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Former Dutch minister Vogelaar commits suicide
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherland], Oct 10 (Xinhua/ANI): Former Dutch minister Ella Vogelaar committed suicide at the age of 69, her family said Tuesday night.
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New Zealand: Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hits North Island
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
North Island [New Zealand], Oct 10 (Xinhua/ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale struck east of the North Island of New Zealand on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.
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Violence sent Hong Kong into 'very dangerous situation': Chief Exe. Carrie
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong's Chief executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the violent acts in the special administrative region these days have sent Hong Kong into "a very dangerous situation," vowing to stop violence with utmost determination and resolution.
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Truck collides with multiple cars in German city Limburg, 17 injured
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], Oct 8 (Xinhua/ANI): A truck crashed into several vehicles in the German city of Limburg on Monday evening, leaving 17 people injured, according to local authority and media.
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Gunmen abduct 6 people in Nigeria's Adamawa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Oct. 7 (Xinhua/ANI): At least six people were abducted by gunmen at a village in northeast Nigeria, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.
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Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hit Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
South Sandwich Island [UK], Oct 07 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale struck Bristol Island and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, reported Xinhua.
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Voting begins for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], Oct. 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The polling centres for the parliamentary elections opened in 24 provinces of Tunisia on Sunday.
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Libya's east-based army launches airstrikes against UN-backed govt in Sirt
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Oct. 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Libya's east-based army on early Sunday announced that it has launched airstrikes on the forces of its rival UN-backed government in the city of Sirte, located some 450 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli.
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Biden says Trump 'won't destroy' him over Ukraine controversy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct. 5 (ANI/Xinhua): "You won't destroy me, and you won't destroy my family," Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden wrote in an opinion piece for The Washington Post on Saturday, his latest response to US President Donald Trump's call for an
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South African President expresses regret over xenophobic attacks
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], Oct 4 (Xinhua/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday expressed "deep regret" at the recent spate of xenophobic violence in the country.
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8 IS terrorists killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Sept 29 (Xinhua/ANI): At least eight Islamic State (IS) terrorists were killed on Saturday in airstrikes conducted by the US-led coalition aircraft in the central Iraqi province of Salahudin, the Iraqi military said.
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Libya's UN-backed govt condemns attack on vital sites in Tripoli
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Sep 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Libya's UN-backed government on Friday (local time) condemned attacks on vital sites in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, by the rival Eastern-based army.
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