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Three killed, 7 injured in blast near Pul-e-Sokhta area in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): At least three people were killed and seven others suffered injuries in a blast that occurred near the Pul-e-Sokhta area in the west of Kabul on Saturday, local media reported citing the statement of the commander of PD6 in Kabul, Mawlawi Zabihullah.
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Four MoUs inked between China-Bangladesh
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 7 (ANI): Bangladesh and China on Sunday signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements to boost cooperation between the two countries, according to local media.
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80 injured, 17 missing as lightning strikes oil storage facility in Cuba
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], August 7 (ANI): Nearly 80 people were injured and 17 firefighters missing as a massive fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged in Matanzas city on Saturday (local time), media reports said.
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Maldives govt reaffirms commitment to One-China policy, but refuses to iss
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], August 7 (ANI): The Maldives government has reaffirmed its commitment to the One-China policy, but said that it would not issue any official statement on it, according to local media reports.
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Heavy rains, floods continue to create havoc in Balochistan, six more dead
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): As many as six people were killed due to heavy rains and floods in Balochistan on Saturday, bringing the total tally of deads to 176, local media reported citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
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US President Biden tests negative for COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) tested negative for the coronavirus, which he had contracted again a week ago.
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Hackers plant China's flag on Taiwan government websites
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 6 (ANI): In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Chinese hackers planted the flag of China on the websites of several local government agencies across Taiwan.
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Pakistan: 4.5 magnitude earthquake hits parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provin
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kohat [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district and adjoining areas on Saturday, local media reported.
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Pakistan: FIA summons former NA Speaker Asad Qaiser in PTI foreign funding
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned former National Assembly Speaker and senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Asad Qaiser in reference to the ongoing probe into PTI's prohibited funding case, local media reported on Satur
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PTI announces to hold public gathering in Islamabad on August 14
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has decided to hold a public gathering in Islamabad on August 14, a day after the party gave a one month deadline to the federal government to hold general elections in the country, local media reported.
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21-member cabinet takes oath in Pakistan's Punjab province
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): A 21-member cabinet in the Chief Minister Pervez Elahi-led government took oath in Pakistan's Punjab province on Saturday, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Former Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources.
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