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Sri Lanka cabinet approves agreement to facilitate trade with Russia
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Sri Lanka cabinet approves agreement to facilitate trade with Russia

Colombo, Oct 9: The Sri Lankan cabinet approved an agreement to facilitate legally valid trade activities with Russia through transparent, predictable customs procedures, according to a statement from the government's information department.According to the department, although the cabinet approval...
Egypt revives rail service in Sinai, ending 50-year hiatus
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Egypt revives rail service in Sinai, ending 50-year hiatus

Cairo, Oct 8: A 100 kilometre railway in Egypt's North Sinai began trial operations, restoring train service to the region for the first time in more than half a century. The Al-Fardan-Bir al-Abd line, featuring newly renovated stations, marks the first phase of a broader project aimed at...
US Supreme Court halts ruling barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
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US Supreme Court halts ruling barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban

Houston, Oct 8: The US Supreme Court has declined an appeal by the Joe Biden administration, halting a ruling that bars emergency abortions violating the related state law in Texas, which has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. There were no publicly noted dissents. The justices on...
Ten miners die, five injured in Zambia
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Ten miners die, five injured in Zambia

Lusaka, Oct 8: At least ten miners died while five others sustained injuries when a pit where they were conducting mining activities in central Zambia's Mumbwa district collapsed. On Monday, Charity Munganga Chanda, the Central Province Police Commissioner, said the accident happened in the early...
Karachi blast: Death toll mounts to three as China condemns attack on its nationals
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Karachi blast: Death toll mounts to three as China condemns attack on its...

Karachi, Oct 7: Two Chinese were among three killed and around a dozen other people injured in a massive explosion near Karachi airport late Sunday night. Confirming the death of Chinese nationals on Monday, the country's embassy in Islamabad severely condemned the attack. The explosion occurred...
South Korea, Philippines forge strategic partnership to expand cooperation
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South Korea, Philippines forge strategic partnership to expand cooperation

Manila, Oct 7: President Yoon Suk Yeol and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed on Monday to forge a strategic partnership between the two countries to enhance cooperation in security, economy, energy and other areas, Yoon's office said. The leaders adopted a joint declaration to...
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza
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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza

Gaza, Oct 2: Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, while Israeli forces unexpectedly advanced in the east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Palestinian security sources told Xinhua news agency that Israeli warplanes targeted a...
Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female President

Mexico City, Oct 2: Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has been sworn in as Mexico's first woman serving the presidency during a solemn ceremony in Congress. "I swear to uphold and enforce the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and to loyally and patriotically carry out the office of president...
Nepal disasters: Death toll reaches 224, huge loss estimated
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Nepal disasters: Death toll reaches 224, huge loss estimated

Kathmandu, Oct 2: As many as 224 people were confirmed dead in Nepal and properties worth over 17 billion Nepali Rupees ($127 million) were damaged in recent floods and landslides. A total of 158 people were injured and 24 others remained missing, said the government's Chief Secretary Ek Narayan...
Cambodia records jump in drug arrests, seizures
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Cambodia records jump in drug arrests, seizures

Phnom Penh, Oct 1: Cambodia has seen a remarkable increase in both the number of people arrested and the amount of narcotics seized in the first nine months of 2024, according to an Anti-Drug Department (ADP) report on Tuesday. The authorities had detained 19,655 drug related suspects during the...
Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan
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Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's new Prime Minister

New Delhi, Oct 1: Shigeru Ishiba, 67, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected as the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives on Tuesday after securing a hard fought victory in the earlier Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election. Ishiba, who was elected President of the...
PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties
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PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, where the two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations between India and Jamaica. Holness' visit to New Delhi is historic, as it marks the...
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