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6.7-magnitude quake hits 87 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 87 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina at 23:06:28 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Death toll from Havana hotel blast rises to 42
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from last week's explosion at a historic hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 42 on Tuesday, after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble, official sources said.
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UN reports surge in conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Juba [Sudan], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Cases of conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in South Sudan compared to the same period in 2021 despite an overall decrease in violence against civilians, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a report released Tuesday.
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Spain sacks spy chief over 'Pegasus' phone-hacking scandal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], May 10 (ANI): The Spanish government on Tuesday sacked the head of the country's intelligence services in the wake of the 'Pegasus' phone-hacking scandal, Xinhua reported.
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Russia won't participate in special session of UNHRC on Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Russia has chosen not to participate in an upcoming special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Ukraine, calling the event biased.
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Turkey issues arrest warrants for 28 over alleged links to 2016 coup
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 28 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.
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Myanmar's central bank blacklists 158 companies for violating regulation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has added 158 companies to a blacklist for failing to deposit export earnings into accounts in domestic banks within the prescribed periods.
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4 killed, dozens injured in stampede in Bolivia
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four students died and some 50 were injured after an apparent tear gas grenade exploded, causing a stampede in the Bolivian city of Potosi, local police said on Monday.
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Malaysia reports 2,246 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,246 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,461,135, according to the Health Ministry.
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One dead, 11 missing after fishing vessel sinks in Ghana
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): One person died and 11 people went missing after a fishing vessel sank off the coast of Ghana, local police confirmed Monday.
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Belarus celebrates 77th anniversary of Victory Day
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus hosted a series of commemorative events on Monday, dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World War II.
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Chinese vice premier reiterates dynamic zero-COVID policy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday reiterated the country's adherence to the dynamic zero-COVID policy and called for efforts to consolidate hard-won achievements in fighting COVID-19.
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