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France kicks off second round of legislative elections
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): French voters started to cast a ballot in 572 run-off races on Sunday to elect the 577-member National Assembly.
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New Zealand reports 3,235 community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 3,235 community cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
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Attack on passenger bus leaves two dead in SW Rwanda
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kigali [Rwanda], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people were killed and six injured when armed insurgents attacked a passenger bus Saturday afternoon in southwestern Rwanda, Rwandan police said.
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UN chief warns against stigma, discrimination fueled by internet, social m
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday warned against the stigma and discrimination fanned by the Internet and social media.
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Malaysia reports 2,127 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,127 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,538,922, according to the health ministry.
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Lebanese wheat farmers struggle to sustain livelihoods in spiraling inflat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Crop harvesters are busy reaping the sprawling wheat fields in eastern and southern Lebanon, marking the start of this year's harvest season amid a food crisis in Lebanon compounded by global supply shortages.
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Lassa fever death toll reaches 155 in Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 155 amid government measures to reduce infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said.
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WFP says 7.4 million people food insecure in south Ethiopia amid severe dr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Severe drought has caused 7.4 million people to be food insecure in southern and south-eastern Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
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Vietnam reports 699 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 699 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 23 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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Xi seeks total victory in war against corruption
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called for coordinated action to guarantee that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to engage in corruption.
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China's investment in road, waterway infrastructure up in first five month
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): China's investment in road and waterway infrastructure saw steady expansion in the first five months of the year, data from the Ministry of Transport shows.
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UN chief warns of 'global mental health crisis'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against a "global mental health crisis," while launching a report on mental health.
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