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US slams UN's decision to operate without female staff in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Some US House of Representatives members have criticized the UN's position to continue operating in Afghanistan without its female staff. They called the continuation of humanitarian aid only for men, a serious punishment for Afghan women and girls, who have been completely erased from publi
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China: Anti-espionage law heightens risks for foreign firms
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The revised law, which will come into effect in July, expands the definition of espionage, by including cyber attacks against state organs or critical information infrastructure, DW wrote quoting state news agency Xinhua.
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Russia partially relocates 18 settlements due to intensified shelling by U
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Residents of 18 settlements near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia Region, including Energodar, have been temporarily relocated to safer places due to intensified shelling by Ukrainian troops, acting governor of the region, Yevgeny Balitsky said, TASS state news agency reports.
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UAE deters up to 50,000 cyberattacks per day: Mohammed Al Kuwaiti
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In his statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) during the Oracle CloudWorld Tour Abu Dhabi 2023, which kicked off today in the capital, Al Kuwaiti said that the banking, financial, health, oil and gas sectors are the most targeted, noting that all attacks are countered proactively and ef
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Russia claims no US visa issued for its journalists, Kremlin says 'Won't
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier on Sunday that no American visas had been issued to Russian journalists, according to TASS News Agency.
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China's grain output expected to reach 694 million tonnes in 2023: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a report carried by Xinhua News Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that the country's grain output is expected to reach 694 million tonnes in 2023, with the output of rice and wheat remaining stable and that of corn and soybean increasing.
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Factory fire in east China kills 11
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the state news agency (Xinhua), the casualties were trapped on the third floor of the building in an industrial area of Wuyi County after the fire raged at around 2:04 pm.
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South Korea, US, Japan hold missile defence drills in East Sea
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Yonhap News Agency, the three nations have been reinforcing security coordination following Pyongyang's provocative acts, such as the launch of a purportedly solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile last Thursday.
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Japan: G7 vows to phase out fossil fuels but sets no date for ending coal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Group of Seven environment and energy ministers vowed to accelerate the phase-out of natural gas and other fossil fuels to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 but failed to set a clear deadline for ending coal power use after their two-day talks that ended Sunday, Japanese News
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Japan: 2 people from missing SDF chopper off Okinawa confirmed dead
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Following a deep-sea dive in search of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter, two people were confirmed dead on Sunday, the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) said, in the first official announcement of deaths resulting from the incident since the chopper lost contact in early April, Japan
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North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel "Hwasong-18" ICBM
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, said Friday that the recent launch of its new solid-fuel "Hwasong-18" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) considerably strengthened the country's nuclear counterattack stance, Yonhap News Agency said Friday quoting North Korean state media.
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At least 1 killed, 34 injured in bus accident in South Korea's Chungju
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
One person was killed and 34 passengers were injured when a tour bus in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province of South Korea, slid backwards on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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