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Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine state enters second year
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 22 (ANI): The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world's longest, has entered second year, Al Jazeera reported.
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Hong Kongers defy police ban to commemorate Tiananmen Square massacre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 5 (ANI): Streets and parks of Hong Kong were illuminated with candlelight as tens of thousands of people defied coronavirus restrictions on gatherings to commemorate the 31st anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square massacre on Thursday night, Al Jazeera reported.
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Boris Johnson resists calls to sack adviser Dominic Cummings for breaching
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 24 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday resisted calls from opposition parties to sack adviser Dominic Cummings after he traveled 400 kilometers from London to northern England while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms, as per local media sources cited by Al
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92 die in PIA plane crash in Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): At least 92 people have died after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed in Karachi on Friday, reported Al Jazeera citing officials.
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Italy reports 475 new deaths due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Mar 19 (ANI): Italy on Wednesday reported 475 new deaths due to coronavirus which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide, reported Al Jazeera.
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No change in plans for 2020 Olympics, says Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Mar 12 (ANI): Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Thursday insisted that there has been no change to plans to hold the upcoming 2020 Olympics from July 24, Al Jazeera reported.
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Palestinians reject US Peace Plan, Mahmoud Abbas tells UNSC
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], Feb 12 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday (local time) rejected the US President Donald Trump's Middle East Peace Plan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Iran's Quds Force chief Qassim Soleimani among 7 killed in US airstrike at
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 3 (ANI): The head of Iran's elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, has been killed alongside six others following a US airstrike at Baghdad's international airport on Thursday, reported Al Jazeera.
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Former Malaysian PM pleads not guilty in 1MDB-linked graft case
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Dec 3 (ANI): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday pleaded not guilty in cases related to a multi-billion dollar scandal during his much-awaited testification before the High Court here, reported Al Jazeera.
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US withdraws from INF treaty with Russia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 2 (ANI): The United States on Friday officially withdrew from the landmark arms control treaty with Russia, reported Al Jazeera.
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Gunfire breaks out at food festival in California, casualties feared
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], July 29 (ANI): Gunfire broke out at a food festival in California on Sunday afternoon [local time], Al Jazeera reported. The shooting is still active according to reports.
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Somalia car explosion: Death toll climbs to 9
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Somali [Somalia], May 23 (ANI): The death toll of those killed in a car explosion on Wednesday in the capital of Somali has risen to nine, reported Al Jazeera.
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