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New York: Two distinguished Indian-American members of The University of Kansas Cancer Center were recognised as "most productive faculty", and formally invested with endowed professorships. Breast medical oncologist Priyanka Sharma and…
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New Delhi: China has recorded the first death due to avian influenza A(H3N8) virus, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. China, on March 27, notified the WHO of a H3N8 virus infection in a 56-year-old woman. The woman from…
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Kathmandu: Four Indian nationals were killed in a car accident in Nepal's Sindhuli district, police said. According to the District Police Office, the accident occurred late Tuesday night near Solabhanjyang of Kamalamai Municipality-3…
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Quito:  At least nine people were killed in an armed attack at a small fishing port in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas, on the border with Colombia, said the State Attorney General's Office (FGE). Authorities recovered seven bodies…
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Myanmar: At least 100 people including many children were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday after a military air strike hits an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to reports. According to reports, Myanmar's ruling…
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Moscow: The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted on Tuesday and spewed an ash plume up to 15 km into the sky, posing threat to air traffic. The Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern…
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Tokyo: A fire broke out at an idled nuclear power plant in Japan's Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, and was quickly extinguished, local media said. The fire was detected just after 11 a.m. at the No. 5 reactor building at the…
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Washington: US President Joe Biden has once again teased a run for a second term but stopped short of announcing it. "I plan on running," Biden told an NBC news interview Monday, adding, "but we're not prepared to announce it yet."…
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Dar Es Salaam: At least 13 traders were killed and another two injured after a truck ferrying them from an auction plunged into a river in Ruvuma region in southern Tanzania, the police said on Monday. Marco Chilya, the Ruvuma regional…
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Car number plate sold for Rs 122 crore: A car number plate was sold for Rs 122 crore. Yes you have read it right even though it surprises you. The car number plate ‘P7’ was sold for a record Dh55M at 'Most Noble Numbers' auction in Dubai on…
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