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Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon
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Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon

Moscow, Aug 20: The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon. Russia's unmanned robot lander crashed after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. The agency said it lost contact with the spacecraft on...
35 Killed in gas station fire in Russias Dagestan
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35 Killed in gas station fire in Russia's Dagestan

Guwahati, August 16: At least 35 people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Russia's Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Tuesday. A total of 102 people were injured and killed as a result of the incident, the ministry said...
WHO classifies ‘Eris’ Covid strain as ‘variant of interest’
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WHO classifies ‘Eris’ Covid strain as ‘variant of interest’

New Delhi, Aug 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other...
Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day
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Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day

London, Aug 10: Russian air defence systems on Thursday shot down two drones heading toward Moscow for the second straight day, officials said, with the attack disrupting flights at two international airports as Ukraine appeared to step up its assault on Russian soil. One drone was downed in...
Imran Khan handed 3-yr jail term in Toshakhana case
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Imran Khan handed 3-yr jail term in Toshakhana case

Islamabad, Aug 5: In a major development, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday issued its verdict in the Toshakhana case against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, sentencing him to at least three-years imprisonment and imposing a fine of 100,000 PKR. The IHC, which has been hearing the case...
Another Indian-American joins 2024 US presidential race
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Another Indian-American joins 2024 US presidential race

Washington, Aug 3: Scientist and entrepreneur, Shiva Ayyadurai has become the fourth Indian-American to announce his bid as an independent candidate for the 2024 US presidential election. Announcing his campaign bid recently, the 59-year-old Mumbai-born said he wants to serve America, beyond...
China considers limiting kids’ phone use to 2 hrs/day
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China considers limiting kids’ phone use to 2 hrs/day

Hong Kong, Aug 3: China's cyberspace regulator has proposed rules that would limit the smartphone screen time of kids based on their age with a "minor mode". The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Wednesday announced that the age classification design will be divided into five age...
Indian student dies after being assaulted during deadly carjacking in Canada
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Indian student dies after being assaulted during deadly carjacking in Canada

Canada, July 24: A 24-year-old Indian student, who worked as a food delivery partner in Canada, has been killed after he was violently assaulted during a deadly carjacking, according to media reports. Gurvinder Nath was delivering pizza at around 2:10 am on July 9 in Mississauga's Britannia and...
7.2-magnitude quake strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning issued: USGS
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7.2-magnitude quake strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami warning issued: USGS

Washington, July 16: A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). According to initial reports, a tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake. There were no immediate reports of...
Indonesias Mt. Merapi erupts 16 times in 24 hours
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Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupts 16 times in 24 hours

Jakarta, July 13: In the past 24 hours, Mount Merapi -- one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia -- erupted 16 times, releasing incandescent lava up to 1,800 m, according to the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). "The lava was released towards the Bebeng River...
Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94
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Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

PARIS, July 12: Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris at the age of 94, Czech media said Wednesday. Kundera’s renowned novel, ``The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’’ opens wrenchingly...
Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda
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Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda's wife Sita passes away

Kathmandu, Jul 12: Sita Dahal, wife of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, passed on Wednesday after suffering from a rare neurological condition for a long time. She was 69. Sita, who has been ill for a long time passed away Wednesday at Norvic International Hospital in Kathmandu....
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