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China orders US to close its consulate in Chengdu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu in retaliation after the US ordered the shut down the Chinese Consulate in Houston, reported South China Morning Post.
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China moving to close US consulate in Chengdu: Report
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 23 (ANI): In a retaliatory move, China is considering closing the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, South China Morning Post reported citing a source briefed on the decision.
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Iran Police disperse protest in Behbahan amid dire economic situation
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The police have dispersed a protest in the Iranian southwestern city of Behbahan which criticized the difficult economic conditions, a local police chief, Mohammad Azizi said on Friday.
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Torrential rains claim at least 52 lives in Japan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyushu [Japan], July 7 (ANI): As more torrential rains hit Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu on Tuesday, the death toll has reached 52. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Fukuoka, Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures in Kyushu, NHK World reporte
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44 killed due to flash floods southwestern Japan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyushu [Japan], July 6 (ANI): At least 44 persons have been killed and several others are missing following flooding and mudslides in Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu due to torrential rain.
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7 killed due to flash floods in southwestern Japan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
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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SW monsoon covers entire country, 12 days ahead of its normal date: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Southwest monsoon has covered the entire country on June 26, 12 days before the normal date of coverage, as some regions received heavy downpour, informed Sati Devi, Senior Scientist at India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
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Two journalists tortured in Pakistan for covering quarantine centre in Ba
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Two Pakistan TV reporters were recently tortured for three days by the paramilitary force for covering a quarantine centre located in southwestern Balochistan province, reported Reporters Without Borders (RWF/RSF) while condemning the incident and callin
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Scientists demonstrate speed, precision of in situ planetary dating device
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 30 (ANI): The Southwest Research Institute scientists have increased the speed and accuracy of a laboratory-scale instrument for determining the age of planetary specimens onsite.
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Monsoon early advance facilitated by low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The monsoon this year has covered the entire country 12 days prior to the normal date, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday, noting that the early advance over central and northwest India was facilitated by the formation of a low-pressure ar
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Southwest Monsoon covered entire India two weeks ahead of schedule: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The Southwest Monsoon has covered the entire India approximately two weeks ahead of its schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
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Punjab likely to get moderate to heavy rainfall during next 3 days
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Southwest Monsoon onset over Punjab has taken place on Thursday and the state is expected to get moderate to heavy rainfall at several places during the next three days, said Assistant Agrometeorologist Kulwinder Kaur Gill, Punjab Agriculture University.
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