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ADB provides $5 million grant for Vanuatu earthquake relief
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ADB provides $5 million grant for Vanuatu earthquake relief

Manila, Dec 24: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the capital, Port Vila, on December 17. The grant came from the fifth phase of...
US: Kilauea volcano erupts again in Hawaii
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US: Kilauea volcano erupts again in Hawaii

Los Angeles, Dec 24: Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, started erupting again in Hawaii's Big Island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.Elevated earthquake activity beneath the volcano's summit began at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time on Monday. By...
Mpox situation in Africa remains especially concerning: WHO
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Mpox situation in Africa remains especially concerning: WHO

Kinshasa, Dec 24: The epidemiological situation of Mpox in Africa remains "especially concerning," with high case counts observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Uganda, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. According to the latest report of the WHO, Africa has seen...
Australian man arrested over deaths of 98 kangaroos
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Australian man arrested over deaths of 98 kangaroos

Sydney, Dec 23: An Australian man has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty offences after 98 kangaroos were found dead north of Sydney. Police found the kangaroos dead on federal government owned land in the town of Singleton, about 140 km north of Sydney in the east coast state of New...
Panamanian scholars depict Trump
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Panamanian scholars depict Trump's allegation about Panama Canal as 'ridiculous'

Panama City, Dec 23: Panamanian scholars depicted as "ridiculous" US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal. Trump on Saturday wrote on his Truth Social platform that the Panama Canal plays a "critical role" in the US economy and national security. He demanded Panama...
Global charity calls for expanded aid for displaced Sudanese civilians living in South Sudan
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Global charity calls for expanded aid for displaced Sudanese civilians living in...

Juba, Dec 23: International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called for urgent humanitarian support for displaced Sudanese civilians who have fled to neighbouring South Sudan. MSF said on Sunday that over the last weeks, the number of recently displaced people has surpassed 80,000,...
Trump appoints Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as policy advisor on AI
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Trump appoints Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as policy advisor on AI

Washington, Dec 23: President-elect Donald Trump has named Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as the Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence (AI). "Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science...
PM Modi to begin historic Kuwait visit today; focus on labour, bilateral ties
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PM Modi to begin historic Kuwait visit today; focus on labour, bilateral ties

New Delhi, Dec 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a landmark two-day visit to Kuwait on Saturday, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Gulf nation in 43 years. The trip, undertaken at the invitation of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...
Three Hindu temples vandalised in Bangladesh; one arrested
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Three Hindu temples vandalised in Bangladesh; one arrested

New Delhi, Dec 21: Over two consecutive days, miscreants targeted three Hindu temples in Bangladesh, vandalising eight idols in Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts, according to local media reports. Law enforcement authorities have arrested a 27-year-old suspect in connection with one of the...
Health warning issued over flesh eating ulcer in Australia
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Health warning issued over flesh eating ulcer in Australia

Sydney, Dec 21: Health authorities in Australia's second most populous state have issued a warning over the spread of a flesh eating ulcer. The Department of Health in Victoria on Friday said that cases of Buruli ulcer are spreading across the state, including in inner Melbourne, Xinhua news agency...
Camellia Sinensis tea earns healthy beverage tag from US FDA
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Camellia Sinensis tea earns healthy beverage tag from US FDA

In Assam, Camellia sinensis varassamica is commonly cultivated across the state.
Lebanon secures 7.3-million-USD deal with France for green agriculture project
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Lebanon secures 7.3-million-USD deal with France for green agriculture project

Beirut, Dec 19: Lebanon secured a 7.3 million USD agreement with France to boost its green agriculture development, Lebanon's National News agency (NNA) reported. The agreement was signed between the French Development Agency and the CIHEAM Montpellier in the presence of Lebanese Agriculture...
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