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Marburg Virus Spreads in Tanzania, Health Officials on High Alert

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania's Ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak ...

"Divorced, widowed people should not give up hope": Dalljiet Kaur pens inspiring note after second marriage

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI): Actor Dalljiet Kaur, who recently got married for the second time, has penned a ...

Indian NGO asks UN to add more provisions, budget for people with disability

Geneva [Switzerland], March 22 (ANI): An Indian NGO, Samarthanam International has asked the United Nations to add more provisions and ...

No signs of Russian oil production cut Bloomberg

Moscow had planned to reduce output by 500,000 barrels per day in MarchShipments of Russian seaborne crude declined last week ...

Uganda passes strict anti-homosexuality law, to criminalise those identifying as LGBTQ

Kampala [Uganda], March 22 (ANI): Uganda has passed strict legislation for homosexual relationships in the country which criminalises anyone identifying ...

Xi, Putin vow to deepen strategic partnership in fruitful talks

© Provided by Xinhua MOSCOW, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on ...

Nigeria's Obi, Atiku Challenge Presidential Election Results

Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria's two main opposition leaders on Tuesday filed petitions seeking to cancel results from last month's disputed ...

UN: School Meal Programs More than Just a Plate of Food

New York - Nearly 420 million children benefited from free school meals last year, a new World Food Program report ...

Court revokes citizenship of gay couple's son

Namibia's Supreme Court ruled that a violation of the Citizenship Act made it unconstitutional to grant ?citizenship by descent?The Supreme ...

Multiple agreements crown historic Putin-Xi meeting

Deals between Russia and China aim to promote trade and multipolarityRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese guest Xi Jinping ...

Bird-brained? Climate change may affect intelligence in birds

Large brains are a hallmark of human evolution. Brains allow us to make sense of the world and to successfully ...

Major League Cricket: Finch, Hasaranga, Stoinis among international signings in inaugural player draft

Texas [USA], March 21 (ANI): The draft for the inaugural season of the Major Cricket League (MLC) saw international cricket ...

WPL: All-round Capsey powers Delhi Capitals into final, UP Warriorz to take on MI in eliminator after five-wicket loss

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI): An all-round show by Alice Capsey and quick knocks from skipper Meg Lanning and ...

Picking Up The Pieces

Just months before the Taliban was ousted from power in 2001, the hard-line Islamist group took a wrecking ball to ...

South Africans Stay Home to Protest Lack of Jobs, Electricity

JOHANNESBURG - Many South Africans stayed home from work Monday after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party called for a ...

Kenyan Police Defend Response to Cost-of-Living Protests

Nairobi, Kenya - Human rights advocates in Kenya are condemning what they call 'barbaric acts' by police in their response ...

Ethiopia Rejects US Accusation of War Crimes as Inflammatory

adis ababa, ethiopia - Ethiopia's government has rejected a U.S. assertion that all sides in the two-year Tigray war committed ...

Chinese debt trap hurdles Zambia's progress: Report

Zambia [Africa], March 21 (ANI): Zambia is facing an unsustainable debt burden, and debt servicing is leaving little room for ...

Kareena Kapoor Khan bids adieu to Africa with a scenic picture

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI): Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, on Tuesday, bid adieu to Africa, with a scenic picture. ...

Golf Glance: Final WGC-Match Play draws elite field

Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours. PGA ...

Namibian court revokes citizenship of gay couple's son

The Supreme Court ruled that a violation of the Citizenship Act made it unconstitutional to grant ?citizenship by descent?The Supreme ...

Mozambique's Cholera Death Toll Doubles in Cyclone Hit Region

Maputo - Officials in Mozambique say the death toll from cholera after Cyclone Freddy has doubled in the last week ...

Russia ready to deliver free grain to Africa Putin

According to the Russian president, this will happen if the Black Sea deal is not extended beyond 60 daysRussia is ...

