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Australian youth curfew extended till April 16
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Australian youth curfew extended till April 16

Canberra, April 9: Eva Lawler, the chief minister of the Australia's Northern Territory (NT), on Tuesday announced that the curfew for people under the age of 18 in Alice Springs has been extended until April 16. The announcement was made one day before the curfew, which was imposed on March 27...
6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
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6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

Jakarta, April 9: A 6.0 magnitude quake hit Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, but did not trigger a Tsunami warning, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The agency initially reported the quake's magnitude to be 6.1 before revising...
Toronto, other Canadian cities go dark as millions watch total solar eclipse
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Toronto, other Canadian cities go dark as millions watch total solar eclipse

Toronto, April 9: Toronto and many other cities and towns of Canada fell into darkness as millions of people flocked into public places to watch the total solar eclipse. In Toronto, which won't see the next total solar eclipse until 2144, clouds obscured the sun during the period of the eclipse....
Australia appoints special advisor to examine Israeli airstrike investigation
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Australia appoints special advisor to examine Israeli airstrike investigation

Canberra, April 8: A former head of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been appointed as the country's special advisor on Israel's response to strikes that killed aid workers in Gaza. Penny Wong, Australian minister for foreign affairs, on Monday announced that retired Air Chief Marshal (ACM)...
S. Korea launches 2nd spy satellite into orbit with SpaceX Falcon 9
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S. Korea launches 2nd spy satellite into orbit with SpaceX Falcon 9

Seoul, April 8: South Korea launched its second indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida on Monday (Seoul time), according to the country's defence ministry. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:17 a.m. (7:17 p.m. local time) from the John...
Massive clash between protesters and police leaves six injured in Nepal
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Massive clash between protesters and police leaves six injured in Nepal

Guwahati, Apr 6: As many as six people sustained injuries, including two police personnel and several people were arrested after a clash broke out between the members of the National Liberation Movement and the police in Nepal on Saturday.The incident occurred near Singha Durbar, the administrative...
Russia warns against attack attempts on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
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Russia warns against attack attempts on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Moscow, April 6: Russia has warned Ukraine and its Western allies against attempts to attack or destabilize the situation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP). "We urge the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and its management to actively use the help of the experts present at the...
South Korea: Voter turnout surpasses 10 mn on second day of early voting
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South Korea: Voter turnout surpasses 10 mn on second day of early voting

Seoul, April 6: Turn out for the parliamentary elections in South Korea topped 10 million during the second and final day of early voting on Saturday. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), 10,365,722 out of 44,280,011 eligible voters had cast their ballots as of 1 p.m. Saturday,...
Iran to sue Israel over attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria
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Iran to sue Israel over attack on its diplomatic mission in Syria

Tehran, April 4: Iran's Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that the country would file a lawsuit against Israel for its "deadly attack" on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Dehqan made the remarks on Wednesday in an address to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting...
Nearly 1 million Bangladeshis may slip into poverty: World Bank
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Nearly 1 million Bangladeshis may slip into poverty: World Bank

Dhaka: Nearly 1 million Bangladeshi people are projected to join the ranks of the moderately poor, who earn less than $3.65 a day in purchasing power parity (PPP) said the World Bank in its Poverty Macro Update on Bangladesh. Released as part of the South Asia Development Update on Tuesday, the...
NASA selects 3 firms to develop vehicle to explore Moon
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NASA selects 3 firms to develop vehicle to explore Moon's surface

San Francisco, April 4: The US space agency NASA has selected three companies Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to develop a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the Moon’s surface. San Francisco, April 4 (IANS) The US space agency...
UN Biological Diversity gets new boss
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UN Biological Diversity gets new boss

Montreal, April 3: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Astrid Schomaker of Germany as the next Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). She brings extensive experience in international relations and negotiations, deep knowledge of the global...
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