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August 18, 2024 1:46 PM
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Three people were killed and three others remained missing following a coal mine accident in Weixin County in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Local authorities today confirmed that the accident took place at around 5:40 a.m. this morning at a coal mine in Santao Township, is suspected to involve ...
August 18, 2024 2:11 PM
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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Tel Aviv in Israel today as part of Washington's diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. This is his ninth trip to the West Asia since Hamas terrorists attacked southern Israel in October last year. The top US diplomat will oversee the ...
August 18, 2024 8:22 AM
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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the eastern coast of Russia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck early this morning local time, with its epicenter over 88 kms from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city with a population of around 1.81 lakh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of ...
August 18, 2024 6:54 AM
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A US court has ruled that 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana can be sent to India. The US Court of Appeals in California said that the Indo-US extradition treaty permits extradition of Rana. He is wanted in India for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed over ...
August 18, 2024 1:47 PM
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Kuwait on a day-long visit today. He was received by his Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya. Akashvani correspondent reports; External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Kuwait today for a day-long visit, where he will engage in discuss...
August 17, 2024 10:02 PM
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The Araniko highway has been blocked since this morning due to a landslide stranding hundreds of vehicles and passengers on both sides. The road was blocked due to a landslide at Panchkhaal in Kaverapalanchok district. Meanwhile, the flooded Thame River in Solukhumbu district continues to ero...
August 17, 2024 9:03 PM
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Nepal Academy and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, Department of Indian Languages, Faculty of Art, to research Nepali language, literature, culture, and philosophy. According to sources, the MoU was signed by Member-Secretary of the Aca...
August 17, 2024 9:33 PM
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Sudan's Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim today officially declared a cholera outbreak in the country. The announcement came shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) said that about 316 people had died of cholera in Sudan. Since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forc...
August 17, 2024 8:35 PM
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern over the rapid spread of Mpox in Africa, calling for international support for the continent in its response to the ongoing outbreak. In his capacity as the African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Resp...
August 17, 2024 8:17 PM
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China's Ministry of Water Resources today activated a Level-IV emergency flood response in the Xinjiang Uygur region in anticipation of severe rainfall and potential flooding. Heavy to torrential rains are forecasted in China's northwestern areas till Monday. The National Meteorological Cente...
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