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‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-Kyun found dead inside car in Seoul
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‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-Kyun found dead inside car in Seoul

Guwahati, Dec 27: South Korean actor Lee Sun-Kyun, popularly known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead inside a car on Wednesday.According to reports, Lee (48) was found dead in a car in central Seoul Park after his wife reported to police that he had left home, adding...
Locals complain of IDF stopping ambulances in Gaza
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Locals complain of IDF stopping ambulances in Gaza

Tel Aviv, Dec 27: The local people of Gaza have complained that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have prevented ambulances of Palestinian Red Cross and Red Crescent from getting near the injured in Tulkarem where an alleged Israeli drone attack killed six people and injured several others. Majid...
Israel shoots down drone in Red Sea: Military
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Israel shoots down drone in Red Sea: Military

Jerusalem, Dec 27: The Israel Air Force intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Red Sea while it was approaching Israel, the Israeli military has said. The military, which released the video footage of the interception, said in a statement on Tuesday that an Israeli aircraft "successfully...
UN chief appoints Sigrid Kaag as senior humanitarian coordinator for Gaza
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UN chief appoints Sigrid Kaag as senior humanitarian coordinator for Gaza

United Nations, Dec 27: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as the senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. Kaag will facilitate, coordinate, monitor and verify aid consignments to the embattled enclave, in line with a recent UN...
Childbirths in S.Korea hit lowest-ever tally in Oct
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Childbirths in S.Korea hit lowest-ever tally in Oct

Seoul, Dec 27: The number of babies born in South Korea fell to the lowest point for any October to date, data showed on Wednesday. A total of 18,904 babies were born in October, down 8.4 per cent from a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. The October tally marks the...
6 dead, 10 missing due to heavy rains in South Africa
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6 dead, 10 missing due to heavy rains in South Africa

Johannesburg, Dec 27: South African authorities have said that the country's disaster management teams are still searching for the 10 missing people caused by heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal Province, which also killed six people. The heavy rains on Sunday resulted in Bellspruit River bursting its...
Russia commissions 3 new warships into its navy
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Russia commissions 3 new warships into its navy

Moscow, Dec 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a flag-raising ceremony for three new warships that are set to join the country's navy, the Kremlin has reported. The Admiral Golovko frigate will join Russia's Northern Fleet, while the Naro-Fominsk small-rocket ship and the Lev Chernavin...
First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pak
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First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad, Dec 26: Pakistani-Hindu Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first woman candidate from the minority community to stand in the upcoming general elections from Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Parkash submitted her nomination papers for the general seat of PK-25 on December...
Floods force evacuation of over 9,000 in Malaysia
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Floods force evacuation of over 9,000 in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 26: Floodings have displaced 9,967 people in Malaysia as of Monday following continuous heavy rains. Those evacuated were being housed in 121 flood relief centres in four states, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the country's Social Welfare Department. Meanwhile, an...
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Indonesia's 1st high-speed railway handles one million passengers

Jakarta, Dec 26: The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1 million passenger trips since its official operation on October 17. With the yearend approaching, Halim Station in Jakarta has become increasingly crowded with...
Israel will pay heavy price for killing Brig Gen Mousavi: Iran President
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Israel will pay heavy price for killing Brig Gen Mousavi: Iran President

Tel Aviv, Dec 26: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Israel will pay a heavy price for killing Brig Gen Razi Mousavi of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in an airstrike in Syria. “Without a doubt, this action is another sign of frustration, helplessness, and incapacity of the...
23 flights cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day
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23 flights cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day

Sydney, Dec 25: At least 23 flights in and out of Australia's Sydney Airport were cancelled on Christmas Day following heavy rain and flash flooding a day prior, local media reported on Monday. By 7 a.m. on Monday (2000 GMT Sunday), the arrivals and departures board on Sydney Airport's website...
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