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Forest fire in Czech Republic contained after 5 days
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Forest fire in Czech Republic contained after 5 days

Prague, July 29: A forest fire in Czech Republic's Bohemian Switzerland National Park has been contained to an area of about 1,000 hectares after raging for five days. Firefighters suspect that the blaze was started by humans, reports Xinhua news agency. The forest fire broke out on Sunday and...
Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the Euro
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Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the Euro

Brussels, Jul 29: Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices driven partly by Russia's war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the eurozone's 19 countries rose to 8.9% in July, an increase from 8.6% in June, according...
Largest pink diamond in 300 years discovered in Angola
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Largest pink diamond in 300 years discovered in Angola

Luanda, July 28: A rare 170-carat pink diamond, weighing 34 grams, thought to be the largest in the last 300 years, has been discovered in Angola. The pink stone has been named the "Lulo Rose", after the mine in Angola where it was found. It will be sold later this year through an international...
4 killed, 60 injured in 7-magnitude earthquake in Philippines
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4 killed, 60 injured in 7-magnitude earthquake in Philippines

Manila, July 27: A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday morning killed at least four people and injured some 60 others, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said. In a report to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos,...
Vigil along Indo-Nepal border intensified after 13 held with 2 kg uranium
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Vigil along Indo-Nepal border intensified after 13 held with 2 kg uranium

Patna, July 27: Security along the Indo-Nepal border has been tightened after 11 Afghanistan and two Nepalese nationals were arrested last week while attempting to smuggle in two kg uranium. The Nepalese authorities arrested the accused from Viratnagar on July 23. Six of the arrested Afghan...
Covid virus jumped to humans at Wuhan market, didnt leak from lab: Studies
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Covid virus jumped to humans at Wuhan market, didn't leak from lab: Studies

New York, July 27: The origin of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 was at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, and resulted from multiple spillover events of the SARS-CoV-2 virus jumping from live animal hosts to humans working or shopping there, according to a pair of related studies. ...
Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step – not a reason for panic
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Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step – not a...

Washington, Jul 27: Countries that are members of the United Nations are obligated to report cases of unusual diseases that have the potential to become global health threats. In May 2022, more than a dozen countries in Europe, the Americas and other regions of the world that had never before had...
India slams move by Pakistan, China to involve third countries in CPEC projects
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India slams move by Pakistan, China to involve third countries in CPEC projects

New Delhi, Jul 26: India on Tuesday slammed China and Pakistan for their efforts to encourage third countries to join projects relating to their multi-billion dollar connectivity corridor that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. In a sharp reaction, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson...
Musk tells followers to slam WSJ for linking him with Google Co-founders wife
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Musk tells followers to slam WSJ for linking him with Google Co-founder's wife

San Francisco, July 25: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday hit out at the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for linking him with Google Co-founder Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan, asking his more than 102 million social media followers to slam the publication for going ahead with a false story. A Wall...
Myanmar military executes 4 activists: Report
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Myanmar military executes 4 activists: Report

Yangon, July 25: The ruling military administration in Myanmar has executed four activists in what is believed to be the first capital punishment since 1988, a media report said on Monday. Citing the state news outlet, Global News Light of Myanmar, the BBC report said that Phyo Zeya Thaw, a...
Twitter reaches 238 mn users globally amid legal battle with Musk
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Twitter reaches 238 mn users globally amid legal battle with Musk

New Delhi, July 23: Despite posting $270 million net loss in its second quarter (Q2) this year, Twitter has reached 237.8 million users which is a significant growth amid the controversial Elon Musk takeover. The micro-blogging platform, locked in a battle with the Tesla CEO over the presence of...
Russia, Ukraine trade missile strikes on war
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Russia, Ukraine trade missile strikes on war's 150th day

Kyiv, Jul 23: Russia's military fired a barrage of missiles Saturday at an airfield in central Ukraine, killing at least three people, while Ukrainian forces launched rocket strikes on river crossings in a Russian-occupied southern region. The attacks on key infrastructure on the 150th day of...
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