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Quad ministers welcome India hosting upcoming summit
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Quad ministers welcome India hosting upcoming summit

New York, July 30: The Quad foreign ministers have said that they look forward to India hosting the Quad Leaders' Summit later this year a meeting with added symbolism because it will be one of Joe Biden's last presidential travels abroad.External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of...
South Korean parliament passes four contentious broadcasting bills
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South Korean parliament passes four contentious broadcasting bills

Seoul, July 30: The opposition controlled National Assembly passed the last of four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government's influence over public broadcasters on Tuesday, ending a six-day filibuster by the ruling party.The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) led the...
Five killed in coal mine collapse in Vietnam
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Five killed in coal mine collapse in Vietnam

Hanoi, July 30: Five miners were buried after a coal mine collapsed in Ha Long City, Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh, Vietnam News Agency reported. The incident occurred on Monday night, Xinhua news agency reported.The miners were working for Hon Gai Coal Company under the Vietnam Coal...
Death toll due to heavy rain in China rises to four
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Death toll due to heavy rain in China rises to four

Changsha, July 30: Death toll in the torrential rain in China's Hunan Province has risen to four, while three people remained missing, local authorities said on Tuesday. The city of Zixing has received record precipitation since Friday due to the impact of Typhoon Gaemi, with 24-hour rainfall...
Uzbekistan proposes development of new types of tourism
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Uzbekistan proposes development of new types of tourism

Tashkent, July 30: The Agency for Strategic Reforms under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in cooperation with the State Committee for Tourism, has prepared a draft resolution on the development of tourism in Uzbekistan, the agency press service reported.According to the document, by...
Venezuela kicks off presidential election
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Venezuela kicks off presidential election

Caracas, July 29: Venezuelans went to polling stations across the country and cast ballots in the presidential election. Aime Nogal Mendez, a member of the National Electoral Council (CNE), said she has been "touring voting centres" since early Sunday morning.The official CNE account on social media...
Over 3,800 evacuated after dike breach in China
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Over 3,800 evacuated after dike breach in China

Beijing, July 29: A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning. The dike breach occurred at around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City,...
Russia to counter US missile deployment in Germany: Putin
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Russia to counter US missile deployment in Germany: Putin

St. Petersburg, July 29: Russia will take corresponding countermeasures if the US deploys long-range weapons in Germany, President Vladimir Putin has said. "If the US implements such plans, we will consider giving up the previously assumed unilateral moratorium on the deployment of medium and...
EAM Jaishankar opens Quad meet; focus on economy, security in Indo-Pacific
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EAM Jaishankar opens Quad meet; focus on economy, security in Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, July 29: Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar addressed the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tokyo as he opened it in the presence of his counterparts and dignitaries from Australia, Japan and the US on Monday. The highlight of the address was the discussion on deepening...
Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as mercury may hit 40 degrees
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Heatstroke alerts issued across Japan as mercury may hit 40 degrees

Tokyo, July 29: Heatstroke alerts have been issued for 38 of Japan's 47 prefectures as an intense heatwave on Monday may drive temperatures to 40 degrees Celsius in some regions, a government agency said.The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a high-pressure system continues to bring sunny and...
US-British coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni airport
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US-British coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni airport

Sanaa, July 27: The US-British naval coalition has launched three air strikes on Houthi-held Yemeni airport in the port city of Hodeidah, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The television did not provide further details. Local residents said on social media that the strikes hit Houthi...
Massive fire rages in California, thousands evacuated
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Massive fire rages in California, thousands evacuated

Sacramento, July 27: Crews in northern California continued battling the largest wildfire of the year in the western US state, which has left more than 130 structures destroyed and thousands of people evacuated.The Park Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon near Chico, north of California's...
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