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Scientists warn of frequent, intense heatwaves, drought in China due to cl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Amid the severe heatwave and drought on the Chinese mainland, which has severely affected the agriculture sector putting the harvest under "severe threat," scientists have warned that more frequent and intense heatwaves may grip China due to climate change.
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Over 2 lakh houses destroyed in Pakistan floods: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): A United Nations relief agency in its report said that at least 2,18,000 houses were completely destroyed and 458 thousand houses were damaged in the past two weeks in Pakistan floods.
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Pakistan Floods: Nearly 30 students trapped in Kumrat valley await rescue
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating flood situation in Pakistan, as many as 30 students trapped in Kumrat Valley in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are waiting to be rescued, local media reported.
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Pak Army "shooed away" by flood-hit citizens in Sindh: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Pakistan security forces deployed at the flood-hit Sindh were being "shooed away" by the citizens, according to a video shared on social media by a Pakistani leader who accused the Army is there merely for optics as the people continue to suffer the deva
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Pakistan floods: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnesses another day of deaths, devas
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday witnessed another day of deaths and devastation as three more people were killed as a result of landslides and floods in Swat.
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Telecom services suspended in Pakistan amid calamitous floods
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid the devastating flood situation in the country, the internet and telecommunication services have been suspended in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, announced the country's telecommunication regulator, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
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Pakistan devastating floods cause Sensitive Price Index to peak at 44.58 p
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Disruption in the supply of commodities due to the floods in Pakistan has increased the prices of petroleum products which has further resulted in a spike in the Sensitive Price Index to a record high at 44.58 per cent indicating at skyrocketing inflati
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Delhi: Gulam Nabi Azad meets J-K leaders; set to float his own national pa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday met veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is planning to launch a new national party, a day after tendering resignations from all posts of Congress.
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Pakistani community in US warns against government's relief fund
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Pakistani-American community leaders warned against the government's appeal to donate to the Prime Minister's fund and said that this is not the time for party politics.
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Pakistan to launch UN 'Flash Appeal' as floods rage across the country
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Pakistan is set to launch the UN 'Flash Appeal' for flood victims in Geneva and Islamabad on August 30 as unprecedented rains have caused devastating floods across the country.
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Kerala government promoting marigold farming in Kochi ahead of Onam season
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 27 (ANI): The Kerala Government, through its farming department Cheranalloor Krishi Bhavan, has started promoting the farming of Marigold flowers among locals, ahead of the Onam festival. The aim behind this is to use the flowers for making floral carpets and o
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Pakistan Floods: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt imposes rain emergency due to gus
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government imposed a rain emergency in many districts including Swat on Friday.
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