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11 dead after being swept into sea in east China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Eleven people were confirmed dead after they were swept into the sea area off Zhangzhou City in east China's Fujian Province, local government said Saturday.
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US President calls on states to offer 100 dollars vaccine incentive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US president Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) called on all states and local governments to use aid funding they have received to give 100 dollars to anyone who gets fully vaccinated.
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Heavy rainfall in China's Zhengzhou city claims 12 lives
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Henan [China], July 21 (ANI): At least 12 people have been killed in rainstorms in Zhengzhou city in central China's Henan province, the local government said.
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Fire at China martial arts school claims 18 lives, mainly children
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): At least 18 people died and 16 were injured in a fire at a martial arts school in central China in the early hours of Friday, according to a local government statement.
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130 Taliban terrorists surrender in western Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 130 Taliban terrorists surrendered to the Afghan government in the western Afghan province of Herat on Thursday, a local government spokesperson confirmed.
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South African woman gives birth to 10 babies
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Johannesburg (South Africa) June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A South African woman gave birth to 10 babies at a local hospital on Monday night, said her family and the local government on Wednesday.
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2 killed, 10 wounded in car bomb blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Two Afghan civilians were killed and 10 others including one security personnel were wounded in a car bomb blast targeting a military convoy in Jalalabad city, capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, a local government spoke
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China's debt clampdown raises risk of local government financial defaults
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): China's debt clampdown has raised the risk of a wave of defaults among the country's heavily indebted local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) for the first time, causing concern in financial markets.
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Local self-govts continue to help mitigate Covid-19 spread in Kerala
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, local self-governments in Kerala have played a vital role in containing the spread of the infectious virus since it broke out last year.
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China halts two high-speed rail projects citing growing local govt debt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): Due to growing local government debt, China has ordered a halt to work on two high-speed rail projects with a total investment of 130 billion yuan (USD 20 billion) in Shandong and Shaanxi provinces.
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Houses for urban poor: Punjab CM directs speedy execution of Basera projec
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the local government department to expedite work on his flagship Basera project, to achieve the target of giving proprietary rights to 10000 slum households, and ensure its completion by Dece
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At least 12 killed in floods in western Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed as heavy rains and flash floods hit parts of Afghanistan's western province of Herat, the local government said on Tuesday.
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