INS Sujata visits Port Maputo in Mozambique

Maputo [Mozambique], March 21 (ANI): INS Sujata, a patrol vessel of the Indian Navy visited Port Maputo in Mozambique during ...

Maharashtra: Africa-India joint exercise AFINDEX- 2023 commences in Pune

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI): The second edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX- 2023) between India and ...

Steve Smith shouldn't lead Australia again as Pat Cummins is doing good job: Shane Watson

By Vipul KashyapDoha [Qatar], March 21 (ANI): Former Australia batter Shane Watson feels that Steve Smith shouldn't lead the national ...

Russia boosting trade with Egypt official

Bilateral cooperation boomed last year despite Western sanctions on MoscowRussia and Egypt are ramping up economic cooperation after a surge ...

Hong Kong remains most expensive location in Asia for business travel

Hong Kong, March (ANI): In spite of depressed demand for business travel to Hong Kong in 2022, it remained the ...

China's hidden Overseas Police Stations: A new Security Threat

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): In September 2022, Spain-based human rights group Safeguard first reported about Chinese Overseas Police ...

Mushfiqur Rahim tops Shakib Al Hasan's 14-year-old record as Bangladesh reach new high

Sylhet [Bangladesh], March 21 (ANI): Mushfiqur Rahim made a 60-ball hundred, getting to the landmark on the final ball of ...

Kareena Kapoor Khan posts brand new picture of husband Saif from Africa

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI): Kareena Kapoor Khan has not stopped surprising her fans with innovative posts from the ...

43,000 Died in 2022 Somalia Droughts

Droughts in Somalia may have killed an estimated 43,000 people last year, a new report by the Somali government and ...

US Determines War Crimes Committed in Ethiopia Conflict

WASHINGTON - The United States has determined that members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), Eritrean Defense Forces, Tigray ...

US Determines War Crimes Committed in Ethiopia Conflict, Blinken Says

WASHINGTON - The United States has determined that members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), Eritrean Defense Forces, Tigray ...

Kenya's Opposition Supporters Clash With Police

NAIROBI, KENYA - Opposition leader Raila Odinga's supporters demonstrated in Nairobi and other parts of the country Monday, engaging police ...

US, French Hostages in West Africa Released

U.S. hostage Jeffery Woodke has been released after more than six years in captivity in West Africa, White House national ...

All-round New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by innings and 48 runs, finish at 6th position in ICC World Test Championship

Wellington [New Zealand], March 20 (ANI): Double centuries from Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls and top spells from Blair Tickner, ...

IBA Women's World Boxing C'ships: Lovlina, Sakshi advance to quarter-finals

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): The Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist Sakshi ...

Cricket South Africa announces list of centrally contracted women's players for 2023-24 season

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 20 (ANI): Cricket South Africa announced the 15 women players who have received the new central ...

Agriculture minister Tomar directs NAFED to promote millet year globally

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar has directed its agency National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing ...

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You filled our 'jholi' with happiness, an emotional Padma awardee tells PM Modi

New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The Padma awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday saw some touching moments with ...

Marburg Virus Spreads in Tanzania, Health Officials on High Alert

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Tanzania's Ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak ...

"Divorced, widowed people should not give up hope": Dalljiet Kaur pens inspiring note after second marriage

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 22 (ANI): Actor Dalljiet Kaur, who recently got married for the second time, has penned a ...

Indian NGO asks UN to add more provisions, budget for people with disability

Geneva [Switzerland], March 22 (ANI): An Indian NGO, Samarthanam International has asked the United Nations to add more provisions and ...

No signs of Russian oil production cut Bloomberg

Moscow had planned to reduce output by 500,000 barrels per day in MarchShipments of Russian seaborne crude declined last week ...

Uganda passes strict anti-homosexuality law, to criminalise those identifying as LGBTQ

Kampala [Uganda], March 22 (ANI): Uganda has passed strict legislation for homosexual relationships in the country which criminalises anyone identifying ...

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