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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Russia's Kuril Islands
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuril Islands [Russia], Jan 28 (Sputnik/ANI): A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck on Tuesday near the southern Kuril Islands, the Sakhalin branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Sputnik.
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Sri Lanka imposes visa restriction on Chinese tourists amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed visa restriction on Chinese tourists visiting the island nation to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Modi hails Andaman and Nicobar cyclist, says India too has a David Beckham
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to famous England footballer David Beckham and said India "also has a David Beckham" as he talked about 17-year-old cyclist from Andaman and Nicobar who won a gold and bronze at the recently-concluded Khelo Indi
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Responding to emergency request, India provides 30,000 doses of measles va
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Swiftly responding to a request from the Maldives, India on Thursday provided 30,000 doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine to contain the measles outbreak in the island country.
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Alaska's Aleutian Islands
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Alaska [US], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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UK: Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hits South Sandwich Island
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
South Sandwich [UK], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the South Sandwich Islands in the Antarctic region, the US Geological Survey said.
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'Car shoes' to save migratory crabs from getting crushed under vehicles
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Christmas Island [Australia], Jan 19 (ANI): A lodge owner in the wilderness of Australia's Christmas Island has come up with an ingenious technological hack to save migratory crabs from getting crushed under cars.
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Amit Shah chairs sixth meeting of Island Development Agency
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) on Monday.
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Scientists discover 10 new bird taxa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore [Malaysia], Jan 12(ANI): A research team has found five new species of birds and five more subspecies in Wallacea, in what can be considered a big leap in terms of finding new bird species in the past 20 years.
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12 killed as migrant boat sinks near Greek island
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jan 12 (ANI): At least 12 people were killed after a migrant smuggling boat sank near the island of Paxos in western Greece on Saturday, authorities said.
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Taiwan election: Tsai Ing-wen wins 2nd term with 8.17 mn votes
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Jan 12 (ANI): Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory with more than 8 million votes in an election dominated by the island's relationship with China.
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It's my mission to make BSNL one of the top companies of India: RS Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that it is his mission to make Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) "one of the top companies of India".
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