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Plane veers off runway in Philippines, passengers evacuated
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Riyadh veered off the runway shortly after landing in the Philippine capital Manila on Monday, with 399 passengers and 21 crew on board all evacuated.
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Lao Parliament approves five new key positions
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Members of the National Assembly (NA), the Lao Parliament, approved at their ongoing third ordinary session five new key positions proposed by Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Monday.
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Beijing reports three new local COVID-19 infections
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Beijing reported three new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections during the first 15 hours of Monday, said the local authorities.
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Long-term ozone exposure increases cardiovascular mortality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A nationwide study in China has found that long-term exposure to ozone gas is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality risks.
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Bus attack kills 13 in northern Syria: military statement
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Eleven soldiers and two civilians were killed in a bus attack in northern Syria on Monday, according to a Syrian military statement.
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Laos earns over 870m USD from agricultural exports in first half of 2022
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Laos earned more than 870 million U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural produce over the past six months of 2022, equalling 72.57 per cent of the target for the whole of 2022.
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New Zealand reports 4,024 new COVID-19 community cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 4,024 new community cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.
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Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidency
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia on Sunday after defeating independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in the second round of elections in a very close race, the state-run National Civil Registry reported.
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4 IS militants killed in airstrike in W Iraq: military
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Four militants of the Islamic State (IS) group, including the group's leader in Anbar Province, were killed on Sunday in an airstrike in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
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Israeli FM to visit Turkey amid Israeli fears of Iranian attacks
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid plans to visit Turkey on Thursday, his office announced Sunday, amid months of thawing ties and Israeli fears that its tourists could become a target for Iranian attacks.
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Macron's alliance leads legislative elections without absolute majority: R
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance Ensemble is leading the French legislative elections without winning the absolute majority in the new National Assembly, French news channel BFMTV reported on Sunday.
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Vietnam reports 533 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 166 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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