Strong quake strikes northern Taiwan

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TAIPEI, Oct. 24 : A strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, with residents reporting violent shaking in the capital Taipei but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage....

US to release more documents related to President Kennedy murder Dec 15: White House

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The US authorities are going to release part of the previously unpublished materials about the 1963 assassination of the 35th President John Kennedy on December 15, the White House has...

12 trekkers from two teams killed in India

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At least 12 trekkers from two different teams were killed after being caught in snow between Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, officials said Saturday. Rescue teams have retrieved ...

Hundreds of people march against Indian military presence in Maldives

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KATHMANDU, October 23: Hundreds of people have marched on the streets of Male' city calling for the removal of Indian military personnel from the Maldives, reported the ...

U.S. military says senior al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Syria

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23: The U.S. military said on Friday that it had killed a senior al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike in Syria. "A U.S. airstrike today in northwest...

Australian capital to welcome back international students in 2022

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CANBERRA, Oct. 22: International students will be able to return to Australia's capital for the start of the 2022 academic year. Andrew Barr, the Chief Minister of the Austral...

U.S. approves new booster of COVID-19 vaccines, "mix and match" dose

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized COVID-19 booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and approved "mix and match" booster dose for...

13 killed in Damascus army bus bombing

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DAMASCUS, October 20 : A bomb attack on an army bus in Damascus killed at least 13 people Wednesday in the bloodiest such attack in years, the SANA state news...

Grenade targets Taliban vehicle in Afghan capital: officials

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KABUL, October 20 : A grenade attack on a Taliban vehicle wounded two fighters and four nearby school children in Kabul on Wednesday, officials said. A probe has been launched...

Death toll in India's flood-hit Uttarakhand state rises to 34

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NEW DELHI, Oct. 20: The death toll in India's flood-hit state Uttarakhand rose to 34, the state's Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday after taking an aerial survey...

S.Korea says DPRK fires unidentified ballistic missile into eastern waters

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SEOUL, Oct. 19 : The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday. ...

U.S. will not join Afghanistan talks hosted by Russia

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 : The United States will not join talks on Afghanistan hosted by Russia this week, the Department of State said on Monday. "We will not participate in...

Myanmar to free more than 5,000 jailed for anti-coup protests: junta chief

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YANGON, Oct 18: Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup which ousted the civilian government, the country's junta chief said Monday. A total...

Helicopter crash kills three in Germany: report

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BERLIN, Oct. 18 : Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, German media FOCUS Online reported on Sunday. According to a local police...

26 dead, many missing after heavy rains wreak havoc in India's Kerala

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NEW DELHI, October 18: At least 26 people were killed and many others reported missing after heavy rains wreaked havoc in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Sunday....