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Aus PM calls on EU to release Covid jabs |
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Canberra | Wednesday, 2021 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday called on the European Union (EU) to release doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. ... read.. |
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Ex-Aus PM mistaken as Uber driver |
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Canberra | Wednesday, 2021 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd briefly stepped into a new role as an Uber driver in Queensland state, giving a lift to a group of "tipsy" diners who mistakenly piled into his car. ... read.. |
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Chile postpones landmark elections |
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Santiago | Wednesday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced that this week's landmark polls to elect for councillors, mayors and, for the first time ever, regional governors and members of a constituent assembly to draft a new Constitution, will be postponed till May 15 ... read.. |
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Texas bans 'vaccine passports' |
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Houston | Wednesday, 2021 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order that bans the government mandated Covid-19 "vaccine passports". ... read.. |
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EU ready on concrete agenda with Turkey |
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Ankara | Wednesday, 2021 7:45:06 PM IST |
| Top officials of the European Union (EU) expressed readiness to work on a concrete agenda with Turkey to push forward economy and migration cooperation between the two sides. ... read.. |
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Suicidal man subdued by officials at US airport |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 7:45:06 PM IST |
| A man, who was claimed to be suicidal and a threat to himself and threatening to harm himself with a knife, was subdued by officials at Terminal 1 of the Oakland International Airport in California. ... read.. |
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US job opening, hires edged up in Feb |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 7:15:05 PM IST |
| The US Department of Labour announced hat the number of job openings and hires both edged up across the country in February. ... read.. |
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US Navy medic shoots two people |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 7:15:05 PM IST |
| A US Navy medic shot and critically injured two people at an industrial park in the state of Maryland, before heading to a nearby military base, where he was killed by the personnel there, authorities said. ... read.. |
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Pakistan to seek IMF relief to mitigate COVID-19 impact |
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Islamabad | April 7, 2021 7:13:53 PM IST |
| Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government would approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for another relief package to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. ... read.. |
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Slain policeman to lie in honour at US Capitol Rotunda |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2021 6:45:06 PM IST |
| William "Billy" Evans, the Capitol Police officer who was killed when a car rammed into him last week, will lie in honour at the US Capitol Rotunda, Congressional Democratic leaders announced. ... read.. |
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'Nile dam dispute talks fail to reach agreement' |
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Cairo | Wednesday, 2021 6:45:06 PM IST |
| The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that the latest negotiations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river made "no progress and failed to reach an agreement". ... read.. |
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Arctic militarily important for Russia: Kremlin |
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Moscow | Wednesday, 2021 6:15:07 PM IST |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin considers military presence in the Arctic as an absolutely necessary element of the country's military construction, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. ... read.. |
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US hints about boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics |
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Washington | April 7, 2021 6:14:12 PM IST |
| The United States has suggested it will not rule out the possibility of consulting with partner countries over a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games amid the growing concerns over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province. ... read.. |
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Morocco helps France thwart terror attack |
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Rabat | Wednesday, 2021 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Morocco has provided key intelligence about a planned attack on a church in France and helped the latter country stop to foil it, the Rabat-based General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) said. ... read.. |
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Britons should be realistic about foreign holiday: PM |
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London | Wednesday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson saidthat Britons should be "realistic" about international travel for holidays amid concerns over the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on the European continent. ... read.. |
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Denmark begins gradual reopening with 'Corona passport' |
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Copenhagen | Wednesday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| Danish authorities have started the gradual reopening of the country amid the pandemic with the 'Corona passport', which will officially document a negative Covid-19 test taken within the last 72 hours, a previous infection during the past two to 12 weeks ... read.. |
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Israeli Parliament inaugurated after inconclusive polls |
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Tel Aviv | Wednesday, 2021 3:45:05 PM IST |
| Newly-elected Israeli lawmakers were sworn in amid uncertainties over the possibility of forming a new government two weeks after the country's fourth election in two years also ended in a stalemate. ... read.. |
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59 killed in violent incidents in 24 hours in Afghanistan |
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Asia | April 7, 2021 12:14:06 PM IST |
| Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 59 people were killed in insurgent activities and clashes in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, according to a local independent war monitoring group early Wednesday. ... read.. |
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New Zealand boosts space technology cooperation with Germany |
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Pacific | April 7, 2021 11:44:09 AM IST |
| Wellington [New Zealand], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand's aerospace industry is getting a boost through cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which is expected to improve its capability and potentially lead to joint space missions, New Z ... read.. |
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Argentina records 20,870 new COVID-19 cases |
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Others | April 7, 2021 10:43:59 AM IST |
| Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Tuesday registered a record number of new COVID-19 cases, after 20,870 people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 2,428,029, according to the Min ... read.. |
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Usha Rao-Monari assumes role as new Associate Administrator for UNDP |
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New York | April 7, 2021 6:43:43 AM IST |
| Usha Rao-Monari of India has officially taken to office as the role of Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), following her appointment by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres l ... read.. |
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Indonesia floods: Death toll climbs to 117 |
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Jakarta | Wednesday, 2021 6:15:06 AM IST |
| The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara rose to 117, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Israeli Prez tasks Netanyahu with govt formation |
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Tel Aviv | Tuesday, 2021 10:15:06 PM IST |
| Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a government two weeks after the country's fourth election in two years also ended in a stalemate. ... read.. |
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Top EU officials head to Turkey to reset ties |
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Ankara | Tuesday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel are heading to Turkey on Tuesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an effort to reset strained relations. ... read.. |
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Aus PM welcomes NZ travel bubble |
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Canberra | Tuesday, 2021 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday welcomed New Zealand's decision to open its borders to travellers from the country. ... read.. |
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Top diplomats to meet over Iran n-deal in Vienna |
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Vienna | Tuesday, 2021 7:45:06 PM IST |
| Top diplomats are due to meet in Vienna on Tuesday to try to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), this time under new auspices. ... read.. |
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