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Glacial burst in India's Uttarakhand triggers avalanche, 295 rescued

Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand said on Saturday that part of a glacier had collapsed, triggering an avalanche that has trapped hundreds of people.According to officials, 295

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Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. spy plane: Interfax

Russia scrambled a MiG-31 fighter to escort a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean as it approached the Russian border, Interfax news agency said on Friday, citing the Russian Pacific

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U.S. pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight

The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Source(s): Reuters

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M5.5 quake hits 80 km off San Antonio, Chile: USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 80 km west-southwest of San Antonio, Chile at 0017 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 7.5 km, was initially d

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U.S. Justice Department to investigate Minneapolis policing

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday a civil investigation will be conducted into the police department of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was co

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Japan PM to postpone visit to India, Philippines

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is postponing plans to visit India and the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month, local media reported on Wednesday.Suga will instead fo

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EU adopts new round of sanctions on Myanmar military, Borrell says

The European Union (EU) has adopted a new round of sanctions on the Myanmar military linked to the February 1 takeover, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday."We adopted a second, much l

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S. Korea seeks international litigation over Fukushima water plan

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has called for officials to examine ways to bring Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant to the International Tribunal for the Law of th

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Austrian health minister says he is stepping down, exhausted

Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober of the Greens, the junior partner in the country's conservative-led coalition, said on Tuesday he is stepping down as he is overworked because of the COVID-1

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Two injured in shooting outside Paris hospital: report

Two people were injured in a shooting outside a Paris hospital on Monday, AFP reported, citing a source close to the investigation.

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132 killed in Sudan's West Darfur state clashes: governor

Governor of Sudan's West Darfur State Mohamed Abdalla Al Doma Thursday announced that 132 people were killed in recent armed clashes in the state's capital of El Geneina."According to the medical rep

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Syrian air defenses confront Israeli attack over Damascus

Israel attacked targets near Damascus on Thursday and Syria's air defenses shot down a number of rockets over southern districts of the capital, Syrian state media reported.SANA news agency quoted a

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EMA official links AstraZeneca vaccine to blood clots

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) head of vaccines Marco Cavalerion Tuesday said the regulator sees potential link between the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and increased risk of blood clots, Italia

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Eighteen killed in militias' attacks in Sudan's West Darfur

At least 18 people were killed and 54 others injured in armed militias' attacks in El Geneina, capital city of Sudan's West Darfur State, the Sudanese Doctors' Committee said Monday. Source(s): Xinh

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Jordan's Prince Hamza says will disobey orders to keep silent

Jordan's estranged Prince Hamza said in a voice recording released on Monday that he would disobey orders by the army to not communicate with outside world after he was put under house arrest.The hal

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Car bombing near Kabul kills at least three security personnel

The Taliban has claimed responsibly for a car bombing that has killed at least three Afghan security personnel and injured 12 others in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday.Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faram

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At least 4 killed in shooting in S. California

A shooting occurred Wednesday evening local time in the city of Orange, 55 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles downtown, leaving at least four people dead and two others injured, local NBC news chann