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United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Rome diverted for two consecutive days
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United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Rome diverted for two consecutive...

San Francisco, Aug 16: A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Rome was diverted for the second consecutive day. United Airlines Flight 507, operated by a Boeing 777-200, was diverted to Edmonton, Canada, due to a passenger medical emergency, a spokesperson from the carrier was quoted by...
Severe storms wreak havoc on Spain
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Severe storms wreak havoc on Spain's Balearic Islands

Madrid, Aug 16: Heavy storms and torrential rains battered Spain's Balearic Islands, causing widespread flooding, road closures, evacuations, and flight cancellations just days after the region endured its fourth heatwave of the summer. The Military Emergency Unit (UME) has been deployed to the...
South Korea: Heatwave death toll rises to 21
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South Korea: Heatwave death toll rises to 21

Seoul, Aug 14: A total of 21 people have died from heat related illnesses so far this year as one of the most severe heatwaves continues across the nation, officials said on Wednesday. The death toll related to heat related illnesses, recorded from May 20 to Monday, rose to 21, reports Yonhap news...
Japan PM Kishida to withdraw from party leadership race
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Japan PM Kishida to withdraw from party leadership race

Tokyo, Aug 14: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that he will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election next month, according to media reports. While addressing a press conference here at the Prime Minister's office, Kishida said his decision not to...
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Ex-B'desh PM Hasina issues 'first statement' after ouster

New Delhi/Dhaka, Aug 14: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India after the fall of her government following a mass uprising, has demanded an investigation into the killings, vandalism and arson carried out in the name of agitation in her country.She also demanded on...
Brian Niccol to serve as new Starbucks CEO
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Brian Niccol to serve as new Starbucks CEO

New York, Aug 14: Starbucks has said that Brian Niccol, chief executive at Chipotle, would be the coffee chain's new CEO just over a year after current boss Laxman Narasimhan took over the role. Narasimhan steps down as chief executive and as a member of the Starbucks board "with immediate effect,"...
US denies involvement in Bangladesh
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US denies involvement in Bangladesh's political crisis

Washington, Aug 13: The US has rejected the allegations of its government's involvement in the Bangladesh crisis, including the protests in the country that led to the deaths of hundreds of people.Refuting all the reports and rumours, the White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean Pierre, said in a...
Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as India
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Vinay Mohan Kwatra takes charge as India's ambassador to US

Washington, Aug 13: Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge on Monday as Indian ambassador to the US. "Privileged to assume charge as the Ambassador of India to the United States of America. Team @IndianEmbassyUS will continue to work intensely to strengthen this crucial partnership," he wrote in a post on...
China: 3 drowned in flooded river in Jiangxi
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China: 3 drowned in flooded river in Jiangxi

Beijing, Aug 13: Three people were found drowned in a flooded river in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said. The accident happened at around 3 p.m. local time on August 9 in Tongmu River in Yanshan County, when three individuals were submerged in the flooded river and went missing...
Afghanistan: Mine blast kills 1, injuries 11 in Kabul
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Afghanistan: Mine blast kills 1, injuries 11 in Kabul

Kabul, Aug 12: One person has been confirmed dead, and 11 others sustained injuries as an explosion rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi area on the western edge of the Afghan capital Kabul, Kabul Police Spokesman Khalid Zadran said."A sticky mine ripped through a mini-bus in the Dasht-e-Barchi area. According...
Death toll from heavy rains, floods in Yemen rises to 61
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Death toll from heavy rains, floods in Yemen rises to 61

Sanaa, Aug 12: The death toll from recent heavy rains and floods in Yemen climbed to 61, according to a statement by the Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps in Yemen. The latest casualties were reported in the country's northeastern province of Marib, where four displaced...
Myanmar: 19.8 kg of heroin, 600,000 stimulant tablets seized
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Myanmar: 19.8 kg of heroin, 600,000 stimulant tablets seized

Yangon, Aug 12: Myanmar authorities have seized 19.8 kg of heroin and 600,000 stimulant tablets in western Myanmar's Sagaing region, the state-run media reported on Monday.According to the report, acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police intercepted a vehicle in the Kale township of Sagaing region...
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