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Central Asia becoming increasingly visible on world map: Kazakhstan Presid
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Munich [Germany], Feb 17 (ANI): Kazakhstan is becoming increasingly visible on the world map due to the presence of vast natural resources and its strategic geographical presence between China and Russia, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said, according to the state media.
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China orders satellite TV channels to cut entertainment amid coronavirus o
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 28 (Xinhua/ANI): China's broadcasting authorities on Tuesday ordered local satellite television stations to cut entertainment airtime to assist the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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Afghan plane crashes in Taliban-held area of Ghazni
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 27 (ANI): A passenger plane crashed in a Taliban-controlled area of Deh Yak district in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, the state media reported.
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Nepal: Agni Prasad Sapkota elected House speaker unopposed
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 26 (ANI): The ruling Nepal Communist Party's lawmaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has been elected the Speaker of House of Representatives unopposed as no other lawmaker contested against his candidacy, the state media said.
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Beijing to suspend domestic, overseas Chinese group tours amid virus scare
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 25 (ANI): China will suspend both domestic and overseas Chinese group tours, state media reported on Saturday, as the government ramps up efforts to contain a new SARS-like virus that has infected nearly 1,300 people.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warns against 'politicising' Ukrainia
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 18 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday warned against any attempt to politicise the recent Ukrainian passenger plane crash that claimed lives of 176 in the outskirts of Tehran more than a week ago, the state media said.
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Iran admits it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian passenger plane
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 11 (ANI): Iran on Saturday admitted that it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian International Airlines passenger plane that crashed near Tehran earlier this week, killing all 176 people aborad, state media reported.
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Oman sultan Qaboos dies: State media
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], Jan 11 (ANI): Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said has died, Aljazeera reported citing state television on Friday.
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Authorities recover black boxes of crashed plane near Tehran airport
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): Iranian authorities said on Wednesday that they recovered the flight recorders of Ukraine's Boeing 737 aircraft that crashed near Tehran international airport earlier in the day, according to the state media.
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All 176 on-board killed after Ukraine International Airlines jet crashes n
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): All least 167 passengers and nine crew members were killed when a Ukraine International Airlines flight crashed minutes after take-off from Tehran airport on Wednesday, according to Iran's state media.
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Slain Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani laid to rest in his hometown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kerman [Iran], Jan 8 (ANI): The body of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike last week, was laid to rest in his hometown of Kerman on Wednesday morning, state media said.
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Death toll from Kerman stampede rises to over 50 during Soleimani's mourni
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): A stampede at the funeral for slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman in Iran has claimed more than 50 lives on Tuesday, state media said.
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