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US Fed chief says wearing masks, social-distancing measures could lead to
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday that wearing masks and social-distancing measures could lead to "enormous economic gains" for the US economy.
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Shortening of COVID-19 quarantine period discussed in Germany
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Federation of German Industries (BDI) said Friday it supported shortening the quarantine period for suspected COVID-19 cases in Germany from 14 days to five days.
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Bahrain opens airspace to all UAE flights
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], September 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Bahrain announced on Friday that it will allow all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to cross its airspace.
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5.0 magnitude quake strikes Japan's Fukui Prefecture, no tsunami warning i
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 4 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday struck the Reihoku District of Japan's Fukui Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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Philippines reports lowest daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in more than one
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], September 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 1,987 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the lowest daily increase in more than one month in the Southeast Asian country.
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Myanmar's COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], September 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 1,058 as of Thursday morning, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
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Japan's northern Kyushu region braces for powerful typhoon
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's weather agency on Wednesday said that a powerful typhoon is making its way from the Nagasaki region to the northern part of Japan's main island of Kyushu.
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UAE's normalisation of ties with Israel an act of 'betrayal': Khamenei
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the recent move by the officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalise ties with Israel is an act of "betrayal," the leader's official website reported.
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Israeli-US delegation flies to UAE
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Jerusalem [Israel], August 31 (ANI/Xinhua): An Israeli delegation, joined by senior US officials, departed from Tel Aviv on Monday to Abu Dhabi in Israel's first commercial flight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Flood death toll rises to 251 in Bangladesh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 31 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 251 people have been killed in floods caused by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water in parts of Bangladesh, said a government report.
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Japan mulls picking new Prime Minister on September 17
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 17 to pick the country's new Prime Minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday.
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Lebanese president calls for creation of secular state
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon] Aug 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Sunday for the formation of a secular state in Lebanon to rescue the country from confessionalism, the National News Agency reported.
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