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April 27, 2024 9:12 PM
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20 soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base in Cambodia's west on Saturday. The blast at the army base in Kampong Speu province also wounded several others. It was not clear what caused the explosion. According to the Cambodian army, the incident was a warehouse am...
April 27, 2024 4:55 PM
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Bonin Islands of Japan on Saturday afternoon. The epicentre was located off the west coast of the islands, about 875 km south of Tokyo. Weak tremors were also felt in central Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred at around 2...
April 27, 2024 4:46 PM
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Respite from the prevailing heat wave condition across Bangladesh is unlikely and it has turned very severe in Rajshahi, Chuadanga and Pabna districts, said a regular bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday. The BMD predicted that the ongoing very severe to severe, ...
April 27, 2024 1:49 PM
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Taiwan reported renewed Chinese military activity near the island with 12 aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait. According to Taiwan's Defence Ministry, on Saturday, it had detected 22 Chinese military aircraft, including Su-30 fighters, of which 12 had crossed the median ...
April 27, 2024 12:45 PM
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Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea. In a statement Philippine Defence Secretary, Gilberto Teodoro said there was no internal agreement signed with China. However, China’s embassy in...
April 27, 2024 12:01 PM
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Gina Justus, a teacher at Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls’ Branch, has been named the regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. Justus, originally from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has been working in the UAE since 2005 and ...
April 27, 2024 9:24 AM
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The US and China held a series of meetings in Beijing, with both sides drawing red lines for each other. The countries agreed to continue working together on certain issues, moving forward on repairing bilateral ties. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a three-day visit to China,...
April 27, 2024 9:11 AM
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Taiwan was hit by a series of at least 10 earthquakes of varying magnitude in the early hours today, with the strongest reaching 6.1 magnitude. According to the island's Central Weather Administration, the earthquakes occurred around 40 kilometers from Hualien City on the east coast, at a dep...
April 26, 2024 6:43 PM
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Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday signed five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The documents -an agreement, three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and a Letter of I...
April 26, 2024 6:01 PM
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An Indian firm has been jointly entrusted the management responsibilities of Sri Lanka’s Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport along with another Russian company. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the transfer of management responsibilities for the Airport in the southern region of the...
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