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China sees over 53 percent decline in railway trips in first half of 2020
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (Xinhua/ ANI): China's railway passenger trips in the first half (H1) of 2020 declined 53.9 percent year on year amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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China raises flood alert to second-highest level
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) on Sunday raised the emergency response for flood control to level II, the second-highest in the response system, as heavy downpours continued to lash vast stretches of the country, Xinhua reported.
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Afghan government to build civilian airport in eastern Nangarhar province
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], July 12 (Xinhua/ ANI): The Afghan government has decided to build a civilian airport outside Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, a senior official of the country's Civil Aviation Qasim Wafizada said.
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4 security force members wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan), July 11 (Xinhua/ANI): Two Afghan police officers and two army soldiers were wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Saturday, a source said.
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UN, ICRC gives humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], July 11 (Xinhua/ ANI): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations (UN) have sent around 75 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the non-government controlled areas of Donbass in eastern Ukraine, the State Border Service of Ukraine said on Thursday.
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China's Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 10 (ANI): China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket suffered a failure during its maiden flight on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Mississippi house speaker tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 6 (ANI): Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said on Sunday (local time) that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, as he contracted the infection from a person who had tested positive earlier, Xinhua reported.
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New Zealand reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 5 (ANI): New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported citing a statement by the Health Ministry.
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7 killed due to flash floods in southwestern Japan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 5 (ANI): Seven people were killed and four missing due to massive flooding triggered by torrential rain in the southwestern Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported citing local media.
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Iran files lawsuit against U.S. over sanctions amid COVID-19 fight
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 5 (Xinhua/ANI): Iran has filed a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice against the United States over effects of sanctions on Iran's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Leila Joneidi, Iran's presidential aide for legal affairs, said on Saturday.
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50 people killed, many missing following Jade mine's collapse in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], July 02 (ANI): At least 50 people died and many others are still missing after Jade mine in Hpakant township of Myanmar's Kachin state collapsed on Thursday, Xinhua reported citing the local village administration office
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Millions of Syrians go to sleep hungry: aid organizations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 30 (Xinhua/ANI): A staggering 9.3 million Syrians are now going to sleep hungry and more another two million are at risk of a similar fate, international NGOs said in a joint statement Monday.
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