Updated: Jan 09, 2020 13:08 IST

Outpouring of generosity from Australian Sikhs amid bushfire crisis; community supporting relief works

Canberra [Australia], Jan 9 (ANI): The unprecedented scale of the Australian bushfire raging parts of the country for months has sparked an outpouring of generosity from the Sikh community living in the country, with several organisations and individuals alike volunteering in the support efforts by providing free meals, medical support and groceries to the victims, firefighters and other relief workers.

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Updated: Jan 06, 2020 10:30 IST

Australian PM says govt to allocate AUD 2 billion for bushfire recov

Canberra [Australia], Jan 6 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that the government will allocate AUD 2 billion over the next two years to help those affected by the deadly bushfires raging across the country, local media reported.

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Updated: Jan 05, 2020 15:17 IST

New Zealand Defence Force to assist Australia in tackling bushfire

Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 5 (ANI): New Zealand will send its Defence Force personnel as well as three NH90 helicopters belonging to its Air Force to assist Australia in its efforts to fight the devastating bushfire raging across the country, New Zealand Defence M

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Updated: Jan 04, 2020 10:36 IST

Australian PM postpones scheduled visit to India amid bushfire crisi

Canberra [Australia], Jan 4 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has postponed his scheduled visit to India and Japan amid the ongoing bushfire crisis in his country, Australian PM office said on Saturday.

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Updated: Jan 04, 2020 10:07 IST

Australian bushfire crisis: PM Scott Morrison calls up 3000 reservis

Canberra [Australia], Jan 4 (ANI): Up to 3000 reservists will be dispatched across four states in Australia to help tackle the bushfires raging across the country, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Saturday.

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Updated: Dec 23, 2019 06:57 IST

Death toll in New Zealand volcano eruption rises to 17

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 23 (ANI): The death toll in the volcanic eruption in New Zealand's White Island has risen to 17 after another person died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Auckland, police said, as cited by CNN.

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Updated: Dec 20, 2019 06:48 IST

US Special Representative for North Korea arrives in Beijing

Seoul [South Korea], Dec 20 (ANI): US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a previously unannounced two-day trip, reported Yonhap.

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Updated: Dec 18, 2019 04:48 IST

US Special Representative for North Korea departs for Japan

Seoul [South Korea], Dec 18 (ANI): U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun on Tuesday departed for Japan.

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Updated: Dec 17, 2019 04:22 IST

US doesn't have a deadline on nuclear negotiations with North Korea:

Seoul [South Korea], Dec 17 (ANI): US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun on Monday said that Washington DC has no deadline on nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang.

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Updated: Dec 14, 2019 15:07 IST

North Korea conducts 'another crucial' test at Sohae Satellite Launc

Seoul [South Korea], Dec 14 (ANI): North Korea on Saturday said it has conducted "another crucial test" which will help the country boost its "reliable strategic nuclear deterrent."

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Updated: Dec 13, 2019 08:19 IST

New Zealand: 6 bodies recovered from White Island days after volcani

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 13 (ANI): Bodies of six tourists, who died after a volcano erupted on New Zealand's White Island earlier this week, were recovered from the island by a team of country's police and military specialists on Friday morning (local time).

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Updated: Dec 11, 2019 16:25 IST

Bougainville votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Gu

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], Dec 11 (ANI): Bougainville, a collection of islands in the South Pacific, has voted overwhelmingly to gain independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG), authorities announced on Wednesday, paving way for the autonomous region to become world

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Updated: Dec 09, 2019 14:31 IST

White Island volcano eruption: 5 dead, several tourists missing

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 9 (ANI): Five people were killed while several tourists remain missing after a volcano erupted in New Zealand's White Island on Monday, police said.

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Updated: Dec 09, 2019 11:17 IST

White Island volcano eruption: 1 critically injured, tourists missin

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 9 (ANI): At least one person has been critically injured and an unknown number of people are missing after a volcano erupted on White Island, New Zealand on Monday, police said, adding that fewer than 50 people were believed to be on the is

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Updated: Dec 09, 2019 08:58 IST

New Zealand: White Island volcano erupts

Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 9 (ANI): A volcano erupted on White Island, New Zealand on Monday, located about 48 kilometres from the eastern coast of North Island, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.

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Updated: Nov 26, 2019 06:50 IST

UK truck deaths: Driver pleads guilty to immigration offences

London [UK], Nov 26 (ANI): A British truck driver, who had been charged with manslaughter after 39 Vietnamese nationals were found inside his refrigerated truck earlier this month, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to assist unlawful immigration.

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Updated: Nov 24, 2019 04:11 IST

5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts New Zealand

Wellington [New Zealand], Nov 24 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale struck New Zealand on Saturday, the country's seismic monitoring service GeoNet said.

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Updated: Nov 20, 2019 03:39 IST

US-South Korea defence negotiations breakdown over Trump's $5 billio

Ankara [Turkey], Nov 20 (ANI): South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that negotiations between Washington and Seoul on the shared costs of hosting some 28,500 US military service members in South Korea were placed on the backburner over the US' alleged dem

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Updated: Nov 09, 2019 11:22 IST

At least 150 houses destroyed, 2 people dead in wildfires in E Austr

Canberra [Australia], Nov 9 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 150 houses were destroyed by bush fires in eastern Australia, the Rural Fire Service of the New South Wales region (NSW RFS) said on Saturday, adding that two people had lost their lives and seven were unaccounted for

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Updated: Oct 18, 2019 09:20 IST

New Zealand to trial armed police patrols after Christchurch massacr

Wellington [New Zealand], Oct 18 (ANI): New Zealand officials said on Friday that armed police will patrol parts of the country in a trial project introduced in response to the Christchurch mosque attack that claimed the lives of 51 people earlier this year.

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Updated: Oct 14, 2019 12:15 IST

Australian PM's office accidentally sends confidential document to j

Sydney [Australia], Oct 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The Australian Prime Minister's office sent confidential talking points to the media by mistake, instead of sending the document to its own coalition's members of parliament (MPs).

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