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China's top procuratorate orders arrest of ex-senior provincial political
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Xue Heng, a former senior political advisor of northeast China's Liaoning Province, for suspected bribe-taking.
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Over 100,000 foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since reopening of bor
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Manila [Philippines], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 100,000 foreign tourists have arrived in the Philippines since the Southeast Asian country reopened its borders last month, the government said on Friday.
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South Korea reports 407,017 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 407,017 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,657,609, the health authorities said Friday.
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Zelenskyy, Macron discuss France's support for Ukraine over phone
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss France's support for Ukraine.
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4 rockets hit Iraq's largest air base
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Baghdad [Iraq], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Four Katyusha rockets on Thursday struck the Balad Air Base, Iraq's largest military airbase in the north of the capital Baghdad, a local security source said.
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Erdogan renews proposal to bring Putin, Zelenskyy together
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his offer to bring the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in Turkey, during a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday.
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World Bank supports Bangladesh farmers vulnerable to climate change
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed a 120 million US dollars financing agreement to help improve the irrigated agricultural and fisheries production and increase the incomes of 170,000 poor people vulnerable to climate change.
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China to increase prices of gasoline, diesel
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 17 (ANI): China is going to increase the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting Friday, Xinhua reported citing the country's top economic planner.
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FAO chief economist warns of Ukraine conflict's possible heavy toll on foo
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Maximo Torero, on Wednesday warned of the possible heavy toll of the Ukraine conflict on world food security.
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Multiple dead following bus crash involving golf teams in Texas, US: Repor
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Texas [US], March 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Multiple people were killed Tuesday night when a bus carrying a New Mexico university's golf teams and a pickup collided in western Texas, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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5.1 magnitude quake hits Pakistan's Skardu
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 67 km Northwest of Pakistan's Skardu on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported citing US Geological Survey.
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Ukrainian Parliament extends martial law till April 25
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday has extended the current martial law for another 30 days from March 26, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a lawmaker, said on Telegram.
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