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Australia's island state to get first direct international flight service
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian island state of Tasmania is set to get its first regular international flight service in 23 years with the launch of direct flights to New Zealand starting from next week.
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At least 20 dead in bus accident in Peru
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 20 people were killed and 14 others injured in Peru after an interprovincial bus skidded and overturned in Sihuas province in the northern Ancash region, authorities said on Monday.
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Malaysia reports 1,317 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,317 new COVID-19 infections thus bringing the national total to 362,173, the country's health ministry said on Monday.
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Philippines logs 11,378 new COVID-19 cases, total surpasses 876,000
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 11,378 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 876,225.
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Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan launches construction of trans-border trade hub
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have launched the construction of an international center for trade and economic cooperation named "Central Asia" on the border of the two countries, the Uzbek government said Monday.
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Conflicts leave 65 dead in Afghanistan in past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (ANI): At least 65 people were killed in direct clashes and terrorist attacks in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, an independent war monitoring group said on Monday, reported Xinhua.
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Lasso declares victory in Ecuador's presidential elections
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Former banker and three-time presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso declared victory in Ecuador's presidential runoff elections Sunday, calling it a historic day for the South American country.
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Presidential elections underway in Peru
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Elections began at 7:00 am (local time) on Sunday in Peru, where more than 25 million people are eligible to vote.
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Four immigrants found dead in boat off Canary Islands
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Four migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands from the coast of African were found dead inside a dinghy, in which they attempted the crossing, the government delegate of the Spanish-controlled Canary Islands confirmed on Sunday.
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Death toll from tropical cyclone Seroja rises to 177 in Indonesia
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province rose to 177, with 45 other people still missing and several villages remaining isolated as land routes were cut off due to rock slides, a local official said on
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Xinhua: Eyes, ears and voice of China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 11 (ANI): In a world where one often hears about western spy agencies such as the CIA, M16, the Chinese intelligence network remains shrouded in mystery even as it provides information to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that reflects Beijing's priorities in military,
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21 trapped in coal mine in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], April 11 (ANI): Over 20 workers are trapped in a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang region after flooding cut power under underground and disrupted communications, Chinese-state media Xinhua reported.
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