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India train disaster: Signal fault the likely cause, minister says
India’s railway minister has suggested a signal fault led to the Odisha rail disaster, with a “change in electronic interlocking”…
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More than 260 dead after Odisha train crash in India
At least 261 people have been killed and 1,000 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern…
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Boy, 2, sentenced to life imprisonment over parent’s christian faith
A two-year-old in North Korea was sentenced to life in prison after the toddler’s parents were found with a Bible.…
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India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone
A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone.…
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500-member entourage of UAE royal family to spend 2023 Eid in South Africa
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Abu Dhabi, on…
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Comrades Forever: Uganda’s Military pledges support for Russia and defends president Putin
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held discussion with President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa summit in Sochi, that…
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Panic as unidentified people board Singaporean tanker off Ivory Coast
A Singapore-registered oil tanker has been boarded by “unidentified persons” about 300 nautical miles (555km) off Ivory Coast in the…
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China-Taiwan: Aircraft carrier ‘seal off’ island on day three of drills
China don finish practicing how to “seal off” Taiwan for three days of drills wia e appear to use one…
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World’s most expensive number plate sells for US$15 million in Dubai
A wealthy bidder has splashed out a world-record 55 million dirhams ($15 million) for a prestigious car license plate in…
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BREAKING NEWS: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over war in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in…
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