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S. Korea gets new defence minister
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S. Korea gets new defence minister

Seoul, Sep 6: President Yoon Suk Yeol approved the appointment of Kim Yong-hyun, former head of the Presidential Security Service, as defence minister and presented a certificate of appointment on Friday, his office said. Kim, a retired three-star Army general and close aide to Yoon, was nominated...
Bangladesh slashes duties on vegetable imports
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Bangladesh slashes duties on vegetable imports

Dhaka, Sep 6: Bangladesh's tax collection body, the National Board of Revenue, has reduced taxes on imports of onion and potato to rein in soaring prices of essential kitchen items. The board has waived the 5 per cent regulatory duty on onion imports and reduced customs duty on potato imports from...
Oil spill detected from Greek-flagged tanker targeted by Houthis in Red Sea
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Oil spill detected from Greek-flagged tanker targeted by Houthis in Red Sea

Aden, Sep 5: A Yemeni government naval official said that a minor oil spill had been detected from a Greek tanker targeted by Houthi forces two weeks ago in the Red Sea. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the oil spill was observed at a limited distance from the rear of the...
Storm alert for nine regions in Italy
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Storm alert for nine regions in Italy

Rome, Sep 5: Italy has been battered by storms in the last few hours, with risk warnings issued for several regions, according to the country's Civic Protection Agency. The agency issued a storm alert for nine regions on Wednesday, including northern Piedmont, Lombardy, central Marche and Umbria,...
Want to create many Singapores in Bharat, says PM Modi
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Want to create many Singapores in Bharat, says PM Modi

New Delhi, Sep 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, said that India wants to make many Singapores in the country. He said this during a meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong and also discussed ways to boost bilateral ties. PM Modi is on a two-day visit to the country at the...
PM Modi embarks on 3-day visit to Brunei, Singapore
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PM Modi embarks on 3-day visit to Brunei, Singapore

New Delhi, Sep 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday embarked on a three day official visit to Brunei Darussalam and Singapore. He is first visiting Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah from September 3-4. After that, he will travel to Singapore at the invitation...
Pakistan: Individual with 36 passports arrested
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Pakistan: Individual with 36 passports arrested

Islamabad, Sep 3: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan announced that it has apprehended a suspect allegedly involved in human trafficking during an operation in the eastern Punjab province. According to the statement released on Monday, the suspect, who was also implicated in visa...
Venezuela seeks arrest warrant for former opposition presidential candidate
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Venezuela seeks arrest warrant for former opposition presidential candidate

Caracas, Sep 3: Venezuela's Attorney General's Office sought an arrest warrant against former Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia for various charges, including conspiracy, usurpation of authority, and sabotage. The office posted on its Instagram account a letter addressed to...
Protests across Israel mount pressure on Netanyahu to reach hostage deal
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Protests across Israel mount pressure on Netanyahu to reach hostage deal

Jerusalem, Sep 2: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis rallied across the country on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas to secure the return of hostages held in Gaza. Around 700,000 people participated in demonstrations on main roads and at junctions...
Germany
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Germany's far-right AfD wins first ever state election

Berlin, Sep 2: In a significant political shift, the German far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has secured its first-ever victory in a state election. According to preliminary results released on Sunday night, the party garnered 32.8 per cent of the vote in East Germany's state of...
New Australian research facility aims to end plastic waste
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New Australian research facility aims to end plastic waste

Canberra, Sep 2: Australia's national research agency has launched a new bioplastics research facility to end plastic waste. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on Monday opened the Bioplastics Innovation Hub in collaboration with Murdoch University, Xinhua news...
Zelensky dismisses Air Force commander after F 16 crash
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Zelensky dismisses Air Force commander after F 16 crash

Kyiv, Aug 31: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Air Force commander Mykola Oleschuk from his post, according to a decree published on the presidential website. "I decided to replace the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Zelensky said in a statement on...
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