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Iran says pace of COVID-19 outbreak slows down
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], March 21 (Xinhua/ANI) -- The pace of COVID-19 outbreak is slowing down in almost all provinces of the country, Iran's Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi was quoted as saying by the state TV on Saturday.
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China urges US to stop virus smears
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
BEIJING [China}, Mar 20 (Xinhua/ANI) -- China urged the United States to stop smearing the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese media, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said Friday
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China announces revocation of accreditation of journalists of 3 major US n
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 18 (ANI): China has announced that it was revoking press credentials of US journalists working with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post in what Beijing said was "reciprocal countermeasures" in response to the "oppression" of Chinese media
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German car maker Volkswagen shuts down production at numerous plants
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], March 17 (Xinhua/ANI): Volkswagen would temporarily shut down production at numerous of its plants from the end of the week onwards because of the coronavirus pandemic, Herbert Diess, chairperson of the board of management (CEO) of the German car maker announced on Tuesday.
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Swearing in ceremony of 3 Israeli lawmakers amid coronavirus scare
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Mar 16 (ANI): Three Israeli lawmakers were sworn into the new parliament on Monday afternoon, without the formation of a new government after the elections again produced inconclusive results, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Netanyahu's corruption trial delayed amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Mar 15 (Xinhua/ANI): The opening of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial was postponed for two months due to the COVID-19 crisis, Israel's justice minister said on Sunday.
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COVID-19 cases rise to 140 in Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hong Kong, Mar 14 (Xinhua/ANI): Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Saturday that the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Hong Kong has risen to 140, while another case has been tested positive for the virus and is expected to be confirmed later on Saturday.
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All 16 temporary hospitals in coronavirus-hit Wuhan closed
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Wuhan [China], Mar 10 (Xinhua/ANI): The last two temporary hospitals in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province, were shut down on Tuesday, marking the closure of all 16 temporary hospitals in the city.
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Japan's Cabinet approves bill enabling Abe to declare state of emergency a
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 10 (Xinhua/ANI): The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a special bill to enable better provisions to be made to combat the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, outbreak and empowering Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if necessary as the in
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Japan imposes stricter restrictions on visitors from China, South Korea am
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Mar 10 (Xinhua/ANI): Japan has imposed stricter travel restrictions for visitors from South Korea and China, which will last through the end of March, as part of enhanced efforts by the government to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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Women in China undertake anti-coronavirus drive on Int'l Women's Day
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tianjin [China], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day when women across the world are supposed to celebrate, some of them in China have been distributing leaflets with epidemic prevention information, taking temperatures of local residents and conducting disinfect
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UN mission in Afghanistan calls for inclusion of women in peace talks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the inclusion of women in the peace talks with the Taliban, the mission said here on Sunday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
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