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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 Richter scale jolts Philippines
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Batangas province on the main Philippine island of Luzon at 5:50 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
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Shanghai reports 52 confirmed, 570 asymptomatic local Covid-19 infections
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], May 22 (ANI): Amid the rising Covid-19 infections in China, Shanghai, the export capital of the country reported 52 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 570 local asymptomatic cases on Saturday, Xinhua stated.
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Israel confirms 1st monkeypox case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed the country's first monkeypox case after the viral disease has recently been detected across North America and Europe.
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Iraq reports 90 hemorrhagic fever cases, 18 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Saturday that up to 90 cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) have been registered in Iraq, including 18 deaths.
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Erdogan urges Sweden, Finland to address Turkey's security concerns
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with leaders of Sweden and Finland on Saturday, urging the two NATO applicant states to address Turkey's security concerns.
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1 killed in building collapse in Nigeria's economic hub
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person lost his life and another was injured on Saturday after a two-story building collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub.
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Iran President to visit Oman on May 23
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): At the invitation of Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Omani capital Muscat on Monday to discuss bilateral economic, political and cultural relations, the Iranian president's website said in a statement on
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One killed, 40-plus injured after tornado hits Northern Michigan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chicago [US], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed and more than 40 people were injured after a tornado ripped through Gaylord City in the northern part of US state of Michigan Friday afternoon, the Detroit Free Press reported.
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South Korean President appoints Prime Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday appointed Han Duck-soo as the prime minister of his government that was inaugurated on May 10.
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Counting starts as polls closing in Australian election
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Voting centers closed at 6 p.m. local time on Saturday and vote-counting in Australia's general election has begun.
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COVID-19: DPRK intensifies anti-epidemic campaign to restrict spread of vi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 21 (ANI): Health authorities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has made efforts to restrict the spread of the virus, ensure the treatment of patients and step up the material and technical preparations to cope with any possible future threat and
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Landslide kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Bamiyan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bamiyan [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Two children lost their lives in a landslide that hit a village in Waras district of central Bamiyan province on Friday, provincial administration spokesman Sabour Sighani said Saturday.
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