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Mount Ibu in Indonesia erupts, prompting flight alert
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Mount Ibu in Indonesia erupts, prompting flight alert

Jakarta, Dec 31: Mount Ibu, located in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted earlier on Tuesday, prompting an aviation warning, the country's Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre reported. The biggest eruption occurred at 5:18 a.m. local time, sending a column of ash up to...
Jimmy Carter, the third US president to visit India, dies at 100
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Jimmy Carter, the third US president to visit India, dies at 100

Washington, Dec 30: Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the oldest living President of all time and was the third US President to visit India. Carter died at home in Plains, Georgia. He had been suffering from an aggressive form of melanoma, a skin cancer, with...
Mozambique creates commission to investigate mass prison break
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Mozambique creates commission to investigate mass prison break

Maputo, Dec 30: Mozambique government has instituted a commission of inquiry to investigate the mass escape of prisoners from two of its penitentiary facilities in the capital Maputo. The escape involved 1,534 prisoners from the Central Prison and the Maximum Security Prison of Machava, known as...
Multiple explosions rock Kabul as Pak-Afghan border clashes intensify
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Multiple explosions rock Kabul as Pak-Afghan border clashes intensify

Kabul, Dec 28: Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has become the epicentre of multiple explosions during the last 24 hours as border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces intensify. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, an explosion was reported in Kabul close to the office of the interior ministry in front of...
Wildfire destroys 1,400 hectares of national park in Argentina
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Wildfire destroys 1,400 hectares of national park in Argentina

Buenos Aires, Dec 28: A wildfire has destroyed around 1,450 hectares of the iconic Nahuel Huapi National Park in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro, as per local authorities. The fire broke out on Wednesday in the southern part of the park and has advanced towards the northern head of Lake...
Slovakia threatens to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine
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Slovakia threatens to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine

Bratislava, Dec 28: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that his government may stop electricity supplies to Ukraine following the anticipated end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine on January 1, 2025. "If necessary, we will stop the supply of electricity, which Ukraine desperately needs...
Homelessness surges to record levels in US
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Homelessness surges to record levels in US

New York, Dec 28: The United States experienced its highest level of homelessness in 2024, with several states reporting triple-digit percentage increases as the nationwide housing crisis deepened, according to federal data. The annual report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Trump urges Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
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Trump urges Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

Washington, Dec 28: US President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to delay the TikTok ban in order to allow time for a negotiated solution, according to a legal document. The document was filed on Friday by John Sauer, whom Trump nominated to serve as Solicitor General, a position...
Brahmaputra River dam: Chinas next big infrastructure push
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Brahmaputra River dam: China's next big infrastructure push

This new dam, where the Brahmaputra makes a U-turn into Arunachal Pradesh before flowing into B'desh, has raised concerns among the riparian states of India & Bangladesh.
South Korea: Biz sentiment hits worst level since Covid amid political chaos
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South Korea: Biz sentiment hits worst level since Covid amid political chaos

Seoul, Dec 27: South Korea's business sentiment index fell to the lowest level in more than four years amid political uncertainties following President Yoon Suk Yeol's short lived martial law declaration and concerns for growth momentum, a central bank poll showed on Friday. The Composite Business...
Dr Singh played key role in elevating US-India ties, modernising relationship: USIBC
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Dr Singh played key role in elevating US-India ties, modernising relationship:...

Washington, Dec 27: The US-India Business Council (USIBC) on Friday said that former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh played a significant role in strengthening the US-India ties. In a statement, the USIBC which represents hundreds of top global companies operating across the United States, India...
Indian Minorities Federation marks
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Indian Minorities Federation marks 'Veer Bal Diwas' at Dubai Gurudwara

Dubai, Dec 27: On the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, the Indian Minorities Federation (IMF) on Thursday organised an event at the Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Temple in Dubai, the first Sikh gurudwara in the UAE, to commemorate the enduring sacrifice of the courageous Chhote Sahibzades, Zorawar Singh and...
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