Pakistan to allow India imports in sign of diplomatic thaw

3 years ago

I- Pakistan will allow limited imports of sugar, cotton, and wheat from India in a bid to rein in rampant inflation, signalling a further thaw in relations between the...

Assam polls: 38.08 per cent voter turnout till 1.10 pm

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Assam recorded a voter turnout of 38.08 per cent till 1.10 pm across 39 constituencies in 13 districts during the second phase of the state assembly polls, according to...

France's Macron orders limited national lockdown, school closure to contain epidemic

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday the "reinforced braking" measures will be extended to the whole country to stem a third wave of COVID-19 and schools will be closed...

Two dead as fresh wave of violence hits crucial India state poll

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Two people died as the second phase of voting in a violence-marred Indian state election kicked off Thursday, officials said, with crowds of opponents clashing on the streets despite...

Suu Kyi faces court as UN envoy warns of Myanmar civil war

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Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faced a court hearing Thursday, after a UN envoy warned of the risk of civil war and an imminent "bloodbath" as...

Xinhua world economic news summary at 0930 GMT, March 31

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Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 450 million U.S. dollars loan to Indonesia to help Bio Farma, a state-owned vaccine supplier, procure and deliver safe and effective vaccines against the...

NASA urged to respect China's sovereignty, territorial integrity

3 years ago

A Chinese government spokesperson on Wednesday called on NASA to respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and urged the United States to uphold the one-China principle and abide by the...

Japan suspends new aid to Myanmar over coup

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Japan has halted new aid to Myanmar in response to the coup, according to the country's foreign minister, but is stopping short of sanctions imposed by some nations on military...

S. African president announces alcohol sale restrictions over Easter holiday

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The sale of alcohol would be restricted as South Africa would remain at lockdown Alert Level 1 over the Easter holidays, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday night.     ...

Brazil's three military chiefs resign: Defense Ministry

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Brazil's Ministry of Defense on Tuesday announced the resignation of the commanders of the three branches of the armed forces: Army General Edson Pujol, Navy Admiral Ilques Barbosa and Air...

Uruguayan president gets first jab of Sinovac vaccine

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Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou on Monday got his first dose of the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac against COVID-19. Speaking to reporters after getting vaccinated...

Stepping up Myanmar coup penalties, US suspends trade deal

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The United States on Monday suspended a trade deal with Myanmar until a democratic government is restored in the Southeast Asian country after a Feb. 1 coup followed by a...

Ship 'partially refloated,' but still stuck in Suez Canal

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Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, without providing further details about when the...

AP Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of COVID

3 years ago

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a...

Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19     cases

3 years ago

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Monday. The same day saw 15 imported cases newly reported on the...