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6.0 magnitude quake jolts Taiwan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Oct 23 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale struck off Taiwan's Hualien County in the country's eastern coast on Tuesday.
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17 killed in Taiwan rail accident
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Oct 21 (ANI): At least 17 people died and 126 others injured after a passenger train derailed and flipped over in north-eastern Taiwan on Sunday.
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Afghanistan: Roadside bomb kills 11
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], Oct 21 (ANI): Election-related violence in Afghanistan showed no signs of abating as at least 11 people, including six children were killed in a roadside explosion in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, as parliamentary polls in 14 out of 34 provinces is underway.
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At least 34 killed in Uganda landslides
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], Oct 13 (ANI): At least 34 people lost their lives after landslides and floods, triggered by torrential rains, washed away houses in eastern Uganda, the country's Red Cross Society said.
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US praises Ukraine for peace pursuits with Russia
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct 12 (ANI): The United States of America lauded Ukraine for extending the law on special status for Russia-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine. Washington also came down sharply on Moscow for its 'continued failure to fulfill its Minsk commitments.'
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US-led International Coalition airlifts ISIS militants from Dier Ezzor
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dier Ezzor [Syria], Oct 8 (ANI): The United States-led International Coalition on Sunday airlifted a number of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists from Syria's eastern Dier Ezzor province.
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Taliban, ISIS clash in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 6 (ANI): One child was killed while another was reported to be injured on Friday during a clash between Taliban and Islamic State (Daesh) militants in eastern Kunar region of Afghanistan.
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5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky [Russia], Oct 4 (ANI/Sputnik): A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday, the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) said.
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Rajnath chairs 23rd Eastern Zonal Meeting in Kolkata
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), Oct 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 23rd meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council meeting on Monday.
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States to identify Rohingya, collect biometric data: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that states have been asked to identify Rohingya refugees and collect their biometric data, the report of which will be sent to Myanmar.
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Marwa power plant gets out-of-the-way coal supplies, hurts private produce
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Discriminatory supply of coal to the Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company-run Marwa thermal plant by Coal India's South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), is hurting the sector, as private power producers with long-term fuel supply agreement grapple wi
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Kongthong: The singing village of Meghalaya
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Sept. 25 (ANI): If you ever get a chance to visit Kongthong village in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya, then do not get confused by various unique tunes with birdsong.
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