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US State Secy Blinken visits Tonga, says 'aid from Beijing comes with stri
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the United States's move to open an embassy in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on May 9, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged to support Pacific countries, reiterating a warning about the perils of 'predatory' Chinese investment, reported Al Jazeera.
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Greece wildfires: Two pilots die as firefighting plane crashes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Two Greek air force pilots died after a plane crashed while battling forest fires on the island of Evia on Tuesday.
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Nearly 2500 more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Nearly 2,500 more people were evacuated by the Greek authorities from the island of Corfu on Monday as crews fought several wildfires in the heat-battered country.
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S Korea launches radiation tests on seawater amid Japan's plan to release
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
South Korea chose 108 more coastal spots, 75 spots in the east, west and south of South Korea, as well as the waters off the southern island of Jeju, and 33 spots from more distant areas to collect samples to check radioactivity levels, Vice Oceans Minister Park Sung-hoon said during a press
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Ferry capsizes off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, at least 15 dead
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
At least 15 people have died after a ferry sank off Sulawesi island of Indonesia, Al Jazeera reported citing local authorities.
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Greece witnesses largest-ever evacuation as tourists flee Rhodes wildfires
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The largest evacuation effort launched in Greece's history, according to officials, was when a massive wildfire ravaging the Greek island of Rhodes forced hundreds of tourists to leave their hotels on Sunday, CNN reported.
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30,000 people evacuated as wildfires rage in Greek Rhodes Island
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes said Saturday they had moved 30,000 people threatened by wildfires to safety, including 2,000 who had to be ferried off beaches.
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Wildfires rage in Greece amid searing heatwave across Europe, trigger evac
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Authorities had declared the wildfire controlled overnight, but when the gusts grew stronger later on Thursday, firefighters lost control.
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PM Modi inaugurates new terminal building of Veer Savarkar Airport at Port
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday.
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Gigi Hadid released after being arrested for travelling with marijuana
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per eonline.com, Hadid and her friend Leah McCarthy were arrested and then released in the Cayman Islands after customs officials found marijuana in their possession.
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"People have already decided to bring us back in 2024..." PM Modi takes ji
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Today, the people of the country have already decided to bring us back in 2024. So, people who are responsible for the plight of India have opened their shops," PM Modi said.
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PM Modi inaugurates new Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar Airp
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the new Integrated Terminal Building at Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He inaugurated the terminal building via video conferencing
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