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28 migrants die after boats capsize off Tunisia coast
Updated : 3 years ago IST
At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 12 Tamil Nadu fishermen
Updated : 3 years ago IST
When the fishermen in the two boats were catching fish near Delft island in Palkbay sea, the Sri Lankan Navy patrolling the area apprehended them claiming that they crossed the border and caught "their" fish.
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China criticizes AUKUS with old canards
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Beijing is lambasting AUKUS for proliferating nuclear technology - in this case nuclear propulsion, which has nothing whatsoever to do with weapons - whereas Chairman Xi Jinping kept silent when President Vladimir Putin threatened nuclear escalation in Ukraine after his failed offensive to s
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26 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval vessels tracked around Taiwan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Taiwan retaliated by sending aircraft, naval boats, and land-based missiles to monitor the PLA aircraft and ships.
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Chinese ships enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkaku islands
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Two Chinese vessels entered Japan's territorial water near the Senkaku Islands on Friday, pursuing two Japanese fishing boats in the East China Sea, Japan's NHK World reported.
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Over 1,000 refugees brought to safety in Italy from Mediterranean
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Over 1,000 people were brought to safety at two Italian ports after the overcrowded boats they were on encountered problems in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard has said, almost two weeks after at least 74 people died in a shipwreck.
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Taiwan worried about threat of China sabotaging undersea Internet wires
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The undersea internet cables serve the Matsu island chain, part of Taiwan, but at points, which are only a few miles from China, internet outage is not unusual. The cause of Matsu's internet outage is familiar: Chinese fishing boats, so omnipresent that the nightly glow of their green lights
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UK asylum bill would 'undermine' international law: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The UK government has made stopping small boats arriving a top priority. Under the plans, those arriving via this route face detention and deportation. Those removed will be banned from returning.
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UK PM Sunak says illegal immigrants will not be able to apply for asylum
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Sunak's government is expected to push legislation cracking down on illegal immigration later this week, with a special emphasis on illegal immigrants arriving in boats across the English Channel.
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All fishermen from India were brought back safely from Sri Lanka: MoS Fish
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The MoS said, "There is a demand to bring back our Indian fisherman's boats captivated in Sri Lanka where our MEA Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar has already raised this issue with Sri Lanka."
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Petroleum Minister asks oil companies to reduce petrol-diesel prices
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Oil marketing companies should cut down prices once international prices are stabilised and they have managed to recover under-recovery," Puri said.
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Gangasagar Mela: Coast Guard personnel keep watch, boats and aircraft depl
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Speaking about the elaborate security arrangements made by the Indian Coast Guard, Abhijit Dasgupta, Commanding officer of the Indian Coast Guard (Kolkata), said that the coast guard boats and aircraft have been deployed in the area to keep a strict vigil on the mela and prevent any untoward
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