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European Parliament delegation on first official visit to Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 3 (ANI): A delegation of the European Parliament arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit to hold meetings with the Taiwanese President and the Prime Minister, reported Sputnik on Wednesday citing the island's Central News Agency (CNA).
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5.7 magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 3.19 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Leaders of island nations hail launch of IRIS by PM Modi, Johnson; term it
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Leaders of island nations welcomed the launch of IRIS by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday and said the initiative would help the group become more infrastructure resilient, promote inclusive infrastructure and a
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PM Modi at COP26: ISRO to build special data window for Small Island Devel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): India's space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will build a special data window for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to get timely information about cyclones, coral-reef monitoring, coast-line monitoring through satellite, said Indian
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IRIS initiative gives us hope, does something for most vulnerable nations:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the launch of Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States fills us with new hope and beliefs and gives us satisfaction to do something for the most vulnerable nations.
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COP26: PM Modi, Boris Johnson launch Infrastructure for the Resilient Isla
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday launched the initiative Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
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Taiwan to cut hotel quarantine for Lunar New Year
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan will reduce mandatory quarantine in epidemic prevention hotels to ten days from the current 14 days for the Lunar New Year holiday, said the island's disease monitoring agency.
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PM Modi, UK PM to launch infrastructure resilience project for small islan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson will jointly launch the initiative Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-26) in Glasgow, said Foreign Secretary Harsh V
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China sends nearly 200 aircraft near Taiwan in October
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 1 (ANI): China has sent over 200 aircraft towards Taiwan for exercises in the month of October, ramping up military pressure on the self-ruled island.
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Over 1,800 illegal migrants arrive in Cyprus in Oct, most through Green Li
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of illegal migrants coming to the Republic of Cyprus has been increasing, with over 1,800 migrants recorded in October, most of which arrived though the "green line" that separates the Turkish-controlled northern part of the island from
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US chides China for undermining stablity in Taiwan Strait, Indo Pacific
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): The United States has expressed concern on Friday about China's ongoing actions to undermine stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region and reaffirmed its commitment to helping the self-ruled island defend itself.
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Vietnam resumes international flights
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 28 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has planned to organize packaged flights for overseas Vietnamese to return home and to pilot flights bringing tourists to some tourist destinations such as Phu Quoc island, Khanh Hoa, and Quang Ninh province
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