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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...
August 18, 2023 5:05 PM
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In Malaysia, a private jet crashed into a car and a motorbike on a highway, killing at least 10 people. Police said all eight people on the aircraft died along with two motorists on the ground. The jet exploded into a fireball on impact, with thick black smoke seen rising from the site. It was...
August 18, 2023 5:02 PM
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The United Nations Security Council has held an open debate on the human rights situation in North Korea. It is the Council's first such debate since 2017. The US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the meeting on Thursday was long overdue. She added that authorities in the Nort...
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