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Japan mulls picking new Prime Minister on September 17
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 17 to pick the country's new Prime Minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday.
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Afghan Taliban delegation in Pakistan to discuss peace process
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): A delegation from the Afghan Taliban has arrived in Pakistan to discuss the ongoing peace process with the Pakistani leadership, local media reported on Monday.
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COVID-19 cases cross 6,000 in Maldives
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Aug 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Maldives has crossed 6,000 while the death toll has reached 24, local media reported here on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 cases in Maldives cross 5,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Aug 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives has crossed the 5,000 mark as the government cracks down on violations of health and safety protocols, local media reported on Monday.
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Death toll in port of Beirut blast rises to 158
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of those killed in Tuesday's huge blast in the port of Beirut has risen to 158 and over 6,000 have been injured, local media said on Saturday, citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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Armed man who took hostages at French bank surrenders to police
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], Aug 7 (ANI): A gun-totting man who held several hostages, at a bank in France on Thursday surrendered to police after releasing his captives, local media reported.
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Over 70 killed in Beirut blast; PM Hassan Diab says guilty 'will pay price
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (ANI): At least 70 people were killed and over 2,000 injured following a powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Vietnam records its first COVID-19 death
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 31 (ANI): Vietnam has reported its first coronavirus fatality after the death of an elderly man who had tested positive in Danang, Al Jazeera reported citing local media.
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US pledges $36.7M for COVID-19 response in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 26 (ANI): The United States has set aside more than $36.7 million to aid the Afghanistan response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as expedited $90 million in the continued development assistance through the World Bank to support the war-torn country's national hea
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Rato Machindranath chariot pulling festival begins in Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 25 (ANI): The longest chariot festival in Nepal, the Rato Machindranath chariot festival earlier postponed due to the lockdown imposed to curb coronavirus pandemic, began on Saturday, as per the local media.
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Ireland allows travellers from 15 countries without quarantine requirement
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], July 23 (ANI): Travellers from 15 countries, excluding the United States and the United Kingdom, will be allowed to visit Ireland without requiring a 14-day self-quarantine measure, Xinhua news agency reported citing the local media on Wednesday (local time).
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Fire breaks out near Belgium's Liege Airport terminal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 23 (ANI): A fire broke out on late Wednesday (local time) near the Liege Airport terminal in Belgium, Xinhua news agency reported citing the local media.
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