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Indonesia's coronavirus tally passes 33,000 after record daily increase
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 09 (ANI/Sputnik): Indonesia's coronavirus tally crossed the 33,000 mark on Tuesday after a record 1,043 people tested positive in the past day, data published by the Health Ministry showed.
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Philippines tropical typhoon Ambo kills 5, displaces nearly 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five persons have died and more than 90,000 people displaced as a result of Typhoon Ambo which has made its way across the Philippines archipelago over the course of the day, media reported Saturday.
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Scientists discover 10 new bird taxa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore [Malaysia], Jan 12(ANI): A research team has found five new species of birds and five more subspecies in Wallacea, in what can be considered a big leap in terms of finding new bird species in the past 20 years.
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Japan: Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hits Kagoshima prefecture
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 18 (Sputnik/ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit on Wednesday southern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Philippines to sign contract with India next year for BrahMos missiles
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Philippines will sign a contract with India in the first or second quarter next year for two batteries of supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles, the archipelago nation said on Monday.
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India hands over patrol vessel to Maldives
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): India on Wednesday handed over a patrol vessel to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) during a video conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, which also saw the two leaders jointly inaugurating fo
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AU expresses deep concern over UK's continued colonial administration of C
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Nov 24 (ANI): Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed deep concern over the continued 'colonial administration' of the United Kingdom (UK) to the Chagos Archipelago.
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Seven South Korean nationals missing after helicopter crash in sea of Japa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Nov 1 (ANI): A search operation for seven South Korean citizens is underway on Friday as a helicopter carrying them crashed off the coast of the disputed Liancourt Rocks archipelago in the Sea of Japan, media reported, citing South Korean fire authorities.
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Navy chief reviews preparedness in remote Andaman outpost
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Campbell Bay (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh reviewed operational preparedness at INS Baaz, a remote outpost in the south, at Campbell Bay in the archipelago here on Friday.
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5 killed as Hurricane Dorian lash Bahamas, Prime Minister confirms
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 3 (ANI): Hurricane Dorian which hit archipelago on Sunday has claimed five lives and rendered many homeless, informed Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis.
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Palau becomes 76th country to join International Solar Alliance
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 16 (ANI): Palau, an archipelago of over 500 islands in Oceania, on Tuesday became the 76th signatory country to join the International Solar Alliance.
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India missing out on investment opportunities in Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta (Indonesia) Apr 22 (ANI): Indonesia, the 16th largest economy in the world, has its GDP growing consistently above 5 per cent every year since 2000. Yet India, the seventh largest economy and projected by CEOWORLD Magazine to be ranked number 3 by 2033, has largely ignored investm
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