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US Navy warship challenges Chinese territorial claims in South China Sea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 21 (ANI): US Navy guided-missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday.
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Taiwan reports 68 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 23 of which are locally-transmitted confirmed cases, while the other 45 are imported, the island's disease-monitoring agency said.
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ISL: Mumbai City FC sign Brazilian forward Diego Mauricio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Mumbai City FC on Friday confirmed that the club have completed the signing of 30-year old Diego Mauricio. The Brazilian forward joins the Islanders on a short-term deal until May 31, 2022.
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Prominent Sri Lankan MP Wijeydasa Rajapakshe flays China over debt-trap di
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 20 (ANI): Prominent Sri Lankan Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Wijeydasa Rajapakshe has accused China of indulging in the economic invasion, corruption and debt-trap diplomacy in the island nation.
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India to help Sri Lanka with USD 2.4 billion to overcome financial crisis:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): As Sri Lanka is facing a serious financial crisis, India has stepped up and pledged a whopping USD 2.415 billion to the island nation to help overcome dire financial constraints caused by external debt payments and a lack of US dollars in the country for
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Japan to allocate more than USD one million to Tonga following volcanic er
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan intends to provide Tonga with financial assistance of more than $1 million to help the Polynesian island nation deal with the consequences of a devastating volcanic eruption, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said on Wedn
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5.5-magnitude quake hits Seram island in Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 19 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Seram, in Indonesia at 14.29 UTC on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey.
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New Zealand warns of disruption in Tonga's communications system following
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 19 (ANI): New Zealand's Foreign Ministry has affirmed that Tonga's communication systems remain severely limited after damage to a key undersea cable cut international and inter-island calls following the volcanic eruption.
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Hong Kong activist Leung released from prison after 6 years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 19 (ANI): Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung has been released from prison on Lantau Island, after spending four years at a top security facility for taking part in violent demonstrations in February 2016, according to reports on Wednesday.
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Japan cancels tsunami warning issued after Tonga volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): A tsunami warning, issued after the eruption of a volcano in the waters of the Pacific island state of Tonga, has been cancelled for all regions of Japan since the threat has passed.
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In first intrusion of 2022, four Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 16 (ANI): In the first intrusion of 2022, four Chinese coast guard ships sailed in Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for more than an hour on Saturday.
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Tsunami reaches Japan's Pacific coast in Amami-Oshima Island
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 16 (ANI): Following a massive undersea volcanic eruption in the island country of Tonga, Tsunami was observed in the southern Japanese island of Amami-Oshima and many other places along the country's Pacific coast on Sunday.
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