Belarus set for new protest
MINSK, Sept 06 (BBC): Large protests are expected to be held again in Belarus calling for long-time President Alexander Lukashenko to step down as a crackdown intensifies.On Saturday, security agents in the capital Minsk detained dozens of people, mostly students, in the fourth weekend of protests.Opponents say Mr Lukashenko rigged...
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India records over 90,000 corona cases in single day
NEW DELHI, Sept 06 (PTI): India's COVID-19 tally of cases went past 41 lakh with a record 90,632 people being infected in a day, while 31,80,865 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 77.32 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The total...
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Birmingham stabbings leave one dead, 7 hurt
LONDON, Sept 06 (BBC): Police have launched a murder investigation after being called to reports of stabbings in Birmingham city centre in the early hours of Sunday.One man died, another man and a woman suffered serious injuries, while five others received injuries which were not thought to be life-threatening.Chief Superintendent...
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Protests, confrontations flare in US cities
NEW YORK, Sept 06 (Reuters): Armed supporters of the police and anti-racism protesters squared off near the famed Kentucky Derby horse race on Saturday, as duelling demonstrations over racial justice and policing continued to grind on across US cities.As the afternoon wore on, a large group of protesters marched toward...
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More countries to test China's virus vaccines
BEIJING, Sept 06 (Reuters): China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Saturday they have each found two more countries to run late-stage clinical tests of their coronavirus vaccine candidates, as China steps up its efforts in the global race.Serbia and Pakistan have agreed to participate in...
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200,000 ordered to evacuate as Japan braces for storm
TOKYO, Sept 06 (BBC): More than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate areas of Japan threatened by an approaching storm.Typhoon Haishen is expected to intensify on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, storm surges and winds of more than 100mph (160km/h).It will move past Kyushu on Sunday, and is expected make...
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Austria unveils COVID-19 traffic light
VIENNA, Sept 06 (Xinhua): The COVID-19 "traffic light" system has officially started operation in Austria, the government announced on Friday.Due to the consistently high number of new infections, Austria's three large cities -- Vienna, Linz and Graz -- as well as the Tyrolean district of Kufstein light up in "yellow"...
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Kim vows to overcome typhoon damage
SEOUL, Sept 06 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited typhoon-stricken areas in the northeast, fired a top official there and promised to send 12,000 workers from Pyongyang for recovery efforts, state media reported Sunday.It's the latest in a series of high-profile visits by Kim and his deputies...
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NZ reports five virus cases
WELLINGTON, Sept 06 (Xinhua): New Zealand reported five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.Of the five new cases reported, one was an imported case detected in a managed isolation facility. Four were defined as community cases linked to the wider Auckland...
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Airstrikes kill eight militants in Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Sept 06 (Xinhua): Eight militants have been confirmed dead as military planes struck a gathering of Taliban militants in Charbolak district of northern Balkh district on Saturday.Army spokesman in the northern region Hanif Rezai said Sunday.Taliban militants were gathered in Sabzikar area of the restive district to target security...
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