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9 suspects detained after building collapses in central China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Changsha [China], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Public security authorities detained nine people on Sunday after a self-constructed residential building collapsed Friday in central China's Hunan Province.
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Heavy police presence keeps motorcycle protest under control in Ottawa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Ottawa police officers on Saturday continued their enhanced operations in the downtown area of Canada's capital city to manage protests and events of this weekend's Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.
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S Korea reports 37,771 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 37,771 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,275,649, the health authorities said on Sunday.
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S Korean president-elect names security adviser, 5 senior secretaries
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday named his national security adviser, five senior secretaries and four other members of the presidential office, according to Yoon's presidential transition team.
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New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.4 variant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border amid 12,699 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
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Malaysia reports 2,107 new COVID-19 infections, 5 more deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur, May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,107 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,448,004, according to the health ministry.
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Iran's UN envoy warns against politicizing Syria's chemical weapons issue
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran said politicizing Syria's chemical weapons issue would jeopardize the authority of the world's chemical weapons watchdog and hinder constructive dialogue with Syria on the issue, Iranian Press TV reported Saturday.
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8 children killed in tricycle accident in Egypt's Nile Delta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): At least eight children were killed on Saturday as a passenger tricycle overturned and sank in an irrigation channel in Egypt's Nile Delta province of Beheira, said the country's public prosecution in a statement.
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Sudan: Weak economy, political impasse casts shadow over Eid celebrations
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A weak economy and a lingering political impasse have spoiled the joy of the Sudanese people in the run-up to this year's Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Iran says Iraq ready to pay debts for energy imports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq is ready to pay its debts to Iran and the repayment procedure will begin in the coming days, Yahya Al Eshaq, chairman of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, told the Iranian news agency IRNA on Saturday.
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Putin, Zelensky both invited to G20: Indonesian president
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia has invited both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Group of 20 (G20) summit in November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Friday.
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Malaysia reports 2,579 new COVID-19 infections, 6 new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 30 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia reported 2,579 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,445,897, according to the health ministry.
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