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5 children of same family killed in Bangladesh landslide
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five children of the same family were killed after a rain-triggered devastating landslide struck their house in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district early Wednesday.
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Lockdown in Sydney extended by 4 weeks as COVID cases surge
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): As daily case numbers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) continued to hover in triple digits, the state government announced on Wednesday a four-week extension to the lockdown on Greater Sydney and surrounding areas.
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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian in northern West Bank: Medics
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A Palestinian man was killed on Tuesday night by Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics said.
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Hundreds of children under care of London council abused, says report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK] July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Hundreds of children in the care of Lambeth Council in south London were subjected to levels of cruelty and sexual abuse that were "hard to comprehend" for several decades since 1960s, a report released Tuesday has found.
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Xi's resolve to revitalise CCP made him biggest threat to party's existenc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): Xi Jinping since his ascendency as President of the People's Republic of China has resolved to strengthen the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but critics say he made himself its biggest threat.
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Derailment involving 18 acid tankers occurs in Namibia
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia's rail operator TransNamib on Tuesday confirmed that a derailment involving 18 acid tankers occurred between Otavi and Otjiwarongo, in the country's central part on the evening of July 25.
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Chinese poet commits suicide after 'unbearable' CCP surveillance
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Guangdong [China], July 27 (ANI): A Chinese poet and current affairs commentator has committed suicide in Guangdong province following "unbearable" surveillance under the tenure of President Xi Jinping.
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Maldivian president stresses importance of Islam, strong foreign ties on 5
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): President of Maldives Ibrahim Solih said that the Islamic faith and strong multilateral relationships were important pillars in sustaining the country's independence and sovereignty.
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Delta variant identified in Nanjing's COVID-19 clusters
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nanjing [China], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The virus strain behind the latest clusters of COVID-19 cases in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been identified as the highly infectious Delta variant, local authorities said Tuesday.
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3 Beijing districts issue red alert for rainstorms
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The meteorological observatory of Miyun District in northeast Beijing issued the highest alert for rainstorms at 9 a.m. Tuesday, forecasting a new round of torrential downpours in the afternoon.
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Five killed in hours-long standoff in US's California
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Five people, including a policeman and a suspect, were killed in a shooting incident in Wasco, a city located in central California of the United States, local authorities said Monday.
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