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South Korean president-elect nominates 8 ministers, chief secretary
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated eight more ministers and his chief secretary on Wednesday ahead of his inauguration as president on May 10.
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16 killed in truck accident in Indonesia's West Papua
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Sixteen people were killed and six others seriously injured in a truck accident in Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Wednesday, said Muhammad Khairul Basyar, a press officer at the search and rescue office in Manokwari district of the p
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Russia accuses US-funded labs of developing bio-weapons
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine were engaged in developing components of biological weapons, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.
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Malaysia reports 9,002 new COVID-19 infections, 30 new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 9,002 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,342,559, according to the health ministry.
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Boris Johnson offers apology as he pays fine for breaking COVID law, but w
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Tuesday after being fined by the Metropolitan Police (Met) for attending rule-breaking parties during the COVID-19 lockdown, but said he would not resign.
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UK PM to be fined over COVID lockdown parties
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for attending parties during the country's COVID lockdown, British media reported on Tuesday.
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Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian defence sector
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced Monday that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian defence sector.
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Iranian lawmakers demand US legal guarantee for nuke deal revival
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian lawmakers on Sunday demanded the United States provide a legal guarantee that prevents future US governments from quitting a possible agreement aimed at salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actio
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Three killed in light aircraft crash in France: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in the crash of a light aircraft on Sunday near Saint-Brieuc Airport in France's northwestern region of Brittany, local media reported.
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Russia increases spending fund to ensure economic stability
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Russian government said Sunday that it has raised its reserve fund by 273.4 billion rubles (3.4 billion US dollars) to ensure economic stability in the face of external sanctions.
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New Zealand reports 6,718 new community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand has recorded 6,718 new community cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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Traffic accident kills 17 in central Ethiopia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 17 people were killed when a transport bus carrying them overturned in Ethiopia's central Oromia regional state, local officials said on Saturday.
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