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US Texas governor declares state of disaster as hurricane, tropical storm
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Houston [US], August 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Governor of the U.S. state of Texas Greg Abbott on Sunday issued a state disaster declaration for 23 counties as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are forecast to impact the state in the coming days.
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Oral nanomedicine may bring relief for Kala-Azar, other neglected diseases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Patients affected by Kala-Azar, scientifically called visceral leishmaniasis (VL), one of the most neglected tropical diseases may soon find relief in an oral nanomedicine from India, according to Department of Science and Technology (DST).
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Take precautions against vector-borne diseases: PM Modi urges people
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged everyone to take precautions against tropical and vector-borne diseases as they are common in this season even though the centre is monitoring the situation.
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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West in Tropical Island fortress to avoid paparazzi:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): American reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper husband Kanye West wanted an appropriate setting to try and save their marriage and the sources learned that the pair went on a family vacation with their kids to Tropical Island, outside the country to have
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CBI files case against two public servants for causing loss to IITM
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case against a number of persons including two former officials, for allegedly causing loss to the India Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
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3 Storms threaten US, Caribbean this weekend, conditions worsen in Texas
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25 (ANI): Hurricane Hanna strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning, and is expected to make landfall in southern Texas later in the day.
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Tropical storm Cristobal makes landfall along southeast Louisiana, Gulf Co
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Orleans [USA], June 8 (ANI): Tropical Storm Cristobal on early Sunday evening (local time) made landfall in southeast Louisiana between the mouth of the Mississippi River and Grand Isle, CNN reported citing data from the National Hurricane Center.
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Nisarga likely to turn into 'severe cyclonic storm' in next 24 hours: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that the tropical storm Nisarga, which is heading towards Gujarat and Maharashtra, is likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" in the next 24 hours and is expected to make landfall close to Mumba
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Cyclone Nisarga likely to make landfall near Mumbai on June 3: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that tropical cyclone Nisarga has headed for the Maharashtra coast, and is going to make landfall on June 3 close to Mumbai.
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Philippines tropical typhoon Ambo kills 5, displaces nearly 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five persons have died and more than 90,000 people displaced as a result of Typhoon Ambo which has made its way across the Philippines archipelago over the course of the day, media reported Saturday.
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Dogs are being trained to sniff out COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], April 30 (ANI): As the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, could canines "revolutionize" the COVID-19 response by emerging as a "new diagnostic tool"? Experts believe so. Dogs are being trained in the US and the UK to sniff out the coronavirus.
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UN chief saddened by destruction due to Cyclone Harold in Pacific region
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday (local time) expressed sadness over the reports of loss of life and destruction brought by tropical Cyclone Harold in the Pacific region.
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