 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths on Wednesday, making the tally at 533,444 and death toll at 8,072, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
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Thailand confirms 819 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Wednesday confirmed 819 new COVID-19 infections, with most of the cases being found in a province that is the epicenter of the latest outbreak first detected in mid-December, official data showed.
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Philippine president names new armed forces chief of staff
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte named Army Chief Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday.
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Tokyo's new daily COVID-19 cases dip back below 1,000-mark
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 973 new daily COVID-19 cases in the capital on Wednesday, bringing the city's total tally of people testing positive for the virus to 96,507, according to preliminary figures as of 3:00 pm local time.
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Indonesian president receives 2nd injection of Sinovac vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received his second injection of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.
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Botswana confirms presence of COVID-19 variant discovered in South Africa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) has confirmed the presence of the COVID-19 new variant 501Y.V2 first detected in neighbouring country, South Africa.
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