Live news updates: The delay in getting Central govt's clearance for the semi high-speed rail project SilverLine may also be discussed in the meeting

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	<strong>Live news updates: </strong>The Karnataka government on Monday made masks mandatory in educational institutes, theatres and public places where crowds are likely to gather for New Year celebrations. Its decision came at a time as the Centre readied states for a mock drill across health facilities on Tuesday to assess the country&rsquo;s readiness in the event of another wave of Coronavirus (Covid-19).</div>
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	Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said he held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he counted on India&#39;s participation for the implementation of his peace formula. Zelenskyy said he also wished Modi for a successful G20 presidency of India.</div>
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	Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Centre is giving full support to the judiciary in resolving the cases pending before courts. The minister pointed out that more than five crore cases are pending before various courts across the country.</div>
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	Serbia on Monday placed its security troops on the border with Kosovo on &quot;the full state of combat readiness&quot;, ignoring NATO&#39;s calls for calming down of tensions between the two wartime Balkan foes.</div>

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100 mn people displaced globally in 2022; UN efforts underway to assist

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	A hundred million people across the world were forced to leave their homes in 2022 and the United Nations is continuing to help those in need in a myriad of ways, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said.</p>
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	Filippo Grandi, head of the agency, described the figure as &quot;a record that should never have been set&quot;, Xinhua news agency reported, citing UN News.</p>
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	The figure is up from some 90 million in 2021. Outbreaks of violence, or protracted conflicts, were key migration factors in many parts of the world, including Ukraine, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Syria and Myanmar.</p>

China to end quarantines for inbound travelers as ‘Covid Zero’ dismantled

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	China will no longer subject inbound travelers to quarantine from Jan. 8, putting the country on track to emerge from three years of self-imposed global isolation under a Covid Zero policy that battered the economy and stoked historic public discontent.</div>
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	People arriving in China will only be required to obtain negative Covid test results within 48 hours of departure, according to a statement from the National Health Commission Monday. That compares with the current requirement of eight days isolation &mdash; five days at a designated quarantine hotel, or central facility, followed by three days at home.</div>