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2 security personnel, 2 civilians injured as LeT terrorists open fire in J
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 12 (ANI): Two security personnel and two civilians were injured in firing by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar said on Thursday.
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7 killed in separate fire incidents in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Five people, including two women, died of suffocation after a fire erupted in their house in Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported on Thursday.
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Greece to modernize air firefighting fleet in aftermath of blazes: Prime M
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece will invest 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) to modernize its aerial firefighting capabilities in the wake of massive wildfires that recently ripped through the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday.
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India came through 'test of fire' in second wave of COVID-19, world apprec
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 12 (ANI): Noting that the world appreciates the resolve shown by India in dealing with the surge of cases in the second wave of COVID-19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that demand for medical oxygen went up 8-9 times and "we have come thr
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Chinese cyberattack on Israel, Iran for info on tech, business advances
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 12 (ANI): China on Tuesday hacked dozens of Israeli public and private sector groups as well groups in Iran, Saudi Arabia and a variety of other countries for information on technology and business advances.
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Delhi Home Minister directs fire department to set up new control rooms
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain held a meeting on Wednesday and directed the officials of the Fire Department to set up new fire control rooms to deal with fire-related accidents.
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Greece to purchase firefighting aircraft, other equipment as fires rage
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], August 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece will purchase fire-fighting helicopters and planes, state-of-the-art fire trucks and floating craft for evacuating people, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced Tuesday.
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Singer Stevie Nicks cancels upcoming conerts due to Covid
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): American singer Stevie Nicks, who is best known for her songs 'The Chain', 'Blue Denim' and 'Rooms on Fire', has cancelled her upcoming concerts due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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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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Pakistan: Five terrorists killed in exchange of fire in Quetta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): A Pakistan counter-terrorism unit killed at least five terrorists of a banned group in exchange of fire in the capital city of Balochistan province.
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Israel to send help to fight wildfires in Greece
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel intends to send three planes to help Greece extinguish forest fires in addition to 15 Israeli firefighters who are already assisting the efforts, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told his Greek counterpart.
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Dixie Fire grows to 2nd largest wildfire in California's history
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 9 (ANI/Xinhua): A fast-moving wildfire has grown to the second largest one in California's history as more than 8,500 firefighters are continuing to battle 11 major wildfires across the state, authorities said Sunday.
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