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Cook Islands to open for tourism from January 13
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rarotonga [Cook Islands], January 1 (ANI): Cook Islands to open for tourism from January 14 for fully vaccinated New Zealanders.
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Australia to rename Island to honor Queen Elizabeth on platinum jubilee: P
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will rename Aspen Island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin as part of June 2022 national and community events to celebrate 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the British throne, Australian Prime Minister Scott M
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Freedom is not crime, will pursue democracy against authoritarian China: T
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 1 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday underlined the challenge that the island is facing to uphold its freedom and democracy amid constantly increasing military and diplomatic pressure from China.
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Indian Navy saves three civilians from drowning near Kavaratti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kavaratti (Lakshadweep Islands) [India], December 30 (ANI): A fast interceptor craft (FIC) of the Indian Navy undertook a rescue operation and saved along with police three civilians who were drowning close mouth of Kavaratti harbour mouth, officials said.
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Chinese company intensifies fight against Sri Lanka over disputed fertiliz
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [ Sri Lanka ], December 30 ( ANI): Chinese company Qingdao Seawin Biotech has intensified its fight against Sri Lanka over disputed fertilizer stocks and has even proposed tough sanctions to be imposed at a time when the island country is experiencing an economic crisis.
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World War II shell explodes in Solomon Islands leaving 1 dead, 1 injured:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], December 30 (ANI): One person was killed and other was injured in the Solomon Islands after a shell that had remained in the ground since World War II exploded, Russian media reported citintg New Zealand's RNZ radio on Thursday.
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China warns Indonesia against drilling in Beijing-claimed waters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 29 (ANI): China is using its pressure tactics on Indonesia designed to halt oil and natural gas development projects by Jakarta in the South China Sea.
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4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Portblair (Andaman and Nicobar Island) [India], December 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Southeast of Portblair in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.
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'No existence of Coronavirus, devotees will visit Gangasagar mela': Kapil
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
South 24 Paraganas (West Bengal) [India], December 28 (ANI): Even as various parts of the country are reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases, Kapil Muni Temple chief priest Gyan Das on Tuesday said that coronavirus does not exit and devotees will definitely visit Gangasagar mela that is schedul
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Japan held drill in November assuming foreign occupation of Senkakus islan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI): Japanese forces conducted a drill at a remote southwestern island in November under the assumption that foreign forces had occupied the Senkaku islands--the Japanese-controlled group of islands claimed by China, according to several government sources.
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As tensions remain high over disputes in East China Sea, Japan, Beijing to
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI): Japan and China have agreed to start operating a hotline between their defence officials amid tensions over disputed islets in the East China Sea, a media report said.
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5 Chinese warships sail between Japanese islands
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 27 (ANI): Five Chinese warships, including the Liaoning aircraft carrier on Friday midnight, passed through waters between the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and the island of Miyakojima.
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