Russia to build new orbital station by 2033

Russia to build new orbital station by 2033

Moscow, July 2 - Yury Borisov, head of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, has approved the schedule for the creation of a Russian orbital station by 2033, the corporation said in a press release Tuesday.

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Security person killed, 4 injured in Pakistan IED blast

Security person killed, 4 injured in Pakistan IED blast

Islamabad, July 2 - A security person was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, police said on Tuesday.

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Preparations for PM Modi’s ‘important’ visit to Russia in final stages: Kremlin spokesman

Preparations for PM Modi’s ‘important’ visit to Russia in final stages: Kremlin spokesman

Moscow, July 2 - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said that preparations for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia are in the "final stages", and the dates will be announced soon.

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Trump gets sentencing reprieve as court agrees to delay till after Republican convention

Trump gets sentencing reprieve as court agrees to delay till after Republican convention

New York, July 3 - By invoking the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, former US President Donald Trump has won a timely reprieve by getting the court to agree to delay his sentencing till after the Republican Party Convention where he is

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India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform

India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform

United Nations, July 3 - Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as "not representative of current realities".

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South Korea to focus on conservation of marine environment, biodiversity

South Korea to focus on conservation of marine environment, biodiversity

Seoul, July 2 - South Korea will focus on the conservation of marine environment and biodiversity as the Asian economy cannot keep growing without a preserved environment, the country's oceans and fisheries minister said on Tuesday.

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Three Islamic State militants killed in Iraq

Three Islamic State militants killed in Iraq

Baghdad, July 2 - The Iraqi military said Tuesday that three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike carried out the day before in the eastern province of Diyala.

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Hand, foot and mouth disease at warning level in Japan

Hand, foot and mouth disease at warning level in Japan

Tokyo, July 2 - The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections has exceeded the warning level nationwide in Japan for the first time in nearly five years, the country's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported on Tuesday.

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Works begin in Gaza to restore power to water supply facility: Israeli sources

Works begin in Gaza to restore power to water supply facility: Israeli sources

Jerusalem, July 2 - The electricity company in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday began works to reconnect power, aiming to boost a desalination plant's capacity to produce more water for the enclave's residents.

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Top North Korean leader says economy shows ‘definite upturn’ this year

Top North Korean leader says economy shows ‘definite upturn’ this year

Seoul, July 2 - The economy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has shown "a definite upturn" in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un said during a key ruling party meeting

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Scammers increasingly targeting Indians in South Korea

Scammers increasingly targeting Indians in South Korea

Seoul, July 2 - All Indian nationals in South Korea have been advised to be careful about scammers after the Embassy of India in Seoul has, in recent days, received calls from members of the Indian community about the increasing number of voice

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Nine militants killed in separate operations in Pakistan

Nine militants killed in separate operations in Pakistan

Islamabad, July 2 - Nine "terrorists" were killed in two separate operations of the security forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said.

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UN chief discusses reform, cooperation with Uzbekistan President

UN chief discusses reform, cooperation with Uzbekistan President

Tashkent, July 2 - Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss support for reforms in the country and the UN, said the presidential press service.

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Five Ukrainian fighter jets ruined in missile attack: Russia

Five Ukrainian fighter jets ruined in missile attack: Russia

Moscow, July 2 - The Russian armed forces launched a missile strike on an airfield in Ukraine's Poltava region, destroying five Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Houthis claim fresh attacks against four cargo ships

Houthis claim fresh attacks against four cargo ships

Sanaa, July 2 - Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for launching attacks against four cargo ships belonging to the US, Britain, and Israel.

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33 still missing in Brazil floods

33 still missing in Brazil floods

Sao Paulo, July 2 - At least 33 people are still missing in Brazil after flooding and landslides wreaked havoc in 90 per cent of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, leaving 179 people dead, said the state's civil defence agency.

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Hezbollah member killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village

Hezbollah member killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village

Beirut, July 2 - A Hezbollah member was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the village of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, said Lebanese military sources.

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India says priorities at SCO Summit shaped by PM Modi’s SECURE vision

India says priorities at SCO Summit shaped by PM Modi’s SECURE vision

New Delhi, July 2 - India on Tuesday said that its priorities at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit being held in Astana this week under the presidency of Kazakhstan are shaped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of SECURE, which stands for

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Louisiana First State to Allow Surgical Castration for Sex Offenders

Louisiana First State to Allow Surgical Castration for Sex Offenders

Louisiana First State to Allow Surgical Castration for Sex OffendersBATON ROUGE, LA — In a historic and controversial move, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed into law a bill making his state the first in the United States to allow surgical castration for

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Rupee-Kyat Trade Settlement Mechanism between India and Myanmar now operational

Rupee-Kyat Trade Settlement Mechanism between India and Myanmar now operational

Yangon, July 2 - The first transaction of over Rs one crore of pulses export was successfully executed by the Yangon office of India's Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday under the Rupee Kyat Settlement Mechanism which will simplify trade transactions between India

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