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Voting begins in Bhutan's general elections
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Kathmandu, Jan 9 (Reporter) Voters in Bhutan began casting their ballots on Tuesday as polls opened for the country's final round of parliamentary elections, local media reported.
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Freight train derailed in Russia's Far East region
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Vladivostok, Jan 9 (Reporter) A freight train on Monday evening collided with an empty train when running along the Trans-Baikal Railway, causing 14 of its carriages to derail, said the regional branc
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Israeli army says kills Hamas commander in Syria
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Jerusalem, Jan 9 (Reporter) The Israeli military announced that it assassinated a Hamas commander in Syria on Monday, saying the Hamas official was in charge of rocket attacks against Israel.
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21 injured in hotel explosion in U.S. Texas
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Houston, Jan 9 (Reporter) At least 21 people were injured following an explosion on Monday at a hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, authorities said.
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits southern Philippines
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Manila, Jan 9 (Reporter) An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 rocked Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines before dawn Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcan
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Biden nominates Jennifer Gavito to be new US envoy to Libya
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Washington, Jan 9 (Reporter) President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate senior diplomat Jennifer Gavito to be the new US ambassador to Libya, the White House said in a release.
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Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince to discuss Gaza crisis
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Washington, Jan 9 (Reporter) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the Houthi attacks on ve
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Canada to continue looking for ways to list IRGC as terror organization - Trudeau
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Washington, Jan 9 (Reporter) Canada will continue to pursue accountability for the Iranian regime, including listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, Prime Min
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7 bodies found in shallow grave in southern Philippines
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Manila, Jan 8 (Reporter) Police have dug up seven bodies in a shallow grave amid coconut trees in Lanao del Norte province in the southern Philippines, police said on Monday.
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6 policemen killed, 22 injured as blast hits police vehicle in NW Pakistan
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Islamabad, Jan 8 (Reporter) At least six policemen were killed and 22 others injured when a blast went off near a police vehicle in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday morning,
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10 injured in light plane crash on Australia's Great Barrier Reef island
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Sydney, Jan 8 (Reporter) Ten people were injured on Monday after a light plane flipped and crashed on a small island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, local media reported.
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Japan records over 1,200 tremors in week after strong quake-NHK
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Tokyo, Jan 8 (Reporter) The Noto Peninsula in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture has recorded 1,214 tremors rated at least 1 on the seven-point seismic intensity scale in the week that followed a powerful ea
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