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India's Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Thursday that law enforcement agencies were working on the ground to prevent violence and ensure restoration of confidence and normalcy.

It was heading for Santarem, in the neighbouring state of Para, about a 36-hour trip. Rescue helicopters took about nine hours to arrive because the region is so remote.

Workers and customers streamed out of the V-Mall shopping centre in Manila early Monday after gunshots rang out and armed officers rushed to the scene.

Taking cognizance of the situation, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar saying that hundreds of Indian fishermen are trapped in Iran's Azalur - of which around 60 are from Kerala.

It is the first time in his seven-year papacy that he has missed the spiritual exercises that he initiated early in his pontificate to mark the start of each Lenten season. Such retreats are typical Jesuits, an order to which he belongs.

The state on Sunday confirmed two other cases and locked down a long-term care facility where a resident and a worker also tested positive for coronavirus and 50 residents and staff are showing symptoms.

The 38-year-old had risen rapidly from being a virtual unknown to becoming a national political figure, but he scored poorly in the latest primary in South Carolina, coming fourth with just eight per cent.

The dominant political figure of his generation, Netanyahu was about to become Israel's longest-serving prime minister.

Over 60,000 people have been returned to Mexico under the program since it was introduced in January 2019, according to the White House.

The move comes after Taiwan earlier this month scrambled F-16 fighter planes when a Chinese jet crossed into its air space.

At least five family contacts of the first patient have been placed in isolation. One of the patients is also believed to have travelled to the northern part of Italy where there has been an outbreak.

Comparing it to past "stains" of slavery and colonialism, Antonio Guterres said discrimination against women and girls remained a major problem around the world.

Afterwards, the workers returned to their normal duties, some taking commercial flights back to their offices around the country.

The river’s depths hide decompression sickness, an often-fatal ailment that results when animals are rapidly depressurized.

Both Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will be closed after a government recommendation that big gatherings and events be curtailed for two weeks, park operator Oriental Land Co Ltd said.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a devout Muslim, sees himself as a defender of Islam, often taking public stands on issues concerning the faith and its followers.