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Death toll from Naxals attack rises to 22 in central India

The death toll of security personnel in India's central state of Chhattisgarh rose to 22 in clashes with armed rebels Naxals that began on Saturday, confirmed a government official on Sunday.As many

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Official: Half of UK adults have received first COVID vaccine dose

More than half the UK's adult population has now received a first COVID vaccine dose, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Saturday."I'm delighted to be able to say that we've now vaccinated ha

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Thousands protest peacefully on the eve of Dutch election

On the eve of the Netherlands' general election, some 2,000 people gathered in The Hague on Sunday to protest against the government and its tough coronavirus lockdown. /AFP Police clashed wit

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Nigerian military aircraft crash kills seven

A Nigerian military plane crashed while approaching Abuja airport runway on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed."This is to confirm th

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Fire breaks out at vaccine manufacturing facility in India, killing 5

00:55 A large fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, Thursday. Four people were evacuated, but five others are reported to have died.T

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Cui Tiankai: China looks forward to working with Biden administration

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said in a congratulatory tweet that China looks forward to working with the administration of newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden."Congratul

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Ezra F. Vogel, prominent U.S. expert on China, dies aged 90

Ezra Feivel Vogel, a prominent expert on Asian studies and a social sciences professor at Harvard University, died aged 90 at a hospital in the U.S. state of Massachusetts on Sunday, the Fairbank Cen

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U.S. sanctions against Turkey 'contempt for international law', says Iran's Zarif

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Turkey over Ankara's acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems as "conte

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Trump says Attorney General Barr resigns

Attorney General William Barr will be leaving his job before Christmas, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday.

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U.S. removes visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Foreign Minister of Nigeria Geoffrey Onyeama (L) during a past press conference. /Getty Images The United States lowered the fee paid by

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Deal reached for UK to relax COVID-19 measures over Christmas

The four nations of the United Kingdom have agreed to relax COVID-19 restrictions together for Christmas, Times Radio's Chief Political Commentator Tom Newton Dunn said on Tuesday. /Getty Images

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Trump fires Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired Chris Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, due to Krebs' recent statement about the election.Trump tweeted that the de

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Hundreds killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict, refugees flee to Sudan

Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed on both sides of a conflict in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia this week. Ethiopia’s Nobel Peac

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Mohamed Roble officially assumes office as Somalia's prime minister

Mohamed Hussein Roble officially assumed office as Somalia's prime minister on Sunday following his appointment by President Mohamed Farmaajo.The ceremony took place at the presidential palace in

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IAEA chief to visit Tehran next Monday

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will travel to Tehran to meet with high-level Iranian authorities next Monday,

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India to pass 3m cases as Hindus celebrate festival

India is about to reach 3m total confirmed cases of coronavirus, after a record single-day increase of more than 69,000.The country has the third-highest number of infe

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Turkey may suspend diplomatic relations with UAE over Israel deal: president

ISTANBUL, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey might suspend its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), or call back its ambassador over