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Flash floods in Indonesia leave over 14,000 people displaced
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 18 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 14,000 people were forced to flee their homes as a result of flash floods and landslides in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing local authorities.
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Reconnaissance plane crashes in eastern Turkey leaving 7 security officers
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 16 (Sputnik/ ANI) - A reconnaissance plane has crashed in eastern Turkey with seven security officers having died as a result of the incident, the Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday, citing the national Interior Ministry.
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21 killed after driver deliberately drives bus into reservoir in China
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Guizhou [China], July 13 (ANI): A bus driver deliberately drove his vehicle off the road into a reservoir in southern China last week, killing 21 people on board in an act of vengeance over the government demolition of his former home, Xinhua news agency reported.
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China's Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 10 (ANI): China's Kuaizhou-11 solid-fuelled carrier rocket suffered a failure during its maiden flight on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-sun found dead
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 9 (ANI): The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul was found dead in the Waryong park in Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported.
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North Korea says does not intend to hold talks with US
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 7 (Sputnik/ANI): North Korean Foreign Ministry US affairs department head Kwon Jong Gun said Pyongyang did not intend to hold talks with Washington, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
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New Zealand reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 5 (ANI): New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported citing a statement by the Health Ministry.
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7 killed due to flash floods in southwestern Japan
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Tokyo [Japan], July 5 (ANI): Seven people were killed and four missing due to massive flooding triggered by torrential rain in the southwestern Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported citing local media.
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US nuclear envoy to visit South Korea, Japan next week
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 4 (ANI): The top American envoy for North Korea will visit South Korea and Japan next week amid stalled denuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang, a diplomatic source here informed Yonhap news agency on Saturday.
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Explosion in medical facility in Tehran Kills 13
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 1 (Sputnik/ANI): An explosion and a fire in a medical facility in the north of the Iranian capital killed 13 people, the head of Tehran's ambulance service, Peyman Saberian, told Fars news agency Tuesday.
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Singapore to resume tourism businesses in phased manner from July 1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, June 28 (ANI): The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Sunday that tourism businesses in Singapore will be permitted to resume operations in a phased manner from July 1, beginning with 13 attractions, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Syria shoots down several targets in Hama's airspace
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Syria's air defences shot down several targets in the Syrian province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported.
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