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Japanese Cabinet slams N Korea's position on abduction issue as 'unacceptable'
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Tokyo, Feb 16 (Reporter) Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Friday called "completely unacceptable" Pyongyang's claim that the issue of abducted Japanese nationals alleged
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Over 600,000 livestock die in cold winter in Mongolia
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Ulan Bator, Feb 16 (Reporter) At least 611,924 heads of livestock have died across Mongolia so far this winter due to the extreme wintry weather known as "dzud," local media reported on Frid
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Blinken to meet Chinese FM at Munich Security Forum
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Berlin, Feb 16 (Reporter) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday, according to a schedule on th
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WHO says tobacco use declines globally, urges to keep enforcing tobacco control policies
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Washington, Feb 16 (Reporter) The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that nations are successfully reducing tobacco use, with about 1 in 5 adults worldwide consuming tobacco in 2022, and u
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US justice dept says disrupted hacking network affiliated with Russian intelligence
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Washington, Feb 16 (Reporter) The United States Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday that it disrupted a hacking network with ties to Russian intelligence.
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Australia, Canada, NZ call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
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Canberra, Feb 16 (Reporter) Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
According to a joint statement by the prime ministers of the three countrie
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2 dead, one critically hurt in Canada apartment stabbing
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Ottawa, Feb 16 (Reporter) Two women were fatally stabbed, and a third severely injured in an apartment west of Montreal, CBC reported on Thursday.
According to the report, the Surete du Quebec (SQ) an
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16-Feb-2024 09:46 AM
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Biden says Israel's operation in Rafah should not proceed without plan for civilian safety
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Washington, Feb 16 (Reporter) US President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, reiterated that Israel's military operation in the city of Rafah in th
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16-Feb-2024 08:50 AM
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US Navy awards $11mln engineering contract on weapon testing at China Lake
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Washington, Feb 16 (Reporter) New Directions Technologies has won a more than $111 million US Navy contract to supply engineering support services for missiles and sensor systems for weapons research
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16-Feb-2024 08:44 AM
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Off Coast of Central Chile
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Santiago, Feb 16 (Reporter) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Off Coast of Central Chile at 23:59:34 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
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16-Feb-2024 08:37 AM
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PM's Doha visit witnessed bilateral engagements in energy, technology areas: MEA
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Doha, Feb 15 (Reporter) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Qatar visit witnessed various elements of bilateral engagements besides the need for strategic investment and strategic partnership in the field
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15-Feb-2024 11:25 PM
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Philippine landslide death toll rises to 92
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Manila, Feb 15 (Reporter) The death toll from the Feb. 6 landslide that hit a mining town in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has risen to 92, local authorities said Thursday.
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