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Gunmen abduct former Nigerian president's staff
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police on Thursday confirmed they have launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of three staff of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the country's southwestern state of Ogun.
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8 injured in drone strike on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 31 (ANI): A bomb-laden drone on Tuesday targeted Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia injuring eight persons.
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Distress signal from fat cells prompts heart to shore up defences against
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): A stress signal received by the heart from fat could help protect against cardiac damage induced by obesity, a new study led by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests.
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Haiti earthquake: Toll rises to 1941
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 18 (ANI): The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1941, Xinhua reported citing authorities.
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Japan orders evacuation of over 1.2 million people over heavy rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has ordered the evacuation of 1.23 million people in four southwestern provinces over the heavy rainfall, media reported on Saturday.
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Common weight-loss drug may help maintain heart health: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 8 (ANI): A recent clinical study led by researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Centre, found that a commonly-prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide successfully targets fat that can help maintain heart health.
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Researchers reveal common weight-loss drug might help maintain heart healt
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dallas [US], August 6 (ANI): The findings of a new clinical trial at UT Southwestern Medical Centre reveal that a commonly-prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide successfully targets fat that can endanger heart health.
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Turkey battles wildfires for six days in coastal resorts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey has been battling wildfires that erupted in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns and have lasted six days, officials announced Monday.
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Afghan forces thwart Taliban's attempt to storm prison in Helmand, 38 terr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 2 (ANI): The Afghan government forces have killed 38 members of the Taliban when they attempted to storm a prison in the southwestern city of Lashkargah in Helmand province, the Afghan defense ministry informed on Monday.
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Road accident claims 14 lives in southwest Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 19 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 14 people were killed following a road accident in Nigeria's southwestern state of Osun, according to local authorities on Sunday.
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One killed in protest over water stress in Iran
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 18 (ANI/Xinhua): One person was killed on Friday night in the southwestern Iranian town of Shadegan during the protest over water stress amid a severe drought, official news agency IRNA reported.
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Over 90 people killed, 618 injured in floods in Germany's Ahrweiler distri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 17 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 90 people were killed and 618 others were injured in the Ahrweiler district in Germany's southwestern state of Rhineland-Palatinate as a result of floods, Koblenz police said on Saturday.
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