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Greece surveys damage from wildfires of 'exceptional magnitude'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], August 13 (ANI): Nearly 100,000 hectares of forestry and farmland had burned in wildfires of Greece fuelled by an extraordinary heatwave at the beginning of August, said European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) on Wednesday (local time).
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Algerian President declares 3-day mourning for wildfire victims
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday announced a three-day mourning for the people who lost their lives in the wildfires that keep raging across the country.
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25 soldiers, 7 residents killed in Algeria's wildfires
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 25 Algerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday as they attempted to extinguish the wildfires raging in the northeastern provinces of Tizi Ouzou and Bejaia, the Algerian Defense Ministry said.
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Eighteen Algerian soldiers die fighting wildfires in mountains
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria] August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Eighteen Algerian soldiers have died while trying to put out wildfires in the country's mountains, media reported on Tuesday.
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Seven people killed in Algeria wildfires: Official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria] August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Seven people have died in wildfires in Algeria's Tizi Ouzou province as the flames rage across the North African country, the head of the provincial forestry department said on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Pugilist Pooja Rani storms into quarter-finals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 28 (ANI): Boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) stormed into the quarter-finals of the women's middleweight (69-75kg) category in the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Ichrak Chaib of Algeria in the Round of 16 here at the Kokugikan Arena. Rani defeated Chaib 5-0 on Wednesday.
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Jaishankar extends national day greetings to Venezuela, Algeria, Cabo Verd
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday greeted people and governments of Venezuela, Algeria and Cabo Verde on their respective national days.
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Algeria to gradually resume international flights from June 1
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], May 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The Algerian government has announced that it would gradually resume international air traffic starting from June 1, reopening its borders for the first time since March 2020, when they were closed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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7 killed, 3 missing in floods in northern Algeria
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people died and three others went missing amid floods that hit the northern region of Algeria on Saturday overnight.
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Algerian President announces government reshuffle
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday announced a government reshuffle and replaced several ministers, his office said.
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Algerian envoy meets Foreign Secy Harsh Shringla, discusses cooperation on
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Hamza Yahia Cherif, the Algerian Ambassador to India, on Tuesday met Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and discussed cooperation between the two countries on COVID-19, trade, energy and pharmaceuticals.
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Algeria launches 1st phase of mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The first phase of the mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus has been launched in Algeria after the country received the first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, national media reported on Saturday.
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