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New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked world leaders for their wishes on India crossing the 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations mark. India attained the milestone of administering 100 crore COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday morning. Several world leaders congratulated India on this achievement. In reply to a tweet by Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister Modi said: "Thank you

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked world leaders for their wishes on India crossing the 100 crore vaccinations mark. India attained the milestone of administering 100 crore COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday morning. Several world leaders congratulated India on this achievement. In reply to a tweet by Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister Modi said: "Thank you Lyonchhen

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday with the technology sector forging ahead, while industrials lagged.

MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Russia-China relations are "not directed against anyone" and are in the interests of both countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday in Sochi.

Paris [France], October 22 (ANI): The global anti-terror watchdog - Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-- on Thursday announced that it is removing Mauritius and Botswana from its 'grey list', while retaining Pakistan in the increased monitoring list as the country needs more improvement. However, Jordan, Mali and Turkey have been included in the 'grey list' and have agreed to work with FATF to address the strategic defici

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): India will grow by 10.5 per cent or even more, according to Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, said a press release from the Public Affairs Forum of India. He was speaking at the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI)'s 8th National Forum with the theme "Reviving the Economy: Reimagine. Reboot. Reform" which was held virtually today. Dr Kumar further clarified, "Unevenness in dem

Paris [France], October 22 (ANI): Terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday expressed concern about the current evolving money laundering and terrorist financing risk environment in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the nation. "In light of recent events in Afghanistan, the FATF, as the global standard-setting body for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, expre

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Thursday as market participants digested the nation's jobless claims numbers.

New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The fourth general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) concludes on Thursday which was held virtually between October 18 and 21. The assembly concludes with a promise to achieve $1 trillion global in solar investments by 2030. The ISA also announced a partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to mobilize $1 trillion in global investments for solar energy across ISA's mem

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Beijing [China], October 21 (ANI): Accusing the US basketball player Enes Kanter of trying to draw attention, China on Thursday downplayed the Boston Celtics team player's video message on Twitter in which he calls for independence for Tibet. When asked a question during a presser, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the "player you mentioned was clout-chasing, trying to get attention" with Tibet-relate

CHICAGO, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened.

A tearful Annerie Kemp was on Tuesday crowned as the winner of the 2021 Toyota Fortuner Challenge, walking away with the R600 000 car and dedicating the win to her husband who started chemotherapy on her victorious day.

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Hundreds of teachers in the western province of Herat gathered and called on the Taliban to pay their salaries, as they have not been paid for over four months, local media reported on Thursday. The teachers demanded that the Islamic Emirate facilitate their payments, saying that they have been grappling with severe economic challenges, Tolo News reported. "The teachers didn't have a

New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the city police not to harass or park vehicles outside the premises of restaurants and bars which have moved Court with their plea seeking permission to sell or serve flavoured hookahs. Justice Rekha Palli, however, said that police may conduct random checks to know the status of whether hookahs are being served or not. There is no purpose in c

LONDON, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Another 52,009 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time that figure has been above 50,000 since July 17, according to official figures released Thursday.

Paris [France], October 21 (ANI): Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday placed Turkey on its grey list for failing to check terror financing. "Turkey had a mutual evaluation, assessment in late 2019. The report outlined a large number of serious issues regarding Turkey's effort to prevent and combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Since then, Turkey has made some progress across all areas of concern, ho

WASHINGTON D.C.: US health officials have notified states that they can now order doses of COVID-19 vaccines for younger children, even before they are authorized for use, establishing the foundations for the coming national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children under 12.

Over the next three weeks, federal officials will discuss making available smaller-dose vaccinations to the 28 million American children

Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Pfizer and BioNTech said on Thursday that a booster shot of their COVID-19 vaccine has shown 95.6 per cent efficacy when compared to those who did not receive the booster dose. They said that the first results from any randomized, controlled COVID-19 vaccine booster trial demonstrate a relative high vaccine efficacy against disease during a period when Delta was the prevalent strain"Pfiz

ANKARA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's central bank cut its benchmark policy rate by 200 basis points (bps) on Thursday, a surprising move that beat economists' expectations of 50 bps to 100 bps rate cut and has extended the losses of the embattled national currency.

FRANKFURT, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- German stocks closed down on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX index down 50.36 points, or 0.32 percent, to close at 15,472.56 points.

Bejing [China], October 21 (ANI): China on Thursday strongly condemned and rejected the report on the political relations and cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Taiwan adopted by the European Parliament. Speaking at a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin urged the European Parliament to immediately stop its "words and deeds" that undermined China's sovereignty and territorial inte

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): After the Taliban took over the reins of Afghanistan in August, international aid has dried up resulting in deteriorating public health facilities for the Afghan citizens. Pamela Constable, writing in The Washington Post said that with aid slow to enter Afghanistan, public health facilities are turning many patients away. For years, Dasht-e-Barchi State Hospital, popularly known as 1

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania-Zambia railway recorded a 19.4 percent rise in freight traffic in the 2020/2021 financial year ended June 30, 2021, said the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, the operator, in a statement Thursday.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 21 (ANI): An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out in the Chanapora area of Srinagar on Thursday. "Encounter has started at Chanapora area of Srinagar. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," tweeted Kashmir Zone Police. In another incident, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected on Thursday morning on the Natio