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4th India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation focused on
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): India, Philippines discussed the shared interest in visa liberation during the fourth Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, said S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister, on Thursday.
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Study confirms plastics threat to south pacific seabirds
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): Plastic gathered from remote corners of the South Pacific Ocean, including nesting areas of New Zealand albatrosses, has confirmed the global threat of plastic pollution to seabirds.
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6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near Tonga in Pacific Ocean
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nuku'alofa [Tonga], October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A 6.4 magnitude earthquake was registered on Thursday near the coast of the Kingdom of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Thailand mulls land passageway for reducing shipping traffic on Strait of
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 2 (ANI): In an effort to reduce shipping traffic on the Strait of Malacca, Thailand is planning to construct a 100-kilometre-long land passageway that would link the Indian and Pacific Oceans, bypassing the already congested sea lane.
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US Navy says, 3 Aircraft Carriers deployed in the Pacific 'not in response
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday said that deployment of three of its 11 nuclear aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean is not in response to any world or political events but was done to "promote security, stability and prosperity throughout the Indo-Paci
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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Tonga
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Nuku'alofa [Tonga], Nov 10 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. No casualties have been reported.
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Philippines: Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hits Mindanao, no casualty
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mindanao [Philippines], Oct 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter Scale struck Mindanao, the Philippines on Tuesday morning, as per the US Geological Survey.
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Death toll rises to 30 after powerful quake jolts Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 29 (ANI): At least 30 people have been killed while 156 others were wounded due to the powerful 6.5 magnitude, which recently struck off Seram Island's coast, local authorities said on Sunday.
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5.8 magnitude quake rattles Philippines
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sarangani [Philippines], Sept 11 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale struck Sarangani, the Philippines on Sunday.
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Japan minister suggests dumping radioactive water in Pacific Ocean
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept 11 (ANI): Eight years after the nuclear disaster, Japan's Environment Minister Yoshiaki Harada suggested dumping the radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
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Quake jolts Indonesia's Ceram Sea
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 22 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter Scale jolted Indonesia's Ceram Sea on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey.
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6.0 magnitude quake rattles Papua New Guinea
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], Jul 12 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale jolted the coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday evening.
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