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Afghan grand assembly 'Loya Jirga' opens in Kabul, women debarred
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The first-ever 'Loya Jirga' or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Kabul on Thursday, Xinhua reported citing the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.
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S.Korea reports 9,595 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 9,595 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,359,341, the health authorities said Thursday.
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Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday declared a 30-day state of emergency in four provinces of Azuay, Imbabura, Sucumbios and Orellana, citing an escalation of violence in the indigenous protest.
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Ghanaian FM calls for urgent attention to root out insecurity in West Afri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Urgent attention is required to root out insecurity in West Africa, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said Wednesday.
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Death toll rises to 53 from human-trafficking tragedy in US Texas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll of migrants found on Monday inside a sweltering 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a major city in the south-central U.S. state of Texas, has risen to 53 after two more migrants died, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office on We
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Five killed, nine injured in Nigerian highway incident
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five persons were killed and nine others injured when a bus suddenly caught fire Wednesday along the Lagos-Ibadan highway linking three states in Nigeria's southwest region, the traffic police said.
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Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since conflict start
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on February 24, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Wednesday in a statement on Telegram.
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108 illegal migrants rescued, 5 bodies found off Tunisian coast
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia's Maritime Guard rescued 108 illegal migrants and recovered five bodies off the country's coast, Tunisia's National Guard said on Wednesday.
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UNICEF decries surge in child marriage in Horn of Africa amid drought cris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Child marriage is on the increase in the Horn of Africa region as the severe drought in 40 years pushes families to the edge, the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF warned Wednesday.
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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South Korea reports 10,463 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 10,463 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total tally to 18,349,756, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Mexico sees 10 weeks of rising COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico has seen 10 weeks of increase in COVID-19 cases though the hospitalization rate remains low, the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said Tuesday.
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