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Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor in S. Korea to refuse overtime work from next week
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Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor in S. Korea to refuse overtime work from next...

Seoul, June 26: Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor in South Korea have decided to refuse to work overtime on Saturdays from July 6, as they failed to narrow differences with the company in wage talks, the union said on Wednesday. The 43,000 strong union has made the decision to put pressure on the...
17 Chinese nationals feared dead in South Korea battery plant blaze
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17 Chinese nationals feared dead in South Korea battery plant blaze

Seoul, June 25: South Korean fire department officials have said that around 17 Chinese nationals were killed in the massive fire at a battery plant in Hwaseong, city south of Seoul, but the exact figures still need to be further confirmed.South Korean officials, including Gyeonggi Province Second...
Australian govt welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report
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Australian govt welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report

Canberra, June 25: The Australian government has welcomed UNESCO's recommendation that the Great Barrier Reef remain off the World Heritage in-danger list. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday released a draft report urging Australia to set more...
Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder
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Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder's release

Canberra, June 25: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be released by US authorities. Assange, 52, on Tuesday agreed to plead guilty to US espionage charges in a deal that ended his imprisonment in the United Kingdom...
Record-breaking heat wave hits Russia
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Record-breaking heat wave hits Russia's Siberia

Moscow, June 25: Russia's western Siberia is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures in several regions shattering records over the past 50 years or so, local weather authorities said on Tuesday.A number of regions, specifically the Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, along with the...
Lithuanian President, Spanish King visit air force base
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Lithuanian President, Spanish King visit air force base

Vilnius, June 25: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Spanish King Felipe VI visited a Lithuanian air force base and met with the Spanish troops participating in the Baltic air policing mission. Nauseda thanked the king for Spain's contribution to the security of the Baltic region, highlighting...
Traffic at Manchester Airport begins to resume after power cut
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Traffic at Manchester Airport begins to resume after power cut

London, June 24: Traffic began to resume at the UK's Manchester Airport after a power outage earlier on Sunday caused widespread flight cancellations from Terminals 1 and 2. All check-in and departure operations in the two terminals have fully resumed at 8 p.m. on Sunday. But a small number of...
15 police officers killed in attacks in Russia
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15 police officers killed in attacks in Russia's Dagestan

Moscow, June 24: At least 15 police officers were killed in a series of attacks in southern Russia's Republic of Dagestan, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing local authorities. The shootings, which also resulted in civilian casualties, occurred on Sunday at two orthodox churches, a synagogue and...
US supports
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US supports 'any measures' taken by South Korea against Russia-North Korea...

Seoul, June 24: US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell expressed "strong" support for "any measures" taken by South Korea in response to the expanding illegal military cooperation between Russia and North Korea in phone talks with his South Korean counterpart on Monday, Seoul's foreign ministry...
Heavy rain forces evacuation of thousands in China
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Heavy rain forces evacuation of thousands in China

Hefei, June 24: Thousands of people in an eastern Chinese tourist city have been evacuated and dozens of scenic attractions closed as torrential rain continues to lash parts of this region. Heavy rain has battered the city of Huangshan, Anhui Province, since June 18, with the water levels of 99 of...
20 bodies found at South Korea
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20 bodies found at South Korea's battery plant fire site

Seoul, June 24: About 20 bodies were found at the site of a lithium battery plant fire in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, on Monday, firefighters said, after the blaze had already left one worker dead and three others injured earlier in the day. The deceased are believed to be among 23 people...
Russia: Deadly terrorist attack rocks Dagestan
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Russia: Deadly terrorist attack rocks Dagestan

Guwahati, Jun 24: A terrorist attack took place in Russia on Sunday, leaving more than 15 police officers and several civilians dead.According to several media reports, gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church, and a police post in Russia’s Dagestan.Although the identities of the gunmen...
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