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World Bank provides 385 million USD to Horn of Africa countries to boost c
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank said it has provided 385 million US dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to Horn of Africa countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience.
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Malaysian tourism sees rebound, arrivals expected to hit 5 million by year
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Malaysia is expected to hit 5 million by the end of this year, according to the country's largest association for travel and tour.
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Wildfire in southern Spain forces evacuation of 3,000
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): A wildfire that started on Wednesday afternoon has forced the evacuation of around 3,000 people near the tourist resorts of Marbella and Estepona in the popular Costa del Sol area on the south coast of Spain, local emergency services have said.
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Lebanese president vows to work on border demarcation talks with Israel
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Beirut [Lebanon], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed on Thursday to continue working on the maritime border demarcation issue in the hopes of achieving favourable outcomes during his scheduled talks with the US mediator, Lebanon's Presidency said in a statement.
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Philippines tightens screening of Japan-bound Filipinos to curb human traf
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Manila [Philippines], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration (BI) has tightened the screening of Filipinos travelling to Japan to curb human trafficking.
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UN condemns killing of WHO staff member in Myanmar
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Yangon [Myanmar], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) on Thursday condemned the killing of a staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) in southeastern Myanmar.
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Israel, UAE leaders discuss regional issues in Abu Dhabi
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Tel Aviv [Israel], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett concluded Thursday his snap trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he discussed security and economic issues with the UAE's President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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Chinese police stop Tesla cars on specific routes in Sichuan province
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): US' Tesla cars were not allowed on specific routes in China's Sichuan when President Xi Jinping visited the province recently.
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Malaysia unemployment dips to 3.9 percent in April
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia's unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 per cent in April, being below 4 per cent for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Southeast Asian country, official data showed Thursday.
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More than 40 killed in DR Congo diamond mine collapse
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Kinshasa [DRC], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 40 people were killed late Tuesday in a diamond mine collapse in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed Thursday.
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More dengue cases reported in Philippines
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Manila [Philippines], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday that the number of dengue cases recorded from Jan. 1 to May 21 this year is 23 percent higher than the cases recorded in the same period last year.
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Greece's inflation hits 29-yr record in May
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Athens [Greece], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece's annual inflation rate jumped to 11.3 per cent in May this year, reaching a 29-year record for the country.
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