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Powerful storm batters US, 3 people dead
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Powerful storm batters US, 3 people dead

New York, Dec 19 : A powerful storm battered parts of the US East Coast and the Northeast, killing three people, knocking out power, washing out roads and prompting the evacuation of a community. While two of the deaths were reported in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, where the storm system...
China quake toll reaches 118, rescuers battle sub-zero temperatures to reach survivors
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China quake toll reaches 118, rescuers battle sub-zero temperatures to reach...

Beijing, Dec 19: The death from a powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that jolted China's Gansu province has increased to 118 on Tuesday, with rescuers battling sub-zero temperatures to reach survivors, authorities said. Of the overall deaths toll, 105 were reported in Gansu,...
ICBM launch showed what N.Korea would do if US made wrong move: Kim
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ICBM launch showed what N.Korea would do if US made wrong move: Kim

Seoul, Dec 19: North Korea on Tuesday confirmed of test-firing a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, with leader Kim Jong-un saying the launch showed what option he would take "when Washington makes a wrong decision". The missile launch was conducted...
Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim poisoned in Pakistan: Reports
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Fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim poisoned in Pakistan: Reports

Guwahati, Dec 18: Fugitive and most wanted underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has been admitted to a hospital in Pakistan’s Karachi due to a serious health complication after being reportedly poisoned.According to reports, Dawood was rushed to the hospital two days ago after being allegedly poisoned,...
18 people taken to hospital in S.Korea
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18 people taken to hospital in S.Korea's hotel fire

Seoul, Dec 18: At least 18 people were taken to hospitals on Sunday night in a hotel fire that broke out in South Korea's western port city of Incheon. The fire began at about 9:01 p.m. local time from the parking lot of the hotel with three storeys below and 18 storeys above ground in Incheon,...
N.Korea fires
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N.Korea fires 'unspecified ballistic missile' toward East Sea for 2nd day

Seoul, Dec 18: North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, just hours after it launched a short-range missile, amid speculation the latest one could be an intercontinental ballistic missile. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said...
Vivek Ramaswamy participates in over 40 campaign stops in a week
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Vivek Ramaswamy participates in over 40 campaign stops in a week

Washington, Dec 18: Indian-American presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy participated in 42 campaign stops last week, more than any other 2024 candidate. According to the USA Today newspaper, the 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur hopes to keep up his rigorous timetable, hitting 38 events this...
Fierce storm in Argentina kills 14 people
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Fierce storm in Argentina kills 14 people

Buenos Aires, Dec 18: At least 14 people were killed after a fierce storm that brought with it heavy rain and winds of 150 km/h, lashed eastern Argentina, authorities said. The storm first made landfall on December 16 in the port city of of Bahia Blanca, around 570 km (355 miles) south of Buenos...
4 more Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, overall toll reaches 126
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4 more Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, overall toll reaches 126

Tel Aviv, Dec 18: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday announced the death of four more soldiers in Gaza, taking the overall toll of fallen troopers in the ongoing ground offensive to 126. According to the military, Sgt. First Class Urija Bayer (20), a commando in the Maglan unit from the...
IDF mistakenly shoots down 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza
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IDF mistakenly shoots down 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza

Guwahati, Dec 16:In a tragic turn of events, three Israeli hostages were mistakenly killed by Israeli troops on Friday after they were misidentified as a "threat" in Gaza.The military expressed regret and further mentioned that the three were shot by troops operating in Shejaiya, in Gaza's north.The...
Indian Navy intercepts hijacked vessel in Arabian sea
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Indian Navy intercepts hijacked vessel in Arabian sea

Guwahati, Dec 16: The Indian Navy responded swiftly to a maritime incident in the Arabian Sea involving the hijacking of the Malta-flagged vessel MV Ruen. After receiving a distress call on December 14, the Navy diverted its Maritime Patrol aircraft and an Anti-Piracy patrol warship to...
Over 40 held in police operation targeting youth gangs in Italy
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Over 40 held in police operation targeting youth gangs in Italy

Rome, Dec 16: Forty-one people have been arrested in Italy in a nationwide police operation targeting juvenile criminal gangs, local authorities said. A further 74 people were reported to the police investigators on Friday. Four of those held and 24 of those reported were minors, Xinhua news...
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