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Nigeria: 321 people killed in nationwide flooding
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Nigeria: 321 people killed in nationwide flooding

Abuja, Nov 1: At least 321 people have been killed and over 740,000 others displaced in Nigeria so far this year due to the floods that ravaged most parts of the country, authorities said.In addition, some 2,854 people have been injured in the flooding, caused mainly by prolonged rainfall across the...
Pakistan: 4 killed, 15 injured in bomb explosion
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Pakistan: 4 killed, 15 injured in bomb explosion

Islamabad, Nov 1: Four people, including three school children and a policeman, were killed and 15 others injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday morning, official sources said. The incident happened in the Mastung district of the province, where a police...
Over 14 million people displaced by conflict in Sudan
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Over 14 million people displaced by conflict in Sudan

Khartoum, Oct 30: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. "The internal displacement number has hit 11 million. That's up 200,000 just since September," IOM Director-General...
Tokyo High Court says same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
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Tokyo High Court says same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional

Tokyo, Oct 30: Japan's Tokyo High Court ruled on Wednesday that the absence of legal recognition for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, though it denied the plaintiffs' request for damages, local media reported. The decision follows a 2022 ruling by the Tokyo District Court, which described the...
US election: Amid warnings of threats to
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US election: Amid warnings of threats to 'democratic process', early ballot...

New York, Oct 30: Amid warnings from US federal authorities of threats "to disrupt the democratic process", early ballot collection boxes have been set on fire in two states. A box in Washington State and another in Oregon were set ablaze on Monday, while the incendiary devices planted in two others...
Romania unveils legislation to enhance child welfare
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Romania unveils legislation to enhance child welfare

Bucharest, Oct 29: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis signed into law a new bill declaring 2025 as the "National Year of the Child," a national initiative aiming to enhance the social, educational, and cultural well being of children across Romania. Under the new legislation, various government...
Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel
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Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel

Jerusalem, Oct 29: The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA from operating in Israel. Israel's state owned Kan TV News reported that the new law, which received support from 92 out of...
India sends 30 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Palestine
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India sends 30 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Palestine

New Delhi, Oct 29: India sent 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestine on Tuesday, continuing its support to the war affected region. This is the second shipment carrying medical supplies, essential life saving drugs, and anti-cancer medications for the people of Palestine."India's support to the...
Anti-aircraft gun among weapons discovered in Afghanistan
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Anti-aircraft gun among weapons discovered in Afghanistan

Kabul, Oct 28: Police have discovered a variety of arms and ammunition, including a DSHK type anti-aircraft gun, from the Almar district of northern Afghanistan's Faryab province on Monday, said a statement of the provincial police office.Police also found an assault rifle, a mortar weapon, three...
Japan: LDP
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Japan: LDP's election chief resigns following dismal election showing

Tokyo, Oct 28: The election chief of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Shinjiro Koizumi, has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in light of the party's dismal election showing, local media reported on Monday. The move is seen as a response to the party's significant...
Philippines: Death toll from tropical storm Trami climbs to 116
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Philippines: Death toll from tropical storm Trami climbs to 116

Manila, Oct 28: The death toll from catastrophic flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines last week has risen to 116, with at least 39 people remaining unaccounted for, the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council...
Two light planes collide, crash in Sydney
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Two light planes collide, crash in Sydney

Sydney, Oct 26: Emergency services responded to a fatal plane crash in Sydney's southwest on Saturday, police in the Australian state of New South Wales NSW said. Two light planes were understood to have collided and crashed before midday in Sydney's outer southwest.Members of the public were urged...
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