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Balochs resent fencing of Gwadar seaport, calls it 'federalization of Balo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): Balochis are vehemently protesting against the Pakistan authorities plan to fence off the entire 24-square-kilometer area surrounding the Gwadar seaport to secure what they call the 'crown jewel' of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), reported
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3 people die as fire hits Russia's fishing vessel on Canary islands
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Three people have died and four more have been hospitalized as the fire hit Russia's fishing vessel Sveaborg at the port of La Luz on the Canary Islands, Spanish media reported.
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Mining firm TCC approaches Virgin Islands court for enforcement of Reko Di
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 25 (ANI): Mining firm Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) on Thursday has approached the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands against Pakistan in the Reko Diq case.
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Southern Naval Command conducts sailing expedition from Kochi to Lakshadwe
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 24 (ANI): A sailing expedition from Kochi to Androth Island in Lakshadweep and Minicoy group of islands and back is being undertaken by Offshore Sailing Club, Kochi under the aegis of Southern Naval Command.
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Aster DM Healthcare to set up clinical excellence hub in Cayman Islands
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Aster DM Healthcare is making the Cayman Islands its clinical excellence hub for western hemisphere serving the Caribbean region, North America, Canada, Latin and South America.
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Taiwan building submarine fleet to mitigate Chinese threat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): In order to bolster its defensive capabilities, Taiwan is building a submarine fleet to mitigate Chinese nefarious designs to invade the island or install a naval blockade.
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Fiji reports 4 deaths due to tropical cyclone Yasa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji has reported four deaths in total as of Saturday as a result of the tropical cyclone Yasa which battered the island nation over the past two days.
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8 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], December 17 (ANI): Andaman and Nicobar Islands has reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, said the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration on Thursday.
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Cong's mayor candidate loses by 1 vote to BJP's in Kerala local body polls
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress mayoral candidate N Venugopal, has lost to the BJP candidate by one vote, in the Kochi Corporation North Island ward in the state's local body elections.
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Japan expresses strong concerns over China's attempts to change Senkaku Is
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 15 (ANI): Days after four Chinese ships entered the coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi conveyed to his Beijing counterpart Wei Fenghe about Japan's strong concerns about the attempts to "unilaterally ch
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Two people arrested in Rhodes on espionage charges
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Greek police have detained two people on Rhodes Island on suspicion of espionage, Hellenic Police said in a statement.
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New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free travel bubble
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown announced on Saturday the "Arrangement to Facilitate Quarantine-Free Travel between the Cook Islands and New Zealand."
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