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128 killed, 195 missing in Japan
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128 killed, 195 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture

Tokyo, Jan 8: The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, six days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, authorities said. In addition, 560 people in Ishikawa suffered injuries due to the quakes, with 195...
2 people injured in light plane crash on Australia
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2 people injured in light plane crash on Australia's Great Barrier Reef island

Sydney, Jan 8: Two passengers were injured on Monday after a light plane overshot the runway on a small island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, local media reported. The plane was reportedly carrying nine passengers when it attempted to land on Lizard Island, about 1,600 km northwest of...
Tokyo airport runway reopens after last week
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Tokyo airport runway reopens after last week's plane collision

Tokyo, Jan 8: A runway at the Tokyo Haneda International Airport reopened on Monday after it was shut following last week's collision between a Coast Guard aircraft and a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane. Runway C, one of four runways at the country's busiest airport, was reopened after the...
Sheikh Hasina re-elected as Bangladesh
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Sheikh Hasina re-elected as Bangladesh's Prime Minister for a fourth term

Dhaka, Jan 8: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election, giving her party -- the Awami League -- a fourth consecutive term, the media reported, citing an election official. After an election campaign fraught with violence and a boycott...
Maldivian govt distances itself from ‘derogatory remarks’ against PM Modi by minister
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Maldivian govt distances itself from ‘derogatory remarks’ against PM Modi by...

Male, Jan 7: The Maldivian government on Sunday distanced itself from a minister’s “derogatory remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media and said these opinions are “personal and do not represent the views of the Government” after opposition leaders slammed the “appalling...
Low voter turnout, challenges mar Bangladeshs elections; PM Sheikh Hasina eyes fourth term
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Low voter turnout, challenges mar Bangladesh's elections; PM Sheikh Hasina eyes...

Guwahati, Jan 7: A relatively small number of Bangladeshis participated in the general elections, where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to secure her fourth consecutive term.The electoral process faced challenges such as pre-poll violence and a boycott by the main opposition party, BNP, and...
Gazas children witness wars harsh realities: innocence amidst conflict
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Gaza's children witness war's harsh realities: innocence amidst conflict

If I must die, you must live to tell my story to sell my things to buy a piece of cloth and some strings, (make it white with a long tail) so that a child, somewhere in Gaza while looking heaven in the eye awaiting his dad who left in a blaze— and bid no one farewell not even...
Australian PM launches probe into missing Iraq War documents
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Australian PM launches probe into missing Iraq War documents

Canberra, Jan 3: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday launched an inquiry into missing documents relating to the former government's decision to join the Iraq War. Addressing his first press conference of 2024, the Prime Minister said that Australians have a right to know why...
5 nations assume responsibilities as elected members of UNSC
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5 nations assume responsibilities as elected members of UNSC

United Nations, Jan 3: Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia have started their roles as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC). Although their two-year term officially commenced on Monday, Tuesday was the first working day of the Council for 2024, following the...
German employment hit new record in 2023
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German employment hit new record in 2023

Berlin, Jan 3: The German workforce swelled to 45.9 million in 2023, the largest it has been since the country's reunification in 1990, according to provisional figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The previous record, set in 2022, was exceeded by 0.7 per cent, Xinhua...
Another Israeli soldier killed in Gaza fighting, total reaches 175
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Another Israeli soldier killed in Gaza fighting, total reaches 175

Tel Aviv, Jan 3: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday announced the death of another soldier while fighting Hamas militants in northern Gaza Strip, taking the total number of troopers killed in the ground offensive to 175. The IDF identified the soldier as Sgt. First Class Meiron Moshe...
2 Indian-origin men indicted for kidnapping, murder of aircraft mechanic in US
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2 Indian-origin men indicted for kidnapping, murder of aircraft mechanic in US

New York, Jan 3: A federal grand jury in the US state of Florida has charged three people, including two Indian-origin men, for the violent kidnapping and murder of an airplane mechanic who went missing last month. The body of Suren Seetal (36), who worked at Opa-locka Airport and Fort Lauderdale...
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