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US scientists concerned about natural disasters around Pacific Northwest: Report
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US scientists concerned about natural disasters around Pacific Northwest: Report

New York, Dec 3: US scientists have recognised that one of the biggest hazards on the planet lurks just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, as can be told from the previous huge losses incurred by nature, sometimes becoming furious and uncontrollable, local media reported. The scale of risk to...
UN Biodiversity Conference to reconvene in February in Rome
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UN Biodiversity Conference to reconvene in February in Rome

Montreal, Nov 28: The UN Biodiversity Conference, suspended this month in Cali in Colombia will reconvene from February 25-27, 2025, in Rome at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).The bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on...
Endangered Australian cockatoo among worlds longest living birds
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Endangered Australian cockatoo among world's longest living birds

Sydney, Nov 28: An endangered type of cockatoo found only in southwest Australia is among the longest living bird species in the world, according to a new research. The research, published in the Pacific Conservation Biology on Thursday, found that Carnaby's cockatoos can live for up to 35 years in...
Australia sets goal of ending HIV transmission by 2030
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Australia sets goal of ending HIV transmission by 2030

Canberra, Nov 28: The Australian government has set a goal of ending the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the country by 2030. The Minister for Health Mark Butler on Thursday released Australia's ninth National HIV Strategy for 2024-2030, describing it as a final step towards...
Russia imposes entry ban on 30 British nationals
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Russia imposes entry ban on 30 British nationals

Moscow, Nov 27: The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned 30 British citizens from entering Russia's territory "in response to the hostile actions of the British side". The sanction list includes members of Britain's political establishment, military blocs, high-tech companies as well as news outlets,...
Russian court fines Telegram for not deleting prohibited content
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Russian court fines Telegram for not deleting prohibited content

Moscow, Nov 26: A Moscow court fined Telegram Messenger 7 million rubles about $67,300 for refusing to remove information banned in Russia, the court press service said. Telegram was found guilty of committing an administrative offence for failing to restrict access to information when such...
South Korea, Mongolia hold new round of talks for economic partnership agreement
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South Korea, Mongolia hold new round of talks for economic partnership agreement

Seoul, Nov 26: South Korea launched the fourth round of talks for a comprehensive economic partnership with Mongolia on Tuesday, aiming to expand ties in trade and supply chains, the country's industry ministry said. The negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) began in Seoul for a...
Spain, Germany to take part in DHL plane crash investigation
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Spain, Germany to take part in DHL plane crash investigation

Vilnius, Nov 26: Investigators from Germany and Spain will join the Lithuanian authorities to find out what caused a DHL plane crash in Vilnius, Laurynas Naujokaitis, director of Lithuanian Justice Ministry's Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Division, said. "We have information that the...
13 killed, 18 injured as landslides, flash floods hit Indonesia
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13 killed, 18 injured as landslides, flash floods hit Indonesia's North Sumatra

Jakarta, Nov 25: Landslides and flash floods that hit two regencies in Indonesia's North Sumatra province last week have claimed 13 lives with 18 others injured, said an official from the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency. According to Sri Wahyuni Pancasilawati, head of the...
PM Modi appreciates Guyana President
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PM Modi appreciates Guyana President's support for 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam'...

New Delhi, Nov 25: In a reaction to Guyana's President Irfan Ali's remarks in support of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam (A Tree for Mother)' initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday remarked that his support would always be cherished. PM Modi wrote in a post on X, "Your support will always be...
321 arrested in Tunisia for drug trafficking, criminal offences
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321 arrested in Tunisia for drug trafficking, criminal offences

Tunis, Nov 23: Tunisian security units arrested 321 "dangerous" individuals who were allegedly involved in drug trafficking and various criminal offences, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. "The operations occurred at dawn this Friday in the northern...
Japanese govt approves 250 billion USD economic package to ease prices
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Japanese govt approves 250 billion USD economic package to ease prices

Tokyo, Nov 23: The Japanese government has approved a comprehensive economic package worth 39 trillion yen (about $250 billion), as it seeks to shore up consumer spending amid rising prices. The package, adopted at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting in the afternoon, includes subsidies to mitigate the...
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