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Rains kill 24 in Pakistan, cyclone’s impact expected on coasts
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Rains kill 24 in Pakistan, cyclone’s impact expected on coasts

New Delhi, Aug 31: As per Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), cyclone Asna posed no direct threat to coastal areas, however, strong winds and torrential rains in several cities of Sindh and Balochistan are expected on Saturday. Close to two dozen people were killed on Friday as heavy monsoon...
UN envoy calls for de-escalation during visit to Yemen
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UN envoy calls for de-escalation during visit to Yemen's Aden

Aden, Aug 30: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg held a meeting with Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, during which they stressed the critical need for constructive dialogue to achieve broader de-escalation throughout Yemen. According to a press statement...
Floods affect over 4,72,000 in Sudan: UN relief agency
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Floods affect over 4,72,000 in Sudan: UN relief agency

Juba, Aug 30: At least 4,72,000 people across 26 of South Sudan's 78 counties have been affected by flash floods caused by heavy rain, according to the UN relief agency. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the floods, which began in May, have devastated homes,...
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...
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