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Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan
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Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's new Prime Minister

New Delhi, Oct 1: Shigeru Ishiba, 67, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected as the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives on Tuesday after securing a hard fought victory in the earlier Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election. Ishiba, who was elected President of the...
PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties
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PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, where the two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations between India and Jamaica. Holness' visit to New Delhi is historic, as it marks the...
South Korea to launch Strategic Command amid North Korean threats
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South Korea to launch Strategic Command amid North Korean threats

Seoul, Sep 30: South Korea will establish a new military command this week that will serve as an overarching organ for its key weapons systems to deter evolving North Korean nuclear and missile threats, the defence ministry said on Monday. The South Korean Strategic Command will be launched on...
Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 192
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Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 192

Kathmandu, Sep 30: The death toll in the devastating floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Nepal rose to 192 by Monday morning. The floods and landslides have left 30 missing and 194 others injured, said Rishiram Tiwari, spokesperson for the home ministry."Over 4,500 people...
Taiwan issues typhoon warning as Krathon nears
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Taiwan issues typhoon warning as Krathon nears

Taipei, Sep 30: Taiwan's meteorological agency issued a land warning early on Monday morning as Typhoon Krathon approached the island, following a maritime warning on Sunday. As of 9 a.m. local time on Monday, Krathon was centred about 220 km southeast of Taiwan's southernmost point, moving...
Colombia: Eight killed in helicopter crash
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Colombia: Eight killed in helicopter crash

Bogota, Sep 30: Eight people were killed after a Colombian Air Force helicopter crashed during a humanitarian mission in the eastern department of Vichada, said President Gustavo Petro. Petro offered "a hug of solidarity" for the bereaved families as the country mourns the deceased in the tragedy,...
Ten dead, seven missing in floods, landslides in Nepal
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Ten dead, seven missing in floods, landslides in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 28: Ten people were killed and seven others went missing on Saturday in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Nepal. The casualties occurred in Kavrepalanchowk, Lalitpur, and Dhankuta districts, with houses collapsed or swept away by landslides following days of...
UN releases US$10 million emergency humanitarian funds for Lebanon aid
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UN releases US$10 million emergency humanitarian funds for Lebanon aid

United Nations, Sep 28: The acting UN relief chief allocated $10 million in emergency funding for the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, which the local UN coordinator described as catastrophic. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that the Israeli air...
NATO to establish new land command in Finland
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NATO to establish new land command in Finland

Helsinki, Sep 28: The Finish city of Mikkeli has been picked to host the Multi Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Finish Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen said in a press release. According to the press release, the MCLCC will "plan, prepare, and...
Japan
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Japan's ruling party to elect new leader

Tokyo, Sep 27: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new leader on Friday to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The race is expected to be fiercely contested, with none of the nine candidates assured of an outright majority in the first round of voting.The election will...
Uganda warns over 1 million people at risk from torrential rain
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Uganda warns over 1 million people at risk from torrential rain

Kampala, Sep 27: Uganda warned that more than one million people could be affected by ongoing torrential rain, which are likely to trigger landslides and flooding.On Thursday, Lilian Aber, minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees said in a disaster situation statement that...
AU stresses urgent need to transform education systems in Africa
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AU stresses urgent need to transform education systems in Africa

Addis Ababa, Sep 27: The African Union (AU) has emphasised the urgent need to transform education systems in Africa toward providing resilient and quality education for all. This came during a high-level meeting held on Wednesday under the theme 'Investing in Tomorrow: The African Union Year of...
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