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Blinken, Chinese official discuss stability on Taiwan Strait, other issues - State Dept
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Washington, Jan 13 (Reporter) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Minister of the International Liaison Department Liu Jianchao had a constructive discussion on issues related to stabilit
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Musk says hopes SpaceX will land spacecraft on Mars
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Washington, Jan 13 (Reporter) SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he hopes his company will land the Starship spacecraft on Mars and send humans to the Moon within the next eight years.
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Biden says US not in de facto proxy war with Iran amid Mideast attacks
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Washington, Jan 13 (Reporter) US President Joe Biden told reporters he does not think the United States is in a de facto proxy war with Iran as it deals with violence in the Middle East.
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12 killed in bus accident in Nepal
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Kathmandu, Jan 13 (Reporter) Twelve people killed in Dang district of western Nepal when a bus plunged into a river from a bridge on Friday night, the district chief said on Saturday.
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 23,708: ministry
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Gaza, Jan 13 (Reporter) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,708, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Friday.
The ministry said in a press state
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Israel kills 3 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank settlement
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Jerusalem, Jan 13 (Reporter) Israel's military said on Friday that its troops shot dead three Palestinian men who allegedly entered a West Bank settlement and opened fire.
The military said in a state
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8 dead, 8 missing in central China coal mine accident
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Zhengzhou, Jan 13 (Reporter) Eight people were dead and 8 missing after an accident occurred on Friday afternoon in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province, local autho
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Families in Gaza face "triple threat" of war, disease, hunger: UN
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Geneva, Jan 13 (Reporter) Families in the Gaza Strip are facing the "triple threat" of conflict, disease from a lack of safe water, and hunger due to food shortages, a United Nations (UN) of
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Yemen's Houthi group says 5 killed, 6 injured in U.S.-Britain airstrikes
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Sanaa, Jan 12 (Reporter) Yemen's Houthi group said on Friday that five of its fighters were killed during the U.S.-Britain airstrikes before dawn, adding six others were injured.
It added that the ai
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Japan launches H2A rocket carrying spy satellite
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Tokyo, Jan 12 (Reporter) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched an H2A rocket carrying the Kogaku-8 optical satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center on Friday, according to a broadc
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IMF allows immediate disbursement of 700 mln USD to Pakistan
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Islamabad, Jan 12 (Reporter) The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of Pakistan's economic reform program supported by the IMF's Stand-By Arrangement (
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UN spokesperson highlights dire humanitarian situation in Gaza
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United Nations, Jan 12 (Reporter) A UN spokesperson on Thursday highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, emphasising significant obstacles to relief efforts.
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