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N Korea bans smoking in public places, asks businesses to save resources
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has enacted two new laws banning smoking in public places and asking businesses to take on extra land, energy, and cost-saving practices, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.
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Philippines logs 1,594 new COVID-19 infections, total nears 390,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua) The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 1,594 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 389,725.
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Tropical storm Eta lingers over Central America, leaving at least 2 dead
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tegucigalpa [Honduras], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Eta, which made landfall along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua Tuesday, moved into Honduras Wednesday afternoon as a weakened tropical storm, but still brought heavy rains, leaving at least two dead and thousands displaced.
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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths surpass 32,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bogota [Columbia], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia's COVID-19 deaths climbed to 32,013 after 166 more fatalities were reported over the past day, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Wednesday.
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4 dead, 4 missing in coal mine accident in China
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Xian [China], November 05 (ANI/Xinhua): A suspected gas outburst in a coal mine in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday left four dead while the search is on for four others who are believed to be missing.
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Mexico reports 5,225 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mexico city [Mexico], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 5,225 COVID-19 cases with 635 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
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UK, EU admit wide gaps in post-Brexit trade talks
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain and the European Union (EU) admitted on Wednesday that wide divergences remain on some difficult issues as they concluded two weeks of intensive negotiations on post-Brexit relationship.
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US Elections 2020: Biden projected to take battleground state of Michigan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is projected to take the state of Michigan, a battleground sitting President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump carried four years ago, US media networks reported on Wednesday.
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Iran's COVID-19 cases increase to 646,164
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran] November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's COVID-19 cases increased to 646,164 on Wednesday with an addition of 8,452 new infections.
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UK records another 25,177 coronavirus cases with 492 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 25,177 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,099,059, according to official figures released Wednesday.
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Blast kills 6, wounds 14 in Afghanistan's Kunduz province
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Six civilians were killed and 14 others injured in a blast that rocked Khanabad district in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on Wednesday, local official Qudratullah Safi said.
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Death toll reaches 114 in Turkey's earthquake, rescue operation completed
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 114 people were killed and 1,035 others wounded in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey's western province of Izmir, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday.
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