Hong Kong tycoon and Beijing-critic Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been ordered back to jail on Thursday as the city's highest court sided with the prosecution's request to deny him bail, Al Jazeera reported.
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Israel, Sudan agree to normalise relations, announces US President
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Sudan and Israel have agreed to the normalisation of relations, Al Jazeera reported.
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US FDA approves remdesivir, first drug to treat COVID-19 patients
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus, Al Jazeera reported citing a statement issued by Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire: Russian Foreign Minister
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 10 (ANI): Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a ceasefire from midnight on October 10, and plan to start "substantive" talks over Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday, after nearly two weeks of fierce fighting in the disputed te
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Imran Khan fails again in convincing world of 'freedom of press' i
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rome [Italy], September 05 (ANI): Imran Khan does it again. In an interview to the Arab network-- Al Jazeera, the Pakistani prime minister goes back to one of his favourite topics: Freedom of press. Repeating once again the same (most probably written) speech with the same words and the same
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Mali President resigns hours after reports of his 'arrest' by muti
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Aug 19 (ANI): Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced early on Wednesday that he is resigning from his post saying that he does not wish blood to be shed following a mutiny in the Bamako, Al Jazeera reported.
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Death toll from Beirut blast rises to 78
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut has increased to 78 people, more than 4,000 people were injured, the Al Jazeera television channel reported citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Vietnam records its first COVID-19 death
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 31 (ANI): Vietnam has reported its first coronavirus fatality after the death of an elderly man who had tested positive in Danang, Al Jazeera reported citing local media.
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Erdogan joins hundreds of worshippers for first Muslim prayers at
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by a cabinet minister and other top officials, joined hundreds of worshippers to recite the first Muslim prayers inside Hagia Sophia on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Xinjiang declared as 'wartime situation' after sudden spike in COV
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], July 19 (ANI): Chinese authorities on Sunday declared the Xinjiang province in the country's far west as "wartime situation" after the region reported a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, Al Jazeera reported.
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Syria to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], July 19 (ANI): The Syrian government is due to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday in hope for a change in the political scenario that could resolve the economic hardships of the country, Al Jazeera reported.
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New French PM says battle against 'radical Islamism' an 'absolute
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Paris [France] July 16 (ANI): The new French Prime Minister Jean Castex, has promised to be "intransigent" in defending the nation's official secularism. He gave his word to fight "radical Islamism in all its forms" as "an absolute priority", reported Al Jazeera today.
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