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US gun violence int'l embarrassment: Biden |
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Washington | Friday, 2021 3:45:05 PM IST |
| US President Joe Biden called gun violence in the country an "epidemic" and an "international embarrassment", as he delivered a speech from the White House introducing new executive actions aimed at addressing the issue. ... read.. |
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Indonesia floods toll climbs to 165 |
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Jakarta | Friday, 2021 3:15:05 PM IST |
| The death toll from the floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has increased to 165 with 45 still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said. ... read.. |
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US to help India achieve 450 GW green energy goal: Kerry |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry has welcomed India's ambitious goal of generating 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 and said that Washington will help New Delhi achieve it by helping mobilise international funding. ... read.. |
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US expresses concern over Tigray crisis |
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Washington | Friday, 2021 1:15:06 PM IST |
| President Joe Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan expressed US concern over the crisis in the Tigray region to Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, the White House said. ... read.. |
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Morocco receives COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX |
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Others | April 9, 2021 8:13:53 AM IST |
| Rabat [Morocco], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco on Thursday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through the global vaccine-sharing facility COVAX, the Ministry of Health said. ... read.. |
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Instagram, Facebook recover after brief outage |
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California | April 9, 2021 7:13:46 AM IST |
| Social networking sites Facebook and Instagram were temporarily down on Thursday in many parts of the world for a short duration because of which users were unable to send or receive messages. ... read.. |
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US lawmakers plan to introduce bill to counter China threat |
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Washington | April 9, 2021 6:43:47 AM IST |
| US lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials; build closer US relations with Taiwan and place more checks on Beijing's military operations and territorial claims, among other measures intend ... read.. |
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Royal conflict resolved, says Jordan's King |
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Amman | April 9, 2021 6:13:49 AM IST |
| Jordan's King Abdullah II has said that a sedition attempt has been quashed and that he has mended his relationship with his half-brother, who the government had accused of spearheading a plot against the country's leaders. ... read.. |
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Brazil reports highest daily death toll of 4,249 People |
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Others | April 9, 2021 5:43:57 AM IST |
| Brasilia [Brazil], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil has registered 4,249 new fatalities caused by the coronavirus within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said. ... read.. |
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One dead among 6 shot in Texas |
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Bryan | April 9, 2021 4:13:50 AM IST |
| A gunman shot six people, killing one, at a local business in Bryan, Texas, Bryan Police Department Chief Eric Buske said in a press conference. ... read.. |
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Argentina registers record 23,683 new COVID-19 cases |
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Others | April 9, 2021 4:13:47 AM IST |
| Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has registered 23,683 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak for the third day in a row, the national Ministry of Health sa ... read.. |
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Israel remembers Holocaust victims |
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Tel Aviv | Thursday, 2021 10:15:06 PM IST |
| Israel paused on Thursday to mourn the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Second World War on Holocaust Remembrance Day. ... read.. |
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Turkey denies it snubbed EU chief during Ankara visit |
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Ankara | Thursday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in line with "demands and suggestions from the EU side", rejecting criticism that Ankara snubbed her. ... read.. |
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Jemima Goldsmith slams ex-husband over rape remarks |
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Islamabad | Thursday, 2021 8:15:05 PM IST |
| The recent statement by the Pakistani premier Imran Khan about the increasing rape and sexual cases in the country has sparked uproar not within the country but also from across the globe. To add more to his criticism, his former wife Jemima Goldsmith has ... read.. |
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Aus to convene national women's safety summit |
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Canberra | Thursday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| The Australian government announced that it will convene a national summit on women's safety in July, which will shape a new plan to prevent all kinds of violence, including domestic and sexual, against women and children. ... read.. |
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NZ delivers next phase of climate action |
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Wellington | Thursday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| The New Zealand government on Thursday delivered on a key election commitment to tackling climate change by banning new low and medium temperature coal-fired boilers and partnering with the private sector to help it transit away from fossil fuels. ... read.. |
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G20 Ministers call for continued Covid spending |
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Rome | Thursday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Finance Ministers and central bank governors from the world's largest economies have agreed on continued financial backing for countries struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic "as long as required", said the co-chair of a virtual G20 summit. ... read.. |
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US, Iraq agree to redeploy coalition forces |
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Washington | Thursday, 2021 6:45:06 PM IST |
