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Strike in Belgium hits public transport, services
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Public services in Belgium, including schools and transport networks, were disrupted on Tuesday after trade unions staged a one-day nationwide strike, local media reported.
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Australian PM announces new ministry
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday revealed the first ministry of his new Labor government, featuring record 13 women in the 30-member team.
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UN says 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The overall number of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Somalia has risen to 7.7 million from 5.9 million in 2021, the United Nations relief agency said on Tuesday.
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Canada introduces new firearm-control bill to freeze handguns
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The Canadian ruling party has tabled a new firearm-control bill which features a national freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns, local media reported Tuesday.
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Boko Haram militants kill 3 soldiers, 4 civilians in Cameroon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Yaounde [Cameroon], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Militants of the terror group Boko Haram killed at least three soldiers and four civilians in a raid early Tuesday in Cameroon's Far North region, according to security and local sources.
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Bangladesh to start week-long campaign to expedite COVID-19 vaccination wi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh will conduct a week-long special campaign from June 4 to expedite the inoculation with COVID-19 booster doses.
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Taiwan lowers forecast for 2022 economic growth
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan's statistics agency has lowered the expectation for the island's economic growth in 2022 to 3.91 per cent, down 0.51 percentage points from the February forecast.
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Brazil sees 63 COVID-19 deaths a day, national death toll hits 666,516
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 63 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's pandemic death toll to 666,516, the Health Ministry said Monday.
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Iranian top commander says 'Israel killed IRGC member,' vows revenge
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief on Monday blamed Israel for the recent killing of its officer in Tehran and vowed to avenge, the IRGC said on its website.
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32 killed in building collapse in SW Iran
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Thirty-two bodies have so far been recovered from the rubble of a 10-storey commercial building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan, the official news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
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Israel warns citizens against traveling to Turkey over Iran attack concern
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Monday warned Israelis not to travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination of a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) officer last week.
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Death toll rises to 56 from Brazil heavy rains
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll rose to 56 from the heavy rains in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, authorities said on Sunday.
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