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Russia Intercepts Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack: Defence Ministry
Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 144 Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) overnight across nine regions, including the capital, Moscow, the Russian Defence Ministry reported on Tuesday.According to the ministry, the UAVs were part of a large-scale...
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South Korea: Seoul to Plant Trees as Barriers in Traffic Accident-prone Areas
The Seoul city government plans to plant around 2,000 large trees to serve as natural barriers in traffic accident-prone areas across the city, city officials said on Tuesday.The city expects the natural barriers to enhance the safety of pedestrians by providing a buffer in...
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Australia to Ban Children from Social Media
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced a plan to ban children from using social media.The Prime Minister stated that the government will introduce legislation in 2024 to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital...
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Indonesia to Establish Nuclear Organisation This Year
Indonesia will establish the Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Organization (NEPIO) this year, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry announced.The plan to establish NEPIO, which targets building a 250-megawatt nuclear power plant by 2032, will be presented by the...
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Flights Delayed at Three Moscow Airports Following Drone Attack
Flights were delayed at three major Moscow airports after a drone attack in the Moscow region on Tuesday, the state media reported.According to information on Vnukovo Airport's online departure board, 30 outbound and 11 inbound flights were delayed, and two flights were...
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Typhoon Yagi Leaves 104 People Dead, Missing in Vietnam
The death toll of super typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides has climbed to 65 in Vietnam's northern region as of Tuesday morning while 39 others remain missing, said the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.It was reported that 752...
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Massive Wildfires Rage in US: California National Guard to Support Firefighters
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the activation of the California National Guard to assist nearly 2,000 firefighters in battling a massive wildfire in California's San Bernardino County.The fast-moving wildfire dubbed the Line Fire has scorched at least 23,600...
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UN Human Rights Chief Reiterates Call for End to Conflict in Gaza
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk reiterated his call for an end to the conflict in Gaza here.In his opening statement at the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, Turk emphasised that "ending that war and averting a...
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Denouncing Discord at UNSC Hampering Peacekeeping, India Presses for Reforms
Denouncing the political discord in the Security Council affecting peacekeeping operations, India has called for making its permanent membership more representative, especially with Africa's participation.Making his first address to the Security Council on Monday,...
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India Committed to Revitalisation of UN, New Ambassador Harish Assures Guterres
Assuring Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of India's commitment to revitalising the global organisation, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish presented his credentials to take over as the Permanent Representative.Ambassador Harish hit the ground running, making the case before...
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European Commission to Address Long Covid
The European Commission will on Tuesday launch a 2-million-euro ($2.2 million) project aimed at addressing Long Covid, which had affected 36 million people across Europe in the first three years of the pandemic according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).Long Covid has...
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EU's Borrell Visits Rafah Crossing, Urges Political Solution for Gaza Conflict
High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has condemned the Gaza crisis as "human-made" and stressed the need for a political resolution during his visit to Egypt's Rafah border crossing with Gaza."What is happening...
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Iranian President Pezeshkian to Make First Foreign Trip to Iraq
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, marking his first foreign trip since taking office in late July, Iranian media has reported.During the visit, Pezeshkian is expected to hold meetings with high-ranking Iraqi...
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Qatar, Yemen Discuss Bilateral Cooperation, Developments
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held a meeting here with his visiting Yemeni counterpart, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, during which they discussed the situation in Yemen and vowed to strengthen bilateral cooperation.The Qatari Foreign...
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Iraq Refutes US Congressmen's Allegation of Smuggling Oil to Iran
The Iraqi Oil Ministry dismissed accusations from several US Congress members that Iraq is smuggling and "illegally" selling oil to Iran to help it avoid US sanctions, calling the claims "fabrications that have no basis."This response followed a letter reportedly sent by...
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Jordan Says Shooting Incident at West Bank-Jordan Border Crossing 'individual Act'
Jordan's Interior Ministry said that initial investigations into the shooting incident on the other side of the King Hussein Bridge confirmed that the shooter is a Jordanian citizen.The ministry identified the shooter as Maher Diab Hussein Al-Jazi, a resident of the...
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Four Killed in Israeli Airstrikes on Syrian Military Sites
At least four people were killed and 15 others injured after Israel launched airstrikes on multiple military installations in the central region of the country, according to the Syrian Ministry of Defence and medical officials.The attack, which took place at around 11:23...
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Oman, Brazil Discuss Ties, Economic Cooperation
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi met with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, here to discuss bilateral cooperation as this year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.According to the statement...
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Majority of Households in Australia's Queensland Living below Basic Standards: Report
Over half of households in the Australian state of Queensland are struggling to afford food, bills and petrol, a report found on Monday.The Queensland Council of Social Services (QCOSS), the peak body for the state's social service sector, published its 2024 Living...
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North Korea Slams UN Report on Its Human Rights, Calls It Fabricated and Fictious
North Korea on Monday condemned a recent United Nations report on the alleged human rights abuses in the country and described it as a "fabricating and fictitious" document, brought out to paint it in bad light.In a report on North Korea's human rights situation, UN...
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Japan: LDP-backed Candidate Wins Ginowan Mayor Election in Okinawa
Atsushi Sakima, a candidate backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party won the mayoral election in Ginowan, a city in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa that hosts a US military base.Sakima, 60, served as mayor from 2012 to 2018. He backs the closure of US Marine...
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Kuwait Emir Accepts Oil Minister's Resignation, Appoints Finance Minister as Acting Oil Chief
Kuwait City, Sep 9 (IANS) Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister Imad Mohammad Al-Atiqi, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Emir appointed Nora Al-Fassam,...
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PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral discussions with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Hyderabad House on Monday.The Prime Minister received the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and the two leaders greeted each other with a...
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World Records Hottest August with 2024 Poised to Be Warmest Year
August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate...
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ASEAN Discusses Key Issues Affecting Regional Security
Representatives from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the 21st ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting met here to discuss key issues affecting regional security and defence cooperation.Speaking at the meeting on Thursday, Lao Deputy...