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Tropical cyclone Seroja kills 128 in Indonesia |
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Jakarta | Tuesday, 2021 7:45:06 PM IST |
| At least 128 people were killed and 72 others remain unaccounted for due to floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in the Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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NZ-Aus quarantine-free travel to begin |
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Wellington | Tuesday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| New Zealand's successful management of the Covid-19 pandemic means quarantine-free travel between the country and Australia will start on April 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Pakistan will take a decade to vaccinate 75 pc population: report |
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Islamabad | April 6, 2021 6:13:57 PM IST |
| Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan, a report published in an American publication has said that Islamabad will take around a decade to vaccinate 75 per cent of its population in contrast with the developed countries which would take a mu ... read.. |
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UK PM confirms further lockdown easing (Ld) |
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London | Tuesday, 2021 5:45:06 PM IST |
| UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that from April 12, non-essential shops will reopen and pubs and restaurants will restart outdoor dining as the country moves to step two of the roadmap out of the Covid-19 lockdown. ... read.. |
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34 IS militants killed in 3-month Iraq operation |
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Baghdad | Tuesday, 2021 4:45:05 PM IST |
| At least 34 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed and 99 others arrested during a three-month security operation in the country against the terror group, the military said. ... read.. |
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'No' military alliance with China, says Russian Foreign Minister |
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New Delhi | April 6, 2021 4:43:49 PM IST |
| Dismissing the reports of the possible military alliance between Moscow and Beijing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said Moscow is interested in inclusive cooperation and deems military alliance as "counterproductive". ... read.. |
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Palestine urges pressure on Israel over polls in E.Jerusalem |
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Ramallah | Tuesday, 2021 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said letter have been addressed to international parties, urging them to exert pressure on Israel for allowing the upcoming Palestinian elections to take place in East Jerusalem. ... read.. |
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State of emergency imposed in West Darfur |
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Khartoum | Tuesday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Sudan's Security and Defence Council has declared a state of emergency in West Darfur state and authorised forces to adopt all necessary measures to end armed clashes which led to the killing of 18 people, while 54 others were injured. ... read.. |
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3 Japanese prefectures impose stricter measures |
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Moscow | Tuesday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Stricter measures came into effect for three Japanese prefectures in an effort to combat a resurgence of Covid-19 cases under a revised law that does not require declaring a state of emergency. ... read.. |
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UK PM confirms further lockdown easing from April 12 |
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London | Tuesday, 2021 3:15:05 PM IST |
| UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that from April 12, non-essential shops will reopen and pubs and restaurants will resume outdoor dining as the country moves to step two of the roadmap out of the Covid-19 lockdown. ... read.. |
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Prakash Javadekar meets John Kerry, discusses climate, joint research |
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New Delhi | April 6, 2021 3:14:00 PM IST |
| Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on Tuesday met John Kerry, US special presidential envoy for Climate, and discussed a range of issues including climate, finance, joint research and collaboration. ... read.. |
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Vienna talks setting stage for US' return to JCPOA |
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Washington | Tuesday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| The US State Department said that its goal of Tuesday's talks in Vienna is to set the stage for a mutual return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but does not anticipate an immediat ... read.. |
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Chile's health system at capacity limit: Prez |
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Santiago | Tuesday, 2021 2:45:05 PM IST |
| Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said that the country's health system is at its capacity limit due to Covid-19, amid a new wave of infections that resulted in more than 7,000 cases a day last week. ... read.. |
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Colombia reports 10,190 new COVID-19 cases |
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Others | April 6, 2021 10:43:56 AM IST |
| Bogota [Colombia], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 10,190 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 2,456,409, the ministry of health and social protection said Monday. ... read.. |
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Amid rising tensions, China, US send warships in disputed waters |
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Beijing | April 6, 2021 9:43:52 AM IST |
| China and the United States have sailed aircraft carriers into the disputed waters in the East and South China Seas, as Beijing continues to assert its maritime claims in the region and Washington has ramped up military exercises to counter it. ... read.. |
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Brazil's COVID-19 cases exceed 13 mln |
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Others | April 6, 2021 7:43:43 AM IST |
