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Serbia, France ink agreements to promote ties
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Serbia, France ink agreements to promote ties

Belgrade, Aug 30: Serbia and France signed a series of preliminary agreements on nuclear energy, and strategic raw materials, as well as a deal on the acquisition of French Rafale fighter jets. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Serbia for a two-day visit on Thursday. Serbian President...
Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan
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Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan's Kagoshima

Tokyo, Aug 29: A powerful storm, Shanshan, has landed in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), on Thursday. The 10th typhoon of the year, classified as "very strong", is moving northward near Satsumasendai city at about 15 kilometres...
ASEAN vows to fight against transnational crime
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ASEAN vows to fight against transnational crime

Vientiane, Aug 29: The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged to toughen their stance against transnational crime during the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and related meetings here. The ASEAN ministerial meeting and its related meetings...
US wildlife officials finalise plan to kill nearly half million invasive barred owls amid controversy
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US wildlife officials finalise plan to kill nearly half million invasive barred...

Los Angeles, Aug 29: The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a controversial strategy to kill nearly half a million invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to prevent at-risk native spotted owls from extinction. The management strategy is the first comprehensive tool developed to address...
Egypt announces new oil discovery in Western Desert
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Egypt announces new oil discovery in Western Desert

Cairo, Aug 28: Khalda Petroleum Company announced a new oil discovery in the Kalabsha development area of Egypt's Western Desert. In a statement on Tuesday, Khalda, a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and US Apache Corporation, said the well was tested by drilling 270...
Four missing in Japan landslide
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Four missing in Japan landslide

Tokyo, Aug 28: Four people have been reported missing after a landslide struck a house in the Japanese prefecture of Aichi due to heavy rainfall as Typhoon Shanshan approaches the country. The incident occurred around 10.10 p.m. local time on Tuesday in the city of Gamagori when local emergency...
MoS Margherita engages with Pacific leaders at 53rd PIF meet, strengthens bilateral ties
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MoS Margherita engages with Pacific leaders at 53rd PIF meet, strengthens...

Nuku'alofa, Aug 28: Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita held meetings with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Tonga, Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, and Tuvalu's Minister for Foreign Affairs Paulson Panapa during his visit to Tonga on Wednesday. The meetings took place on the...
30 per cent drop in crime rate, claims Afghan Interior Ministry
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30 per cent drop in crime rate, claims Afghan Interior Ministry

Kabul, Aug 27: Showcasing significant improvements in national security and public order, Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs, on Tuesday, claimed that there has been a 30 per cent drop in crime rate across the country. Deputy Minister of Interior Mohammad Nabi Omari, while presenting the...
Highest winter temperature record broken in Australia
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Highest winter temperature record broken in Australia

Sydney, Aug 27: A remote region in northwestern Australia set a new all-time national record for the highest winter temperature, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Tuesday. The weather station at Yampi Sound, approximately 2,000 km north of Perth in the state of Western Australia (WA), recorded...
Thailand issues
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Thailand issues 'situation alert' for its citizens travelling to Israel, Lebanon

Bangkok, Aug 27: Thailand's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a "situation alert" for its citizens travelling to Israel and Lebanon following escalating tensions in the West Asian region. "Thais are advised to delay travel to Israel/Lebanon and monitor embassy alerts, while embassies are to be...
Nepal: 14 killed, 16 injured after bus carrying Indian passengers falls into river
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Nepal: 14 killed, 16 injured after bus carrying Indian passengers falls into...

Guwahati, Aug 23: As many as 14 Indian passengers were killed and 16 were injured after a bus carrying Indian passengers in central Nepal plunged into a river.The unfortunate incident unfolded when the Indian-registered bus carrying 40 passengers plunged into the Marsyangdi River in Tanahun...
Finnish environmental groups take govt to court over climate change
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Finnish environmental groups take govt to court over climate change

Helsinki, Aug 23: Several Finnish environmental organisations have launched a renewed legal challenge against the Finnish government over its climate policies, local media reported. This new complaint, filed by groups, including Greenpeace Finland, alleges that under Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's...
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