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Over 8,000 people affected by adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka
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Over 8,000 people affected by adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Dec 21: More than 8,000 people have been affected by adverse weather conditions in the past six days in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the Disaster Management Center (DMC). According to the DMC, 8,196 people belonging to 2,394 families have been affected by...
Malaysia issues alert to states on floods preparations, over 3,100 evacuated
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Malaysia issues alert to states on floods preparations, over 3,100 evacuated

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21: Malaysian states warned of possible flooding have been instructed to make preparations to deal with such a situation, the National Disaster Management Agency said. The instructions followed warnings issued by the Meteorological Department against continuous rains in several...
Two Indians in advisory council of charity founded by King Charles
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Two Indians in advisory council of charity founded by King Charles

London, Dec 21: The British Asian Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III, has announced the appointment of entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath and Neerja Birla to its India Advisory Council. Kamath, co-founder of one of India's largest stockbrokers 'Zerodha'; 'True Beacon', a wealth management...
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We've deepened partnership with India, elevated cooperation via Quad: Blinken

Washington, Dec 21: The US has deepened its partnership with India and elevated cooperation through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Speaking at the end-of-year press availability on Wednesday, Blinken said in the coming year, the US will...
Attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea risk pushing up oil price
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Attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea risk pushing up oil price

London, Dec 19: Attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea risk pushing up the price of oil and other goods, analysts have warned, according to a media report. Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen, BBC reported. The world's...
Helicopter crash in Iraq kills army officer on election duty
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Helicopter crash in Iraq kills army officer on election duty

Baghdad, Dec 20: An Iraqi army officer was killed and another wounded in a helicopter crash while they were on duty to support provincial elections in the Salahuddin province, north of Baghdad, the Iraqi Defence Ministry said in a statement. The helicopter's commander Marwan Jalal was killed, and...
Earthquake death toll rises to 127 in China
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Earthquake death toll rises to 127 in China's Gansu, Qinghai

Beijing, Dec 20: The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted China's Gansu province and neighbouring Qinghai province has killed 127 people, local authorities said. A total of 113 people have been killed in Gansu and 14 in Qinghai, with more than 700 hundred people injured so far. The earthquake...
Sri Lanka to reduce electricity tariff in Jan 2024 amid increasing hydropower generation
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Sri Lanka to reduce electricity tariff in Jan 2024 amid increasing hydropower...

Colombo, Dec 20: The Sri Lankan government will reduce the price of electricity during the next tariff revision in January 2024, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told journalists. Addressing a press briefing at the Presidential Media Center, Wijesekera said on Tuesday that the...
2 Indian-origin men jailed for 34 years in UK for drug smuggling
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2 Indian-origin men jailed for 34 years in UK for drug smuggling

London, Dec 20: Two Indian-origin men have been sentenced to prison in the UK for smuggling cocaine, cannabis and cigarettes into the country hidden in shipments of perishable goods. Anand Tripathi (61) and Varun Bhardwaj (39) were both sentenced to 19 years and 15 years in jail, respectively,...
Midnight earthquake kills 118 people, injures over 500 in northwest China
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Midnight earthquake kills 118 people, injures over 500 in northwest China

Beijing, Dec 19: At least 118 people were killed and over 500 others injured when a powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck a remote mountainous region in northwest China just before midnight, the local earthquake relief headquarters said on Tuesday. According to the China Earthquake Networks...
Volcano eruption in Iceland sparks emergency measures
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Volcano eruption in Iceland sparks emergency measures

Reykjavik, Dec 19: A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula of south-west Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the national meteorological office said on Tuesday. "The eruption is located close to Sundhnukagigar, about 4 km northeast of Grindavik, and it can be seen on...
Illegally entering Texas is now a state crime
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Illegally entering Texas is now a state crime

Houston, Dec 19: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law a transformative package of border security legislation that will make entering the US state illegally a crime -- one of the toughest immigration laws passed in the country's history to curb illegal immigration. The package,...
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