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Classes at Hong Kong schools to remain suspended on Monday over 'safety co
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 17 (Xinhua/ANI): The Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Sunday announced the extension of the suspension of classes at schools to Monday over safety concerns.
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China-Oman agree to strengthen strategic partnership following political a
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], Nov 17 (ANI): China and Oman agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership and carry out mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas, Xinhua reported.
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Extinct Australian fish back from the dead after 20 years!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Nov 8 (Xinhua/ANI): A rare Australian fish thought to be extinct for over 20 years, appears to have been found during a lake recovery project in the eastern state of Victoria.
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Xinhua condemns vandalisation of its Hong Kong bureau
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 3 (ANI): Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency on Saturday strongly condemned what it called "savage behaviour" of the protesters in Hong Kong after its Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau office building was vandalised during the anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous
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Assad warns of war if political means fail to secure Turkey's pullout from
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Nov 1 (Xinhua/ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday warned that war would be the only option if political means fail to secure Turkey's troop pullout from northern Syria.
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B'desh court grants Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus more time to surrender
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 29 (Xinhua/ANI): A High Court division bench in Bangladesh has granted Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus' plea seeking more time to surrender before a court.
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Thailand's 2020 budget bill narrowly approved by MPs
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Oct 20 (Xinhua/ANI): Thailand's House of Representatives on Saturday voted to approve the 2020 budget bill by a very narrow margin.
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41 subway stations damaged during protests in Chile
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Oct. 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 41 subway stations were damaged and at least 308 people were arrested during protests on Friday against an increase in metro fares in Santiago, Chilean Minister of National Defence Javier Iturriaga said on Saturday (local time).
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Australian PM's office accidentally sends confidential document to journal
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Oct 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The Australian Prime Minister's office sent confidential talking points to the media by mistake, instead of sending the document to its own coalition's members of parliament (MPs).
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Trudeau wears bulletproof vest for election campaign after security threat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], Oct 14 (Xinhua/ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore a bulletproof vest to a campaign rally in Toronto recently in response to an unspecified security threat, as per local media.
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Toll rises to 35 as typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 35 people have so far been killed and 17 others are missing as typhoon Hagibis ripped through Japan including Tokyo's metropolitan area, causing multiple rivers to overflow and power blackouts in 376,000 houses.
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Burkina Faso: 15 killed in mosque attack
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Oct 13 (Xinhua/ANI): At least 15 people were killed in a mosque attack by unidentified gunmen Friday in northern Burkina Faso, a local source told Xinhua.
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