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6 die, 14 rescued as ferry capsizes in eastern Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lanka Navy on Tuesday afternoon said six people died and 14 people including children were rescued after a ferry capsized in Kinniya in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province earlier in the day.
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S.Korea's corporate bond issuance falls in October
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's corporate bond issuance fell last month on higher borrowing cost, financial watchdog data showed on Tuesday.
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New Zealand passes drug-checking law
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little said drug-checking services will continue to operate legally at festivals, pop-up clinics, university orientation and other places this summer and beyond thanks to a law passed on Tuesday.
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La Nina alert issued for Australia's east
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) announced on Tuesday that a La Nina event had established itself in the tropical Pacific, spelling a stormy summer for much of Australia's east.
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Consolidation of power in Xi's hand can be disastrous for China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 23 (ANI): The concentration of power in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping may not fare well for the foreign and economic prospects of China.
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US advises against travel to Germany, Denmark over COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to Germany and Denmark due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in both countries.
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Mongolia logs 525 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ulaanbaatar [Momgolia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia registered 525 new COVID-19 cases and 10 more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 378,878 and 1,885 respectively, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday.
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45 people killed in bus accident in Bulgaria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 45 people were killed in a bus accident in western Bulgaria early on Tuesday, local media reports.
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Malaysia reports 4,885 new COVID-19 infections, 63 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 4,885 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,591,486, according to the health ministry.
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New Zealand reports 215 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington, November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 215 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 7,268.
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Australian energy giant Woodside unveils controversial coastal gas drill p
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum unveiled its multi-billion dollar plans to drill for liquified natural gas (LNG) off the Australian coast which caused concerns of the environmental group.
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Is the PLA ground force facing comparative neglect?
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 23 (ANI): The ground force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) contains approximately 975,000 active-duty soldiers, but in some regards, its modernization is being left behind by China's heavy investment in the navy, air force and missile force. The ground force make
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