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March 30, 2021 9:10 PM

Three members of a polio vaccination team killed in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, three members of a polio vaccination team were killed in two separate incidents today. The incident took place today in the provincial capital Jalalabad on the second day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign for an estimated 9.2 million children below the age of 5.<br /&...

March 30, 2021 7:09 PM

Protests continue in Myanmar even as death toll crosses 510

<span style="color: #222222;">The protests continued in Myanmar on Tuesday even as the death toll crossed 510 following violent suppression by the military government of the country. Security forces shot and killed one man in the southernmost town of Kawthaung as they...

March 30, 2021 2:26 PM

Traffic resumes in Suez Canal after stranded cargo ship fully refloated

The cargo 'Ever Given' which has blocked Suez Canal for almost a week has been freed and is now on the move. Reports said the Ever Given was under way and heading for the Great Bitter Lake further along the canal, about 45 km away. Boskalis, the salvage company involved in the rescue, said...

March 30, 2021 8:34 AM

US suspends all trade engagement with Myanmar until elected government returns

United States is immediately suspending all engagement with Myanmar under a 2013 trade and investment agreement until the return of a democratically elected government, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said. Saturday was the bloodiest day of protests in Myanmar since the February 1 military cou...

March 30, 2021 7:28 AM

Fiji, Zimbabwe, Niger & Paraguay receive Made in India Covid-19 vaccines

Under the Vaccine Maitri initiative of the Government of India, four nations received the Made in India Covid-19 Vaccines yesterday.<br />''<br />'' Planes carrying the consignments of vaccine doses landed in Fiji, Zimbabwe, Niger and Paraguay. Prime M...

March 29, 2021 9:06 PM

India and US agree to revamp India-US Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP)

<span style="color: #222222;">Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm have agreed to revamp India-US Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP). Mr. Pradhan today held an introductory meeting virtually with him and reviewed the SEP....

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