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Thailand: Spanish actor's son sentenced for life on murder charges
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The trial heard that the 30-year-old killed Arrieta after the pair had a fight and put parts of his body in plastic bags before discarding them around the island.
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"India's approach to Blue Pacific Continent based on philosophy of Vasudha
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Margherita announced that India will undertake one Quick Impact Project (QIP) of each country's choice worth USD 50,000 in each of the 14 Pacific Island Countries.
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India offers to undertake USD 50,000 worth Quick Impact Project in each of
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Margherita said that India and the Pacific's bilateral development partnership in the form of grant-in-aid projects worth about USD 3 million per annum are demand-driven and have had high impact in the 14 Pacific partner countries
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Typhoon Shanshan injures dozens, cause power outage in southwestern Japan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Typhoon Shanshan struck southwestern Japan on Thursday morning, leaving dozens of people injured, reported Al Jazeera.
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Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall on Japan's Kyushu island
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Japan Meteorological Agency said that Typhoon Shanshan has made landfall on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, bringing with it heavy rain and powerful winds, Kyodo News reported.
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Taiwan criticises China for violating other nations sovereignty, disruptin
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Taiwan MoFA said a Chinese Shaanxi Y-9 reconnaissance plane entered into Japanese airspace east of the Danjo Islands on Monday and added that Beijing's action "seriously violated Japan's sovereignty and raised regional tensions."
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Taiwan expresses regret over reports of China-Solomon Islands effort to ex
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to the CNA report, the MOFA statement followed a Monday report in the Australian Newspaper, which claimed that the Solomon Islands would table a motion at this year's forum in Tonga to strip Taiwan of its "development partner" status.
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Japan, for first time ever, accuses China of airspace violation
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Japan's Vice foreign minister Masataka Okano summoned China's acting ambassador late on Monday to lodge a "extremely serious protest," and called for measures against a recurrence, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Indian Coast Guard executes daring night-time rescue, saving 11 lives in c
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
According to the release, the Mumbai-registered general cargo vessel was en route from Kolkata to Port Blair when it reportedly sank about 90 nautical miles south of Sagar Island (West Bengal).
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Australia seeks regional policing pact to counter China's influence in the
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Australian officials are pushing for a Pacific-wide policing pact during the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, aiming to curb China's influence in the region. Critics argue that the pact prioritizes U.S. strategic interests over the needs of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and infringes
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MoS Pabitra Margherita to visit Tonga for Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' m
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita (MoS), will undertake a visit to Tonga on August 28-29, 2024 to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders' Meeting with Dialogue Partners.
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New York Strikers beat Grand Cayman Jaguars by 8 runs to enter Max60 final
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New York Strikers defeated Grand Cayman Jaguars by eight runs in the Qualifier 1 to storm into the final of the Max60 Cayman Islands being held on Sunday.
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