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Samsung chief convicted, fined for illegal anesthetic medication use
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 26 (ANI): De-facto Chairman of Samsung Group, Lee Jae-yong on Tuesday was convicted and fined USD 60,055 for illegally using anesthetic medication propofol numerous times for years, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Former S. Korean President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 26 (ANI): Former President of South Korea, Roh Tae-woo died on Tuesday at the age of 88, reported Yonhap News Agency citing Roh's aides.
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Palestine to appeal to UN agencies, int'l courts over Israeli settlement i
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine] October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestine has decided to appeal to United Nations (UN) agencies and international courts to stop the Israeli settlement plans and other measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Monday.
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Iran's top leader calls regional states' normalization of ties with Israel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the attempt of some regional states to normalize relations with Israel is "a great sin and mistake," according to the official news agency IRNA.
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Iranian supreme leader pardons over 3,400 prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned 3,458 prisoners, the state IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Iran's Air Force to hold nationwide drills: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Air Force will stage large-scale and nationwide drills on Thursday, the official news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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South Korea estimates range of North's missile at 366 miles: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The South Korean military has increased its estimate of the range of the missile tested by North Korea to 590 kilometers (366 miles) from the initial 430-450 kilometers, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing a source.
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Senior Japanese, US officials discuss North Korea's missile launches
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): High-ranking representatives of the governments of Japan and the United States discussed North Korea's latest missile tests by phone, the Kyodo news agency reported.
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N Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI): North Korea on Tuesday fired an "unidentified" projectile towards the East Sea, said the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS), reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Palestinian president calls on international community, US to end Israeli
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Sunday that the situation in the Palestinian territories "has become unbearable due to the Israeli violations," reported the official news agency WAFA.
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China reports 19 imported COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 17 (ANI): The Chinese mainland reported 19 imported COVID-19 cases and one locally-transmitted infection on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Syria accuses Israel of killing Head of Cabinet's Golan Affairs Office
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Syrian government has accused the Israeli military of shooting dead Midhat Saleh al-Saleh, the Head of the office of the occupied Syrian Golan affairs at the Syrian cabinet, the state-run SANA news agency reported.
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