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Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest

Aug 17, 2024

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 17: In the sweltering heat of Malaysia's mangrove...
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China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes

Aug 17, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 17: China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand discussed cross-border crimes...
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Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting to attack nuclear facility with dirty bomb

Aug 17, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], August 17: TASS news agency quoted Russian officials as saying...
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WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from Chad to Sudan

Aug 17, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has...
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Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts

Aug 17, 2024

New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday...

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Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia

Aug 17, 2024

Moscow [Russia], August 17: An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that...
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EU public health body raises mpox risk alert level

Aug 17, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], August 17: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised...
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Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023

Aug 16, 2024

Manila [Philippines], August 16: The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in...
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Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling...
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WHO confirms first mpox case outside Africa

Aug 16, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain...
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US wants 'El Mayo' tried in Brooklyn

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: Federal prosecutors are seeking to move alleged Mexican drug kingpin Ismael...
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US backs Australia's, UK's export controls in AUKUS

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that...
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Trump tackles Harris' economic record at rambling press conference

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic...
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Kim and Putin pledge stronger ties on Korean Liberation day

Aug 16, 2024

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen...
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Gaza ceasefire talks extended amid rising death toll

Aug 16, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], August 16: Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday...
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Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election

Aug 16, 2024

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 16: A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election...
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Columbia University president Shafik resigns after Gaza protests

Aug 16, 2024

New York [US], August 16: The president of New York's renowned Columbia University, Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik,...
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Two pilots killed in France as military jets crash mid-flight, says air force

Aug 16, 2024

Paris [France], August 16: Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern...
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Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupts, closing airport at nearby Catania

Aug 16, 2024

Rome [Italy], August 16: Mount Etna erupted overnight causing the nearby airport at Catania on Sicily's...
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Thai ruling party names its leader, daughter of ex-PM, for top job

Aug 16, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 16: Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party has announced that it will nominate party...
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UN to probe atrocities in Bangladesh

Aug 16, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: A United Nations fact-finding mission is expected to arrive in Dhaka next...
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British Challenger 2 tanks 'used in Ukraine's Russian incursion'

Aug 16, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], August 16: British Challenger 2 tanks are thought to have been used in Ukraine's...
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52,000 global cholera cases reported in July amid vaccine shortage: WHO

Aug 16, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Almost 52,000 cases of cholera were reported from 17 countries around the...
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'Ukraine now controls 80 Russian settlements, including key town'

Aug 16, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine]/ Moscow [Russia], August 16: Ukrainian troops have taken control of the small Russian town...
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British police 'well prepared' for Taylor Swift's concerts

Aug 16, 2024

London [UK], August 16: The Metropolitan Police in London have said they are "well prepared" ahead...