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Hangzhou: Eleven people were dead after a fire broke out at a factory building in the city of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province. The casualties were trapped on the third floor of the building in an industrial area of Wuyi County…
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Khartoum: Violent clashes in Sudan's capital Khartoum renewed on Monday around the Sudanese army command, Khartoum International Airport, and the presidential palace, after a ceasefire for three hours on Sunday. At least 97 people have…
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London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by UK Parliament's commissioner for standards over a potential breach of rules relating to the declaration of interests, understood to be related to his links to a childcare firm…
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Yangon:  Myanmar's State Administration Council pardoned more than 3,000 prisoners in an amnesty on Monday, the first day of the country's traditional New Year. The council granted amnesty to 3,015 prisoners in an order, and 98 foreign…
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Dubai: An Indian couple who died in a massive fire that broke out at a residential building in Dubai killing 16 people, was preparing an iftar meal for their neighbours, according to a media report. Rijesh Kalangadan, 38, and his wife…
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Seoul:  South Korea and the US kicked off large-scale combined air drills on Monday, the South's Air Force said, amid joint efforts to sharpen deterrence against Pyongyang's military threats. About 110 aircraft and more than 1,400 troops…
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Melbourne: Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as the biggest city of Australia, a title the latter had held on to for more than 100 years. With populations rapidly growing on Melbourne's fringe, the city limits have been expanded to include…
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Washington: At least four people were killed and several injured in a shooting in the US' Alabama state on Saturday night, media reports said. The shooting occurred at a birthday party in the city of Dadeville in eastern Alabama, the BBC…
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Islamabad: Pakistan's Religious Affairs Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor was killed in a road accident, the Islamabad Police said in a statement. The minister, who was driving a car himself here on Saturday, got hit by a pick-up truck when…
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Dubai: At least 16 people, including four Indians, were killed and nine injured after a massive fire in a residential building in Deira district in Dubai, local media reported. The deceased Indians were a couple from Kerala and two men…
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