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Pyongyang urges cancellation US-S.Korea military drills |
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Seoul | Monday, 2021 7:15:06 PM IST |
| North Korea has urged South Korea to cancel its regular joint military exercises with the US, saying that a Pyongyang-Seoul leader-level summit remains unlikely in the short term, state media reported on Monday. ... read.. |
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Farce elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir |
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By Dr Misfar HassanLondon | August 2, 2021 7:15:11 PM IST |
| The recent elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are over now. How were these elections conducted and how have the previous elections been conducted. I will be presenting a brief overview for those who just observe these elections from outside, ne ... read.. |
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France eyes 50mn foreign tourists in 2021 |
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Paris | Monday, 2021 6:15:06 PM IST |
| France hopes to see 50 million foreign holidaymakers in 2021, a 43 per cent increase from last year, thanks to a rebound in the European markets, Minister of State for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said. ... read.. |
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COVID-19 cases rising in Sri Lanka, says WHO |
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Asia | August 2, 2021 4:45:21 PM IST |
| Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) in Sri Lanka said that COVID-19 cases were rising globally including in Sri Lanka as the country had noted a rise in infected patients in recent weeks, local media reported Mo ... read.. |
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Cambodia stops offshore oil extraction: PM |
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Phnom Penh | Monday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the kingdom's first-ever oil extraction had come to a full stop after Singapore-based oil and gas firm KrisEnergy filed for liquidation. ... read.. |
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Wildfire in Greece injures 16 people |
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Athens | Monday, 2021 4:15:06 PM IST |
| At least 16 people were injured and dozens of houses destroyed as a forest fire ripped through Greece's Achaea region, according to authorities. ... read.. |
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Kuwait starts receiving vaccinated expats |
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Kuwait City | Monday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| The Kuwait Airport has started receiving expatriates who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 after months of an entry ban imposed in the wake of the pandemic. ... read.. |
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Yemen army recaptures strategic mountains |
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Sanaa | Monday, 2021 3:45:06 PM IST |
| Following days of deadly fighting, the Yemen army has recaptured a chain of strategic mountains near the southeastern tips of the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, a military source said. ... read.. |
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Manpreet Vohra appointed as next High Commissioner to Nauru |
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New Delhi | August 2, 2021 3:15:16 PM IST |
| Manpreet Vohra, presently High Commissioner of India to Australia, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Nauru, with residence in Canberra, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. ... read.. |
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5 killed in clashes in Beirut: Report |
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Beirut | Monday, 2021 1:45:05 PM IST |
| Five people were killed and over 10 others were wounded on Sunday in an armed clash between supporters of Hezbollah and a rival faction in Khaldeh at the southern entrance of Beirut, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. ... read.. |
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Pashtuns organise rally against Pakistan in New York |
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New York | August 2, 2021 10:15:14 AM IST |
| Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) held a rally against the illegal detention of Ali Wazir and Pakistan's proxy war in Afghanistan. Ali Wazir is one of the sane voices of human rights and against military oppression in Pakistan. ... read.. |
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Four dead in California helicopter crash |
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US | August 2, 2021 8:45:15 AM IST |
| California [US], August 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Four people were killed in a helicopter crash in California's Colusa county, the local sheriff's department said. ... read.. |
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Thailand's COVID-19 tally tops 600,000 |
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Asia | August 2, 2021 6:45:12 AM IST |
| Bangkok [Thailand], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand announced on Sunday to extend tighter pandemic control measures in the capital Bangkok and other regions possibly till the end of August to contain the worst-ever wave of the outbreak, which has brought ... read.. |
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Nearly 600 people detained during anti-lockdown protests in Berlin |
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Europe | August 2, 2021 4:14:55 AM IST |
| Berlin [Germany], August 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 600 people were detained during protests against vaccination and COVID-19 lockdown measures in the German capital, while over 10 law enforcement officers were injured, Berlin police spokesman Thilo Cablitz ... read.. |
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Turkey reports 20,890 daily COVID-19 cases |
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Europe | August 2, 2021 3:15:10 AM IST |
| Ankara [Turkey] August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday registered 20,890 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,747,935, according to its Health Ministry. ... read.. |
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Turkey's death toll from wildfires rises to 8 |
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Europe | August 2, 2021 1:45:23 AM IST |
| Ankara [Turkey] August 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the wildfires in Turkey has increased to eight, while the number of injured now stands at 864, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Syrian President asks PM to form new cabinet |
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Damascus | Sunday, 2021 11:45:05 PM IST |
| Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday renamed Hussein Arnous as Prime Minister and ordered him to form a new government, state news agency SANA reported. ... read.. |
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Taliban targeting critics with revenge killings |
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New Delhi/New York | Sunday, 2021 10:15:05 PM IST |
| Taliban forces in Afghanistan are targeting known critics for attack despite claiming that they have ordered their fighters to act with restraint, Human Rights Watch said. ... read.. |
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COVID-19: China raises alarm as Delta variant spreads |
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Beijing | August 1, 2021 10:15:15 PM IST |
| As the new COVID-19 cases have been reported in at least 18 Chinese provinces, experts in the country have raised alarm due to the latest outbreak in the country fuelled by spread of Delta variant. ... read.. |
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Afghan watchdog records 80 pc increase in civilian casualties |
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Kabul | August 1, 2021 9:45:27 PM IST |
| As many as 1,677 civilians were killed and 3,644 more were injured in Afghanistan in the first six months of this year, showing an 80 per cent increase of casualties compared to the same period in 2020, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission ... read.. |
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China renews alert for heavy rainfall |
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Beijing | Sunday, 2021 9:15:05 PM IST |
| China's National Meteorological Centre on Sunday renewed its blue weather alert for heavy rainfall and severe convection in parts of the country. ... read.. |
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Afghan VP slams Pakistan for providing supplies to Taliban |
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Kabul | August 1, 2021 9:15:14 PM IST |
| Afghanistan's first Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Sunday again lashed out at Pakistan for the deteriorating situation in his country and said that the neighbouring country had no intention of engaging in meaningful negotiations. ... read.. |
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Indian soldiers arrive in Russia for Indra-2021 drills |
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Others | August 1, 2021 8:45:40 PM IST |
| Rostov-on-Don [Russia], August 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Indian soldiers have arrived in Russia for the Indra-2021 drills in the Volgograd Region, a spokesman for the Southern Military District (SMD) told reporters on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Trump's 'Muslim ban' harmed health of Muslim-Americans: Study |
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New York | Sunday, 2021 7:45:05 PM IST |
| When former US President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2017 banning Muslims from select countries from travelling to the US, the sweeping decree quickly rippled down to affect health outcomes for Muslim-Americans, say researchers, including on ... read.. |
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Sudan welcomes Algerian initiative to hold Nile dam meeting |
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Khartoum | Sunday, 2021 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Sudan has welcomed an Algerian initiative calling for holding a direct meeting between leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to reach a solution for the differences over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river. ... read.. |
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