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203 dead, 68 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa amid secondary hazard fears
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Tokyo: The death toll reached 203 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, with 68 people unaccounted for, nine days after a series of strong quakes of up to 7.6 magnitude...
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DR Congo court upholds President Tshisekedi’s re-election
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Kinshasa: The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday officially confirmed the re-election of President Felix Tshisekedi following the Dec. 20 polls.Tshisekedi secured a dominant 73.47 percent of the vote, while main opposition candidate Moise...
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S. Korean opposition leader Lee discharged from hospital
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Seoul: Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, was discharged from a hospital on Wednesday after being stabbed in the neck last week.Lee told a televised press conference in front of the hospital in Seoul that...
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3-day Global Neuroscience Conference begins in Hyderabad
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Hyderabad: Showcasing revolutionary neuroinventions poised to redefine the landscape of neurology and neurosurgery, the 3-day 4th Global Neuroscience Conference of the Society for Image-Guided Neurointerventions (SIGN) began at Ramoji Film City here on Friday evening.This marks the first time...
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Japan thanks N Korean for sending condolences over deadly quake
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Tokyo: The Japanese government has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for expressing condolences over a powerful earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks that struck Japan on New Year's Day, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said...
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Equipment at Japan’s Shika NPP damaged by earthquake
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Tokyo: The power equipment at Japan's Shika nuclear power plant (NPP) has sustained some damage, including a significant oil leakage, after a powerful earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck the country on New Year's Day, Japanese broadcaster...
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Lebanon files complaint with UN Chief, UNSC after Israel attacks Beirut
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United Nations: Lebanon has sent a letter of complaint to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council after Israel conducted on Tuesday a deadly attack in Beirut, Lebanese mission to the United Nations spokesperson...
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At least 300 die following heavy rains in DR Congo
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Kinshasa: At least 300 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a minister said on Friday.During a crisis assessment meeting, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Actions and National Solidarity...
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100 dead, 211 missing after powerful quakes jolt Japan
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Tokyo: The death toll has risen to 100 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, amid fears of escalating casualties despite intensified rescue...
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Russian troops in Ukraine receive upgraded T-80BVM tanks
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Melitopol: Upgraded T-80BVM tanks have been supplied to the Russian army units in the Zaporizhzhia direction for the first time since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, a Russian tank unit commander said on Thursday."We have received...
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