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IMF approves extended credit release of USD 212mn to Congo: Executive Board

Dec 17, 2021

Washington [US], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Executive Board has approved the immediate release of more than $212 million to back up the international reserves of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, the fund announced in a press release.

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US President Joe Biden

Biden warns of winter of 'severe illness, death' for unvaccinated as Omicron cases spike

Dec 17, 2021

Washington [US], December 17 : Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant globally, US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned about a winter of "severe illness and death" for unvaccinated Americans as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the country.
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China's Sinovac booster shot is 94 pc efficient against Omicron, claims company

Dec 17, 2021
French Defence Minister Florence Parly

French Defence Minister Florence Parly to begin India's visit today

Dec 17, 2021

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US Congress passes bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang

Dec 17, 2021

Washington [US], December 17 : US Congress on Thursday passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang region...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

World cannot defeat pandemic in uncoordinated way: UN Chief

Dec 17, 2021

New York [US], December 17 : Arguing that the world "cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way",...
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US Senate confirms appointment of Nicholas Burns as next ambassador to China

Dec 16, 2021

Washington [US], December 17 : US Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of career diplomat Nicholas Burns as...
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First batch of Saudi humanitarian aid delivered to Afghanistan: Report

Dec 16, 2021
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin

Lithuania concerns over diplomats' safety 'purely groundless': China

Dec 16, 2021
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Morocco's extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serious rights violations, argue UN experts

Dec 16, 2021
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US: Kentucky tornado death toll rises to 75, number of missing down to 16

Dec 16, 2021
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Turkey confirms 18,100 daily COVID-19 cases

Dec 16, 2021
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Dec 16, 2021
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Venezuela violated jurist's rights, says UN Human Rights Committee

Dec 16, 2021
US President Joe Biden

Biden signs bill to increase debt limit by USD 2.5tn into law: White House

Dec 16, 2021
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Pak failed to prosecute terrorists, including 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Masood Azhar, says US report

Dec 16, 2021
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COVID-19 cases rise to 527,714 in Myanmar

Dec 16, 2021
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MQM-Pakistan holds women-only protest against 'black law' passed in Karachi

Dec 16, 2021
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WHO chief raises concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa

Dec 16, 2021