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30 people killed in road accident in Syria
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Mar 8 (ANI): As many as 30 people were killed in a road accident after a fuel truck collided with two passenger buses and other vehicles in Syria on Saturday (local time), local media said.
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Ex-UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar passes away at 100
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): Former United Nations chief Javier Perez de Cuellar passed away on Wednesday in Lima, the capital of his native country Peru, the local media said.
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Spain reports first death from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Mar 4 (ANI): The first death from coronavirus has been registered in Spain, local media reported on Tuesday (local time).
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US reports first death from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 1 (ANI): The United States on Saturday reported the first death from coronavirus, local media reported citing the Health Department.
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PM Modi likely to visit Bangladesh in March
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Bangladesh from March 16 to 18 where he will hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, according to local media reports.
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9 killed, 37 injured in eastern Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border a
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 23 (ANI): At least nine people died and 37 others sustained injuries in eastern Turkey on Sunday after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Turkey-Iran border region, local media reported, citing the country's Health Minister.
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Italy reports first death from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 22 (ANI): Italy on Saturday reported its first death from the new strain of coronavirus, involving a 78-year-old retired bricklayer, local media reported, citing Veneto Governor Luca Zaia.
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Amid coronavirus threat, Tamil Language Festival in Singapore postponed un
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Feb 18 (ANI): The Tamil Language Festival 2020, scheduled to be held from April 4 to May 3 in Singapore, has been postponed until further notice due to the threat of the novel coronavirus disease, local media reported, citing Tamil Language Council chairman.
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Eight killed in avalanche during rescue operation in Turkey's Van province
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Van [Turkey], Feb 05 (ANI): At least eight people were killed after an avalanche hit Bahcesaray, a district of Van Province in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, Sputnik reported citing local media.
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Pak declares national emergency to combat locusts
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 3 (ANI): The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to combat swarms of desert locusts destroying crops on a large scale in the eastern province of Punjab, local media reported.
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Stampede during church service in Tanzania kills 20
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dodoma [Tanzania ], Feb 2 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed in a stampede during a church service in northern Tanzania on Sunday evening (local time), local media reported.
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State of emergency declares in Australian Capital Territory as bushfire th
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Jan 31 (ANI): Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister Andrew Barr on Friday declared a statement of emergency in the region, saying that the capital is facing the worst bushfire threat since the devastating fires of 2003, local media reported.
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