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State of emergency in Kazakhstan, curfew from 11pm to 7am
Kazakh President urges citizens to ignore provocations
Turkey logs 54,724 daily COVID-19 cases
Ankara, Jan 4 (UNI/Xinhua) Turkey on Tuesday reported 54,724 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,652,394, according to its health ministry.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 137 to 82,932, while 26,561…
Another HK media outlet, ‘Citizen News’ to shut today
Hong Kong, Jan 3: Another independent Hong Kong news site Citizen News will be shutting down on January 4 due to the deteriorating conditions of media organizations in the city.
This announcement came days after several senior employees of…
Kuwait’s Haitham Al-Ghais elected new secretary general of OPEC
Kuwait City, Jan 3 (UNI/Sputnik) The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has elected Haitham Al-Ghais, the candidate of the Kuwaiti delegation, as its new secretary general, an OPEC source told Sputnik on Monday.
According…
IS ambush kills 5 Syrian soldiers
Damascus (Syria), Jan 3: Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 others wounded when the Islamic State militants targeted their military bus in eastern Syria overnight Sunday, the media reported on Monday.
A missile attack targeted the bus…
22 injured in quake in China’s Yunnan
Kunming (China), Jan 2 (Xinhua) Twenty-two people were injured in a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in China's Yunnan Province at 1502 hours on Sunday, local authorities said.
The quake struck near the border…
Jamaat-e-Islami chief calls for Imran Khan’s resignation over ‘mafia raj’
Islamabad, Jan 2 (UNI) Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has called for the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation saying that there are mafias all over the country, and 2022 will be the last year of the…
Russian giant Gazprom records 514.8 B units of gas in 2021
Moscow, Jan 2 (Sputnik) Russian energy giant Gazprom produced 514.8 billion cubic meters of gas in 2021,
which is its highest result in 13 years, Chairman of the Management Committee Alexey Miller said Sunday.
"In 2021, we produced…
India sends 500,000 doses of Covaxin to Afghanistan
New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) India on Saturday supplied 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to Afghanistan, and will be supplying an additional batch of 500,000 doses in the coming weeks.
The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement,…
Taliban stops Pakistan from trespassing and building fence
Pakistani military had exceeded up to 15 km into Afghanistan territory
Tibet not historically part of China: Tibetan Govt in Exile hit back
Dharamshala, Dec 31: The Tibetan Government in Exile on Friday firmly rejected Beijing’s contention that Tibet has always been a part of China and said that since the illegal and violent occupation of Tibet, China has oppressed the Tibetans…
China’s Shaanxi province reports 1,301 COVID cases
Xi'an (China), Dec 31: China's Shaanxi province reported 165 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of local cases in the latest resurgence to 1,301.
Since the epidemic emerged on December 9, Xi'an, the…
Russia firmly defends interests of country, security of citizens – Putin
NATO transforming Ukraine into military foothold against Russia - Lavrov
NATO chief confirms alliance ready for talks with Russia on Jan 12
Brussels, Dec 31: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed on Friday that the military alliance was ready for talks with Russia on Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin suggested that NATO give Russia security guarantees.
"Spoke…
India votes for UNSC resolution to renew mandate of Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate
United Nations, Dec 31 (UNI) As it prepares to chair the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in 2022, India has voted in favour of a resolution to renew the mandate of the CTC Executive Directorate, and urged member…
Blinken, French, German, UK counterparts reaffirm support for Ukraine
Washington, Dec 30: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed over the telephone with his French, German and UK counterparts coordination on Russia regarding the tensions with Ukraine as well as US concerns over Iran’s nuclear program,…
North Australia jolted by Indonesian earthquake, no injuries, damages reported
Canberra, Dec 30 Parts of northern Australia was jolted by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Indonesia early Thursday morning, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The tremor was felt at about 3:55 am local…
Saleh located in Panjshir, Afghan resistance has enough weapons
Dushanbe, Dec 28: Ex-Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh is located in the Panjshir province, and resistance forces against the Taliban have enough weapons and military equipment there, Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Muhammad…
Bangladesh Railway signs deal with Chinese firm for wagons
Dhaka, Dec 28: Bangladesh Railway has signed a deal with a Chinese firm to purchase 580 wagons for expanding its freight train service capacity.
Bangladesh Railway and CRRC Shandong Co., Ltd. signed the deal at a ceremony held in the…
Uttarakhand: PM to inaugurate and lay foundations for projects worth Rs. 17500 Crores
New Delhi, Dec 28: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Haldwani, Uttarakhand on December 30 and will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crores.
Among the 23 projects, foundation stone will…
