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China bans Tibetan language in schools in Sichuan province
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said. China now requires all instruction to be in Mandarin, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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Explosion rocks Takhar province in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An explosion rocked Takhar Province in Afghanistan on Sunday evening, according to Khaama Press.
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Another earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology stated.
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Afghanistan: 7 killed, 15 injured in suicide attack at mosque in Baghlan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the Taliban-led information department in Baghlan province, seven worshippers died and 15 others were injured in the suicide attack at the Imam Zaman Mosque located on the first street of Silo City in Pul-e Khumri.
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Afghanistan: Death toll in Herat earthquakes surpasses 4,000
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The earthquake in Herat province of Afghanistan has claimed over 4000 lives and destroyed thousands of residential houses, Khaama Press reported, citing the Taliban ministry.
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Afghanistan earthquake: UNGA President offers condolences to victims' fami
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Herat and surrounding regions were shaken by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks on Saturday. The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025.
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Afghanistan: Death toll from Herat quakes crosses over 2,000
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Herat province in Afghanistan has risen to 2,025.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus samples collected from Peshawar, Dera Bugti test posi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The environmental samples collected from Pakistan's Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Dera Bugti district in Balochistan have been tested positive for wild poliovirus
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At least 100 killed, over 240 injured in drone attack on Syria military co
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The death toll has risen to 100 in a drone attack on a Syria military college that took place in Homs province of the country early Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Pak: Election Commission asks Sindh govt to withdraw perks, privileges of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in a letter to the Sindh government, asked the Balochistan chief secretary to immediately reshuffle the additional chief secretary and three other senior officials of the province, The News International reported.
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Drone attack on military college in Syria's Homs kills 80
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A drone attack on a military college in Syria's Homs province during a graduation ceremony has killed as many as 80 people and wounded 240 others, the Syrian health minister has said, Al Jazeera reported.
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2 children killed in mine explosion in Afghanistan’s Jowzjan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Two children were killed while one sustained injuries in a mine explosion in Afghanistan’s Jowzjan province, said local government officials, Khaama Press reported.
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