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20 kg of Ice, over 300,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar
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20 kg of Ice, over 300,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar

Yangon, Jan 21: Myanmar's authorities have seized 20 kg of Ice (methamphetamine) and 366,000 stimulant tablets in the Yangon region, the state run media reported on Tuesday, citing police sources. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched three people in Hlaing township and confiscated 20...
Trump undoes Obama
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Trump undoes Obama's order; renames North America's tallest peak

Washington, Jan 21: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to restore the name of North America's tallest peak to 'Mount McKinley,' reversing the decision made by former President Barack Obama to rename it 'Denali.' However, the surrounding national park will continue to be called...
Usha becomes first Indian-American Second Lady as JD Vance takes oath as US Vice President
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Usha becomes first Indian-American Second Lady as JD Vance takes oath as US Vice...

Washington, Jan 21: Usha Vance became the first Indian-American and Hindu Second Lady after her husband J.D. Vance was sworn in as the 50th Vice President of the US on Monday. She held the Bible in one hand, and their daughter Mirabel Rose in the other, as Vance placed his left hand on the religious...
Australia: Scientists advocate for tagging, monitoring program to reduce shark attack risk
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Australia: Scientists advocate for tagging, monitoring program to reduce shark...

Canberra, Jan 20: Scientists have called for acoustic technology to track white sharks off the coast of South Australia (SA) to prevent attacks on humans. Four people have died in shark attacks at South Australian beaches since May 2023, including 28-year-old surfer Lance Appleby who was killed by a...
North Korea condemns Japan
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North Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional...

Seoul, Jan 20: North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the...
Trump to delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership
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Trump to delay TikTok ban, proposes US part-ownership

Washington, Jan 20: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to issue an executive order delaying a looming ban on the widely popular app to allow time to "make a deal" and called for the US to take part-ownership in TikTok. Trump's announcement came on Sunday, hours after TikTok went dark in the US...
Spanish FM announces 10-million-euro donation to Lebanese army
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Spanish FM announces 10-million-euro donation to Lebanese army

Beirut, Jan 16: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno announced that Spain will donate 10 million euros to the Lebanese Armed Forces. Bueno made the announcement after he met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace in Lebanon's capital Beirut, according to a statement by...
UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya
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UNICEF receives 1.5-million-USD aid for Sudanese refugee children in Libya

Tripoli, Jan 16: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that it received $1.5 million in funding from the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN global fund for education in emergencies, to address the urgent educational and psychosocial needs of Sudanese refugee children in Libya. "This...
India welcomes Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal agreement
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India welcomes Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal agreement

New Delhi, Jan 16: India on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the decision for the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed hope that this development would pave the way for safe and sustained humanitarian assistance to Gaza....
AU to convene annual summit to elect senior leadership
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AU to convene annual summit to elect senior leadership

Addis Ababa, Jan 15: The African Union (AU) disclosed that its annual summit will be held from February 12 to 16, with the election of the AU Commission (AUC) senior leadership set to be a focus of the event. In an announcement released Tuesday, the AU said the summit, under its theme for 2025,...
NATO to beef up Baltic security amid unfounded report of Russian fleet
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NATO to beef up Baltic security amid unfounded report of Russian fleet

Helsinki, Jan 15: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set to boost its presence in the Baltic Sea through an enhanced vigilance initiative, it was announced at a major summit in Helsinki. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday, announced the plan at the conclusion of the Baltic...
South Africa sees strong recovery, growth in tourism sector
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South Africa sees strong recovery, growth in tourism sector

Johannesburg, Jan 15: South Africa's tourism sector has continued to show strong recovery and growth, with a 5.7 per cent increase in inbound visitors in the first 10 months of last year, the South African Tourism (SAT) said Tuesday."Between January and October 2024, South Africa welcomed 7.2...
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