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Egyptian president, UAE FM discuss ties, regional security
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met on Sunday with visiting Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss bilateral ties and regional security.
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Iran carries out 2nd launch of homemade satellite carrier
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran has successfully launched for the second time a domestically-developed hybrid-propellant satellite carrier rocket into space, the IRIB news agency reported Sunday, citing a defense ministry spokesman.
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UAE's Etihad Airways to resume direct flights between Abu Dhabi, Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will resume direct passenger flights between Abu Dhabi and Beijing from June 29.
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Israeli bus drivers strike for pay rise, better working conditions
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Thousands of Israeli public bus drivers went on strike on Sunday morning to demand a pay rise and better working conditions.
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Vietnam reports 557 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 557 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down 100 from Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.
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1 dead, 1 missing after ferry boat catches fire, sinks in Philippines
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila[Philippines], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A ferry carrying 165 people caught fire and sank in central Philippines on Sunday, leaving a 53-year-old male passenger dead and one missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
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Colombian president-elect names foreign minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro on Saturday named Alvaro Leyva Duran as the foreign minister in his cabinet, ahead of Petro's inauguration in August.
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Malaysia reports 2,302 new COVID-19 infections, no new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,302 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight of Saturday, bringing the national total to 45,54,661, according to the Health Ministry.
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China renews yellow alert for severe downpour in vast regions
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): Amid heavy downpours and thunderstorms, China's National Meteorological Center on Sunday renewed its yellow alert in many parts of the country, Xinhua reported.
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Social groups call for peace ahead of NATO's Madrid summit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): An anti-North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) group composed of various members from around the world concluded its congress in Madrid on Saturday, with a declaration calling for widespread peace.
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New Zealand reports 4,429 community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 4,429 community cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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Tunisia arrests 8 women allegedly linked to terror group: Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia arrested eight women for alleged link to a terror group in the town of Kram, north of the capital Tunis, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
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