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November 19, 2025 11:21 AM November 19, 2025 11:21 AM

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Taiwan again detects Chinese military aircraft, naval ships operating around its territorial waters

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said it has detected nine Chinese military aircraft, four naval vessels and two ships operating around its territorial waters. The MND wrote in a social media post that 8 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 8 People's Liberation Army Na...

November 19, 2025 11:11 AM November 19, 2025 11:11 AM

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WHO praises India for making significant progress in fight against TB

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised India for making significant progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). In a statement released yesterday, the WHO highlighted that India's detection gap for TB cases has narrowed, and TB-related deaths have started to show improvement.   Th...

November 19, 2025 11:09 AM November 19, 2025 11:09 AM

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Japan: Firefighters in Oita still battling fire, Over 170 people evacuated

In Japan, an out-of-control fire that has been blazing since yesterday in the city of Oita has forced more than 170 people to evacuate. Firefighters are still battling the fire this morning, which has burned through a neighborhood in the southwestern city. According to Japan's Fire and Disaster Mana...

November 19, 2025 8:01 AM November 19, 2025 8:01 AM

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WWF, Greenpeace urge countries to agree on roadmap to end, reverse deforestation by 2030

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Greenpeace urged countries at the UN COP30 Climate Summit to agree on a roadmap to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference is the 30th Conference being held in the Hangar Convention Centre in Brazil from 10 to 21 Nove...

November 18, 2025 10:33 PM November 18, 2025 10:33 PM

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India’s iDEX Startup Wins Robotics Challenge at Dubai Airshow 2025

Sagar Defence, an iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) winner, has secured the “Accelerating the Autonomous Robotics Revolution” challenge under the VISTA Track at Dubai Airshow 2025, earning a USD 5,000 prize for its autonomous systems concept. iDEX congratulated the team, noting that the achi...