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Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 70; authorities begin to handover victims
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Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 70; authorities begin to handover...

Kathmandu, Jan 17: Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed after Yeti Airlines' aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara, as the death toll rose to 70. Two more persons are still...
2022 the fifth warmest year on record: NASA
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2022 the fifth warmest year on record: NASA

Washington, Jan 17: Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by (NASA). Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0.89 degrees Celsius, above the average...
Nepal plane crash: Both black boxes of Yeti Airlines recovered from accident
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Nepal plane crash: Both black boxes of Yeti Airlines recovered from accident

Kathmandu, Jan 16: The black boxes of the Yeti Airlines aircraft have been recovered from the accident site on Monday, officials said, a day after the plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara,...
Nepal crash: Nepalese rescuers resume search for four missing persons, bodies to be handed over today
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Nepal crash: Nepalese rescuers resume search for four missing persons, bodies to...

Kathmandu, Jan 16: Nepalese rescuers resumed their search on Monday for the four persons still missing after a passenger plane with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly opened airport in the resort city of Pokhara, killing at least 68 people...
30 dead in Nepal plane crash
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30 dead in Nepal plane crash

Kathmandu, Jan 15: At least 30 people died when a passenger plane crashed in Pokhara region of Nepal's Kaski district on Sunday. Chief District Officer Tek Bahadur K.C. confirmed that bodies of 30 passengers have been recovered so far. "Chances of finding people alive are less, he said, adding...
‘What madness looks like
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‘What madness looks like'': Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack

Kyiv, Jan 10: Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked eastern city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian officials said, bringing new levels of death and devastation in the grinding, months-long battle. “Everything is completely destroyed, there is almost no...
11 Omicron sub-variants found during testing of international travellers; all earlier reported in India: Sources
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11 Omicron sub-variants found during testing of international travellers; all...

New Delhi, Jan 5: Eleven Omicron sub-variants were found among the 124 international travellers who tested positive for COVID-19 between December 24 and January 3 and the presence of all these variants was earlier reported in India, official sources said on Thursday. They said 19,227 international...
British-Indian jailed for attacking son-in-law with meat cleaver
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British-Indian jailed for attacking son-in-law with meat cleaver

London, Jan 4: An Indian-origin man has been jailed in the UK for more than eight years for attacking his son-in-law with a meat cleaver due to a 'festering feud' over a trip to India, a media report said. Bhajan Singh, who lived with his daughter, her two children and son-in-law at his Cornwall...
4 dead, 3 critical after 2 choppers collide in Aus
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4 dead, 3 critical after 2 choppers collide in Aus

Brisbane, Jan 2: Four people were killed and three others are currently in critical condition after two helicopters on Monday collided at the Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland, authorities have confirmed. "At about 2 p.m. today, police and emergency services were called to a...
Indian-American takes oath as Texas county judge
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Indian-American takes oath as Texas county judge

New Delhi, Jan 2: Indian-American Democrat Juli A. Mathew took oath as a judge in Fort Bend County, Texas, for a second consecutive term. Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn-in via videoconferencing from Bheemanady in Kasaragod and will continue to serve as presiding judge for...
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

Vatican City, Dec 31: Former Pope Benedict XVI passed away at his residence in the Vatican on Saturday. He was 95, according to an official announcement. In a statement, The Vatican said: "With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9.34 a.m. in the Mater...
India completes UNSC term turning spotlight on terrorism, reforms
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India completes UNSC term turning spotlight on terrorism, reforms

United Nations, Dec 30: India has capped its two-year term on the Security Council by turning the spotlight on its two issues of paramount interest, fighting terrorism and reforming the world organisation. Assuming the presidency of the Council in the final month of its term as an elected member,...
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