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Russian ambassador accuses US of nuke weapons ‘hypocrisy’
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Washington: Recent statements by the US State Department in the context of Russian-Belarusian nuclear arms cooperation are a "vivid example of hypocrisy" in US policy, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday.On Monday, State Department...
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Taliban arrest prominent advocate for girls’ education in Afghanistan : UN mission
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Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday that the Taliban movement, which is currently ruling in Afghanistan, have arrested a prominent activist fighting for girls’ rights to education."Matiullah Wesa, head of @PenPath1 and advocate...
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Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture to cull over 500,000 chickens due to new bird flu outbreak
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Tokyo: More than 500,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido due to a new outbreak of bird flu, the local administration said on Tuesday."On March 27, chicken deaths were registered at a poultry farm in...
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5 killed in Nigeria shooting spree
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Lagos: Five people, including three members of Nigeria's paramilitary agency, were killed by unknown gunmen in the country's southern state of Imo on Monday, local police said.The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps personnel were riding in a vehicle...
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands
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New York:An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 73 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands, at 22:19:15 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 85.976 km, was initially determined to be at...
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Türkiye summons French ambassador over hosting of Kurdish militants
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Ankara: Türkiye's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the French ambassador to condemn the French Senate for hosting members of two Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara considers calls "terrorists."The ministry officials told Herve Magro, French ambassador to Türkiye, that Ankara...
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Landslide leaves 16 dead in central Ecuador
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Quito:At least 16 people were killed and another 16 were injured after a massive landslide buried numerous homes Sunday night in central Ecuador's Alausi canton, in Chimborazo province, the Secretariat of Risk Management said Monday.According to the agency's preliminary...
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Russia, Belarus sign more documents on integration
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Moscow: Russia and Belarus on Monday inked 13 documents on integration between the two countries in the framework of their Union State.The documents were signed in Moscow following a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State,...
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UN chief calls for fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through education
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for fighting slavery's legacy of racism through education, which he said is "the most powerful weapon.""It is incumbent on us to fight slavery's legacy of racism," Guterres told a UN...
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Russia, South Africa mull creating BRICS geological platform for data sharing
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Moscow: Senior Russian and South African officials discussed establishing a "geological platform" of the BRICS countries during a working meeting, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday."Alexander Kozlov, the minister of natural resources and environment of the Russian...
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Assam Rifles felicitates 76 Agniveer exam qualifiers in Churachandpur
Churachandpur: As part of its continuous commitment to youth empowerment and nation-building, the Assam Rifles organised a grand felicitation...
