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Indonesia reports 2,385 new COVID-19 cases, 144 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 2,385 within one day to 1,736,670, with the death toll going up by 144 to 47,967, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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China eyes World War II-era airstrip in archipelago of Kiribati
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tarawa [Kiribati], May 10 (ANI): China is eyeing the World War II-era airstrip in the archipelago of Kiribati, deep in the Pacific, positioned just 1,800 miles from Hawaii.
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China issues landscape survey of Diaoyu Islands amid tensions with Japan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China] April 29 (ANI): China has released a landscape survey of a group of islands administered by Japan to reinforce its territorial claims in the East China Sea region amid tensions with Tokyo.
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Beijing's aggression continues in neighbouring waters, Liaoning carrier sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Japan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning after passing through waters between two Japanese islands returned to the East China Sea from the Pacific.
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COVID-19: Southern Naval Command deputes 2 ships to ferry oxygen cylinders
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 24 (ANI): In wake of increasing COVID-19 cases in Lakshadweep, Southern Naval Command at Kochi has deputed two Naval Ships as "Oxygen Express" to ferry oxygen cylinders to islands and also to collect empty cylinders back to mainland for refilling.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Andaman and Nicobar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman Islands in the wee hours on Thursday.
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Around 70 pc of Japanese want Suga govt to take strong stance against Chin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 16 (ANI): Around 70 per cent of people of Japan want the country's government to take a tough stance on intrusions into Japanese waters by Chinese coast guard ships, Japan Times reporting citing a foreign ministry survey.
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Four immigrants found dead in boat off Canary Islands
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Four migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands from the coast of African were found dead inside a dinghy, in which they attempted the crossing, the government delegate of the Spanish-controlled Canary Islands confirmed on Sunday.
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Taiwan to stage live-fire drills amid rising China tensions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 10 (ANI): Amid growing aggression from China, Taiwan is planning to stage live-fire drills on the Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea later this month in preparation for a possible attack from the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
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US Navy says it conducted 'Freedom of Navigation' ops near Lakshadweep wit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): US Naval ships on April 7 conducted the freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near Lakshadweep Islands, inside India's exclusive economic zone without taking prior consent from the Indian side.
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Japan to deploy stealth fighters from 2024 amid Chinese assertiveness in E
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 8 (ANI): Japan will deploy the F-35B stealth fighter aircraft for the first time from 2024, a decision strongly influenced by the perceived threat posed by China's military to Japanese territory in the East China Sea.
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China warns Japan against sanctions over rights abuses in Xinjiang, Hong K
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): The Chinese government has warned Japan against imposing sanctions on China over human rights violations in Xinjiang province and Hong Kong, ahead of crucial high-level talks between Tokyo and Washington.
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