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Kenya lifts ban on scrap metal trade
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya Tuesday lifted its ban on the trade of scrap metal that was put in place in January in order to curb vandalism of critical infrastructure.
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White House says efforts needed to fix "broken" US immigration system
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The White House on Monday said that the US immigration system is "broken" and has been "long overdue to be fixed."
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Tanzanian president pardons over 3,500 prisoners to mark union between Tan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dar Es Salaam [Tanzania], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday pardoned 3,826 prisoners as a gesture to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
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UNHCR welcomes release of illegal migrants from detention in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the release of 35 illegal migrants from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
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Israel says seizes 100 grenades smuggled from Lebanon for 'terror attacks'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli security forces said on Tuesday that they foiled an attempt to smuggle from Lebanon some 100 grenades intended for future "terror attacks" in Israel.
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Japan's PM, South Korean delegation agree to improve bilateral ties
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday agreed it was necessary to improve ties between both countries that have become strained over the years.
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Second Ebola patient died in NW DR Congo: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a second case of Ebola in the northwestern part of the country after declaring a new Ebola outbreak over the weekend, confirmed Tuesday the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Israel to reopen main crossing point with Gaza to boost economy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Tuesday decided to reopen the Erez crossing point on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip after economic losses in the impoverished coastal enclave had piled up.
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Malaysia reports 2,478 new COVID-19 infections, 8 more deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 2,478 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 4,433,551, according to the health ministry.
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Shanghai reports 1,661 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 26 (ANI): China's economic hub Shanghai on Monday reported 1,661 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 15,319 local asymptomatic carriers, Xinhua reported citing the municipal health commission as saying on Tuesday.
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Russia expels 40 German diplomats in retaliatory move
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has declared 40 German diplomats "personae non gratae" in a tit-for-tat move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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US, NATO presence in Afghanistan leads to only destruction, massacre: Iran
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 25 (ANI): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the presence of the United States and NATO in Afghanistan has led to nothing but destruction and massacre in the Asian country, according to the presidency's website, reported Xinhua.
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