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August 20, 2023 12:18 PM
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Luna-25, which is Russia's first lunar lander in nearly 50 years, was due to enter the orbit yesterday, but the manoeuver failed due to a glitch, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said in a statement. Roscosmos is analysing the situation, it said, without giving further details. Rus...
August 19, 2023 9:29 PM
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In Europe, more people were evacuated from their homes on the Spanish island of Tenerife today morning as a wildfire raging in the north of the island remained out of control. Amid hot and dry weather, the blaze broke out on Wednesday around Spain's highest peak, Mount Teide volcano, in a mount...
August 19, 2023 9:15 PM
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In Canada, thousands of residents in British Columbia have been asked to evacuate after wildfires rapidly intensified. Yesterday, the western Canadian province declared a state of emergency after an out-of-control fire in southern British Columbia almost doubled in 24 hours. More than 2,400 properti...
August 19, 2023 8:42 PM
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A documentary film "Bay of Blood" on genocide in Bangladesh during 1971 War of Liberation today premiered at Liberation War Museam in Dhaka. The Liberation War Museum organised the Bangladesh premier of the documentary, on the occasion of the 48th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mu...
August 19, 2023 1:36 PM
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Chinese property giant Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US amid a deepening real estate crisis in China. It will allow the heavily-indebted company to protect its assets in the US as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors. Evergrande defaulted on its huge debts i...
August 19, 2023 1:13 PM
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The US has approved the transfer of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine. This marks a major milestone for Ukraine in the war against Russia as F-16 is widely considered one of the world's most reliable fighter jets. Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov welc...
August 19, 2023 11:02 AM
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United States, Japan and South Korea condemned yesterday China's dangerous and aggressive actions in the South China Sea. In a joint statement from a Camp David summit, the three countries also committed to consult promptly with each other and to coordinate responses to regional challenges, pro...
August 19, 2023 11:02 AM
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China launched military exercises of the navy and air force around Taiwan on Saturday. The response comes as a warning after Vice President William Lai's visit to the United States. Lai is also the front-runner to be Taiwan's next president in elections to be held in January, next year. Ac...
August 18, 2023 7:28 PM
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Singapore-born Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam and two Chinese-origin former executives of government-linked companies have qualified to run for the city-state's presidential election on 1st September. The Presidential Elections Committee received a total of six applicatio...
August 18, 2023 7:16 PM
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In yet another blow to Imran Khan, the jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan has been booked under the Official Secrets Act for making the content of a confidential diplomatic cable from the country's embassy in the US, public. Mr Khan currently serving a three-year jail term after he was se...
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