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32 die in Zimbabwean bus accident
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 32 people died Thursday night when a bus carrying members of the Zion Christian Church was involved in an accident in Chipinge, southeastern Zimbabwe.
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Philippines slams US human rights report as 'baseless'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines on Friday demanded the United States to provide details of human rights abuses allegedly committed by Philippine security forces, slamming its human rights report for churning out baseless allegations.
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South Korea reports 125,846 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 125,846 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,104,869, the health authorities said Friday.
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Australia's COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to rise
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 30 deaths on Friday, including 16 in New South Wales, the country's most populous state.
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South Korea to lift all social-distancing rules except mask mandate
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea decided Friday to lift all social-distancing rules next week, except for mask mandate, as the COVID-19 pandemic was estimated to have peaked last month.
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Lack of humanitarian funding risks ruining political momentum in Yemen: UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warned Thursday that a lack of humanitarian funding in Yemen may undermine the current political momentum.
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Shanghai logs 3,200 local, 19,872 asymptomatic COVID cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 15 (ANI): China's economic hub Shanghai reported 3,200 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 19,872 local asymptomatic carriers on Thursday, the municipal health commission said Friday, reported Xinhua.
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German police smash extremist group targeting politicians
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 14 (ANI/Xinhua): In a large-scale operation, German police smashed a right-wing extremist group that planned attacks against the state and politicians, authorities of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate said on Thursday.
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Two Palestinians killed, four injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], April 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Palestinians were killed and four injured on Thursday by Israeli soldiers during clashes in Kafr Dan village near the West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
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Road accident in southern Afghanistan leaves 18 injured
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): As many as 18 people were injured after a pick-up truck overturned in Zabul province of southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Xinhua reported citing a local source.
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Death toll in Philippines from storm Megi up to 121
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines over last weekend rose to 121, including 81 victims buried by landslides in central Philippine city, authorities said Thursday.
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At least 26 dead in Nigeria wooden boat mishap
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 26 bodies have been recovered so far after a wooden boat capsized in a river in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto, local authorities said on Wednesday.
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