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Updated: Aug 21, 2018 06:47 IST

Australian PM survives leadership vote

Canberra [Australia], Aug 21 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday narrowly survived a leadership ballot vote by 48-35, that was put forth by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton.

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Updated: Aug 19, 2018 06:48 IST

8.2 magnitude quake rattles Fiji

New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): A massive earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter Scale struck Fiji Islands region on Sunday.

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Updated: Aug 18, 2018 06:00 IST

6.0 magnitude quake jolts Costa Rica

San Jose [Costa Rica], Aug 18 (ANI): A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale shook southern Costa Rica, close to the border with Panama.

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Updated: Aug 17, 2018 14:11 IST

New South Wales fires: Helicopter crash kills pilot

New South Wales [Australia], Aug 17 (ANI): A helicopter crashed during a firefighting operation in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) on Friday, resultantly killing the pilot.

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Updated: Aug 09, 2018 16:39 IST

Argentina's Senate trashes bill to legalise abortion

Bueno Aires [Argentina], August 9 (ANI): Argentina's Senate on Thursday rejected a proposed bill on legalising elective abortion in the country.

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Updated: Aug 09, 2018 15:41 IST

Antigua assures cooperation with India on Choksi: Media Report

St John's [Antigua and Barbuda], Aug 9 (ANI): Antigua has assured to cooperate with India for the extradition of India's fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, reported Antigua News Room.

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Updated: Jun 23, 2018 09:13 IST

India, Cuba stand for South-South cooperation

Havana [Cuba], Jun 23 (ANI): Both India and Cuba have strong and friendly relations and stood for South-South cooperation respectively, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said here on Friday.

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Updated: Jun 18, 2018 13:33 IST

5.6 magnitude quake jolts Guatemala

Guatemala City [Guatemala], Jun 18 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Guatemala's Escuintla province at around 8:30 pm (local time) on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

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Updated: Jun 04, 2018 07:05 IST

6 killed after Guatemala volcano erupts

Guatemala City [Guatemala], Jun 4 (ANI): At least six people were killed and 20 others were injured after the Fuego volcano erupted near Guatemala City on Sunday, leaving the residents in panic, according to officials.

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Updated: Jun 04, 2018 06:20 IST

Commonwealth Bank fined $700 mn for money-laundering, terror financi

Canberra [Australia], Jun 4 (ANI): Australia's Commonwealth Bank on Monday agreed to pay 700 million Australian dollars (USD 530 million) after admitting to breaches in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws.

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Updated: May 11, 2018 16:34 IST

7 killed in Australia mass shooting

Canberra [Australia], May 11 (ANI): Seven people, including four children, were shot dead in a suspected mass murder-suicide near Margaret River, in south-west Western Australia on Friday.

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Updated: May 03, 2018 15:33 IST

104-year-old Australian scientist to end life in Switzerland

Canberra [Australia], May 3 (ANI): A 104-year-old Australian scientist has decided to end his life in Switzerland, saying he "greatly regrets living to his advanced age".

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Updated: Mar 27, 2018 05:16 IST

Australia to expel 2 Russian diplomats over spy nerve attack

Canberra [Australia], Mar 27 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday announced that he would be expelling two Russian diplomats, in response to the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the United Kingdom.

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Updated: Mar 24, 2018 04:50 IST

Martin Vizcarra sworn in as Peru's new president, vows to fight graf

Lima [Peru], Mar 24 (ANI): Peruvian regional governor Martin Vizcarra was on Friday sworn in as the country's new president, after his predecessor Pedro Pablo Kuczynski abruptly resigned on Wednesday over a corruption scandal.

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Updated: Feb 22, 2018 08:31 IST

44 dead in Peru bus accident

Lima [Peru], Feb 22 (ANI): At least 44 people were killed when a double-decker bus plunged down a cliff on the Panamericana Sur Highway in Arequipa in Ocona region on Wednesday.

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Updated: Feb 19, 2018 08:58 IST

India, US, Aus, Japan in talks to establish alternative to OBOR

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Updated: Feb 13, 2018 19:09 IST

Jacob Zuma asked to step down as President

Cape Town [South Africa], Feb 13 (ANI): South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has formally asked the country's leader, Jacob Zuma to step down.

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Updated: Feb 13, 2018 16:31 IST

Tonga lashed by worst cyclonic storm in 60 years

London [UK], Feb 13 (ANI): Tonga has been lashed by a devastating tropical storm, with winds exceeding a speed of 230 km/hr, damaging various houses and commercial shops, flattening parts of the country's Parliament House and causing injuries across the country.

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Updated: Feb 13, 2018 05:30 IST

Fire breaks out at Sydney's Circular Quay

Sydney [Australia], Feb 13 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in a ten-storey building at Sydney's Circular Quay on Tuesday, sending plumes of black smoke across the city.

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Updated: Jan 27, 2018 23:37 IST

Maritime security utmost important for India, Seychelles: S. Jaishan

Victoria [Seychelles], Jan 27 (ANI): Foreign Secretary of India S. Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated that maritime security was of utmost importance for India and Seychelles and that there should be constant cooperation and collective action to tackle such challenges af

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