| The US and Iraq have agreed to redeploy the remaining Washington-led coalition combat troops outside the war-torn country to contribute in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official statement said. ... read.. |
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Jordan's King says Prince Hamzah in his care |
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Amman | Thursday, 2021 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Jordan's King Abdullah II said that his step-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza, who was accused by authorities of being part of a plot to destabilise the country, was "with his family, at his palace, in my care". ... read.. |
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San Francisco launches new neighbourhood vax site |
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San Francisco | Thursday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the opening of a new neighbourhood Covid-19 vaccine site in Excelsior District to bolster the city's ongoing efforts to ensure that highly impacted areas have equitable access to a jab against the virus. ... read.. |
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Over 5mn Italian students back in school |
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Rome | Thursday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| More than five million students across Italy returned to schools for in-person classes, after months of distant learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. ... read.. |
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All options open regarding Nile dam: Sudan |
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Khartoum | Thursday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| Sudan's Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Yasir Abbas said Khartoum is open to all options, including resorting to the UN Security Council, regarding the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river following the failure of the ... read.. |
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UNHCR urges equal access to Covid vax for refugees |
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Geneva | Thursday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called for "concerted international action and solidarity" to secure access to Covid-19 vaccines for refugees, as well as for the forcibly displaced and stateless people. ... read.. |
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Egyptian FM visits Lebanon |
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Beirut | Thursday, 2021 3:15:06 PM IST |
| Visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Lebanese President Michel Aoun here during which he affirmed Cairo's "solidarity with Lebanon and its support for efforts to form a new government". ... read.. |
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IS frees 46 people in Syrian desert |
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Damascus | Thursday, 2021 3:15:06 PM IST |
| The Islamic State (IS) has released 46 people out of the 59 the terror group abducted 24 hours ago in the Syrian desert region, a war monitor reported. ... read.. |
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Indonesia floods: Death toll climbs to 138 |
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Jakarta | Thursday, 2021 2:15:05 PM IST |
| The death toll from the floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has increased to 138, the National Disaster Management Agency said. ... read.. |
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Iran boosts uranium enrichment capacity to 16,500 SWUs |
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Tehran | Thursday, 2021 1:45:05 PM IST |
| Iran has increased its uranium enrichment capacity to 16,500 separative work units (SWUs), Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said, official Islamic Republic News agency reported. ... read.. |
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IMF chief urges policymakers to foster fair recovery |
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Washington | Thursday, 2021 11:15:07 AM IST |
| The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers to take the right actions by giving everyone a fair shot, as global economy is seeing a multi-speed recovery. ... read.. |
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G20 calls on IMF to prepare for new SDR allocation |
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Washington | Thursday, 2021 10:15:05 AM IST |
| Finance officials from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prepare for a new allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) while agreeing to extend debt relief for the world's poorest countries through the ... read.. |
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Colombia reports 11,381 new COVID-19 cases |
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Asia | April 8, 2021 7:43:55 AM IST |
| Bogota [Columbia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 11,381 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 2,479,617, the ministry of health and social protection said Wednesday. ... read.. |
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US 'maintains capacity' to resist threat jeopordising Taiwan: Price |
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Washington | April 8, 2021 6:43:52 AM IST |
| The United States maintains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security or the social or economic system of the people on Taiwan, said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Wednesday (local ... read.. |
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Scientists call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins |
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New York | April 8, 2021 5:43:54 AM IST |
| A group of international scientists called for a new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 on Wednesday after China and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a scrutinized report last week concluding that the virus most likely came from wildli ... read.. |
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Turkey sentences 32 to life in jail for failed coup in 2016 |
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Asia | April 8, 2021 5:13:52 AM IST |
| Ankara [Turkey], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 32 people, including former soldiers, to life in jail for their involvement in the 2016 defeated coup, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. ... read.. |
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China on back foot over potential boycott of Beijing Winter Games |
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Beijing | April 7, 2021 11:43:59 PM IST |
| The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that boycotting the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing would go against the spirit of the Olympic Charter after the United States hinted at the idea of discussing with its partner a possible boycott of the u ... read.. |
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