| Brasilia [Brazil], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Monday 28,645 new COVID-19 infections and 1,319 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 13,013,601 and the national death toll to 332,752, the Health Ministry said on Monday. ... read.. |
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Over 80 cases of British Covid-19 strain confirmed in Russia |
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Others | April 6, 2021 5:43:52 AM IST |
| Moscow [Russia], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 80 cases of the British coronavirus variant have been registered in Russia, all of them are imported cases, Anna Popova, the head of the Russian public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said. ... read.. |
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity survives its first chilly Martian night |
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By Reena BhardwajWashington | April 6, 2021 4:43:45 AM IST |
| NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has survived its first cold Martian night on its own. The space agency's Perseverance rover, which landed safely in the Jezero Crater on the surface of Mars on February 18, has been carrying the helicopter Ingenuity in its ... read.. |
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More than 10 security officers killed in Afghanistan |
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Asia | April 5, 2021 10:43:50 PM IST |
| Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 11 members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces were killed with four injured in two different areas in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, security sources told local media on Monda ... read.. |
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Landslides, floods kill over 100 in Indonesia |
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Jakarta | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| More than 100 people were killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides hit East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, officials and media reports said on Monday. ... read.. |
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6.1-magnitude quake jolts NZ |
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Wellington | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted New Zealand's east sea on Monday and was widely felt in the North Island. ... read.. |
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Vietnam swears in new Prez, PM (2nd Ld) |
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Hanoi | Monday, 2021 9:45:06 PM IST |
| Vietnams ruling Communist Party on Monday swore in former Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as President, while Pham Minh Chinh, the chair of the partys Central Organisation Committee, was elected as the new premier. ... read.. |
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Ex-Malay PM denied adjournment of hearings (Ld) |
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Kuala Lumpur | Monday, 2021 9:15:06 PM IST |
| Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's attempt to overturn his corruption conviction dealt with an early blow after the country's Court of Appeal refused his request for a one-month adjournment of the hearings, which started on Monday. ... read.. |
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Thailand reports Covid clusters in jail, nightclubs |
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Bangkok | Monday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| Thailand on Monday recorded a surge in coronavirus infection with 194 new cases, mainly due to clusters found in a prison in Narathiwat province as well as night entertainment venues, according to the Centre for the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA ... read.. |
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Bulgarian PM's party wins poll (Ld) |
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Sofia | Monday, 2021 8:45:06 PM IST |
| Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's centre-right, pro-European Union GERB party won the parliamentary elections held during the weekend but fell short of an absolute majority, official interim results showed on Monday. ... read.. |
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Indian-American activist fights for son's treatment |
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Washington | Monday, 2021 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Jo Kaur, an Indian-American activist and civil rights lawyer, is is now fighting for the treatment of her 15-month son, who has been diagnosed with a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder and is reaching out to scientists, researchers and physicians. ... read.. |
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Israeli President starts post-election talks |
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Tel Aviv | Monday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday began consultations with party leaders two weeks after the country held its fourth parliamentary elections in two years which also ended in a deadlock. ... read.. |
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Vietnam swears in PM as new Prez (Ld) |
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Hanoi | Monday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Vietnams ruling Communist Party on Monday confirmed that Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the country's Prime Minister since 2016, will take up the largely ceremonial role of state President. ... read.. |
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Ukraine assured of 'unwavering EU support' |
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Brussels | Monday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has assured the Ukrainian government of "unwavering support" in the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country. ... read.. |
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Vietnam elects new President |
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Hanoi | Monday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday elected Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as President. ... read.. |
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Death toll in Indonesia's flash floods reach 55 |
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Jakarta | Monday, 2021 5:15:06 PM IST |
| The death toll due to the flash floods and landslides in Indonesia'a East Nusa Tenggara province has increased to 55, a spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency said on Monday. ... read.. |
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