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Morning news brief: China's military budget, earthquakes in New Zealand, and more

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Mar 05, 2021, 09:07 AM IST
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China opened in its annual parliament on Friday announced that the military budget is set to increase by 6.8 per cent in 2021. Meanwhile, New Zealand lifted its tsunami warning after the island nation was hit with three earthquakes in less than eight hours.

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As China opened its annual parliament on Friday in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, the country's finance ministry announced that its military budget is set to increase by 6.8 per cent in 2021.

New Zealand on Friday lifted its tsunami warning after the island nation was hit with three offshore earthquakes in less than eight hours.

The Italian government has blocked the Australia-bound shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine's 250,000 doses. 

As the United Nations nuclear watchdog looks forward to a technical dialogue with Iran, the United States said it is hopeful that Iran would come forward for diplomacy after European allies dropped plans to censure Tehran at the UN nuclear watchdog.

YouTube chief said on Thursday that former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on the video-sharing platform once the "risk of violence" has reduced. 

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