Asia Pacific
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Pakistan pays back Saudi billion dollar loan
Aug 09, 2020 15:33The Pakistani government is repaying a $ 1 billion loan from Saudi Arabia.
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Torrential rains leave at least 30 dead in South Korea
Aug 09, 2020 07:30More than a week of torrential rain in South Korea has left at least 30 dead and 12 missing in landslides, floods, and other incidents, the government said Sunday while warning of a further downpour.
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Afghanistan's 'Loya Jirga' votes in favor of freeing Taliban inmates
Aug 08, 2020 17:13On the second day of the Afghanistan's grand consultative council for peace ‘Loya Jirga’, majority of the members voted in favor of releasing 400 Taliban prisoners.
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Sri Lanka: ruling party wins parliamentary elections
Aug 08, 2020 00:50Sri Lanka's presidential party won a majority of votes in the parliamentary elections.
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Air India Express plane crashes while landing
Aug 07, 2020 21:17An Indian Express plane crashed while crossing the runway amid landing.
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Monsoon rains brings flooding misery to Mumbai, India
Aug 07, 2020 13:05The heaviest monsoon downpour in nearly 50 years has brought Mumbai to a standstill, with stranded passengers at railway stations having to be rescued by dinghies from waist-high water.
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China disagree US extension of Iran arms embargo
Aug 07, 2020 09:44China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the country is in disagreement with the US on the extension of the arms embargo against Iran in the United Nations Security Council.
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Iran, Nakhchivan to boost bilateral cooperation
Aug 06, 2020 19:53During a meeting between the Consul-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Nakhchivan Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini and the Prime Minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Sabuhi Mammadov on Thursday, the two sides discussed expanding Nakhchivan's cooperation with neighboring provinces in Iran.
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Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima bomb
Aug 06, 2020 13:16The dwindling number of witnesses to the world's first atomic bombing in Hiroshima were among those marking the 75th anniversary of the slaughter.
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Sri Lanka: Parliamentary election begins
Aug 05, 2020 15:26The Sri Lankan Electoral Commission said the people of Sri Lanka cast their ballots at the polling stations on Wednesday morning to elect new members of parliament.
