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Pak Defence Ministry asked to provide data on senior military officers' as
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has informed the Defence Ministry that information about income, income tax, assets, perks, privileges, post-retirement benefits and plots allotted to officers of the armed forces is public information and not
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail by High Court
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): A day after eight Hong Kong legislators were arrested for their involvement in pro-democracy protests across the region, activist Agnes Chow Ting has been denied bail pending her appeal of a 10-month prison sentence for her role in a siege of police headquarters
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S Korea vows to launch COVID-19 vaccination after monitoring situation in
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea will roll out its vaccination campaign against coronavirus after sufficiently monitoring the results of the vaccines' use in other countries, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Wednesday.
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2 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban attack on military base
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 9 (ANI): At least two security force personnel were killed and three others were wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Andar district of Ghazni, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
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White House advised to veto National Defense Authorization Act
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House Office of Management and Budget in a letter said US President Donald Trump has been advised to veto the revised 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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World COVID-19 caseload breaches 68 million mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Baltimore [US], December 9 (ANI): The world coronavirus caseload has breached the 68 million cases mark and fatalities from the pathogen surge beyond the 1.55 million deaths worldwide, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 178,000
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll rose to 178,159 on Tuesday, after 842 more patients died from the novel coronavirus disease in the previous 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.
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General Naravane to embark on two-nation visit from December 9
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane to embark on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from December 9 to December 14.
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No 'single' sign could have prevented Christchurch attack, says report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 8 (ANI): In an 800-page report released by New Zealand on the March 2019 killing of 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch said that authorities "could not have been" alerted of the attack.
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Doha teams meet for third consecutive day post renewal of engagement
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 8 (ANI): The working groups of the negotiating teams of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban held meetings on the agenda of the peace negotiations for the third day in a row on Monday after "after a breakthrough" was made with an agreement on proc
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Pope Francis to visit Iraq in March 2021
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 8 (ANI) Pope Francis is set to travel to Iraq in March 2021, which would be his first outside Italy ever since the coronavirus pandemic, said the Vatican press office.
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Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke sound barrier, passes away
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and one of the U.S. Air Force's most decorated test pilots, has passed away, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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