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Black boxes of aircraft in deadly Nepal crash found

17-01-2023 KATHMANDU: Searchers on Monday found both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a passenger flight that crashed on Sunday, killing at least 68 people in Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said. The data on the recorders may help investigators determine what caused the …

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British drone user raises shark alarm in Australia

16-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE/ BRISBANE: A British father used his drone to save beachgoers from a potential attack after spotting three sharks stalking the shores of a popular beach in Australia. David Alphonso, his wife Kirsty and their two-year-old sun Sonny were enjoying a family day out with …

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Dozens injured in shooting near London church

16-01-2023 LONDON: Police have released details of a car they want to trace after a seven-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries in a drive-by shooting at a London church. A 12-year-old girl and four women were also injured at St Aloysius Church in Euston when shots were fired from a moving …

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China records 60,000 COVID-linked deaths in month

16-01-2023 BEIJING: China has reported 60,000 COVID-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released since the country stopped its zero-COVID policy. China has been widely accused of underreporting coronavirus deaths, despite evidence of hospitals and crematoriums being overrun. According to officials, China recorded 59,938 COVID-related …

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Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year

16-01-2023 TOKYO: Japan says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year. After treatment the levels of most radioactive particles meet the national standard, the operator said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the proposal …

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Thousands rally against President Saied in Tunisia

16-01-2023 TUNIS: Thousands of protesters angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift marched on Saturday through the capital, responding to a call from opposition parties to mark 12 years since Tunisian protesters unleashed Arab Spring uprisings around the region. The protest move comes after disastrous parliamentary …

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UN urges Taliban to void bans on women

16-01-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Several members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have urged the Taliban to end its repressive treatment of women in Afghanistan, as the group continued to impose restrictive policies on their education and work. The 15-member UNSC met privately on …

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