World | - Part 112

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BRICS SUMMIT. Xi, Modi deliberate upon India-China border talks. August 25th. 2023.

Deepak BoraAugust 26, 2023August 26, 2023

Sat. August 26 2023. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held “candid and in-depth” talks to ease tensions along their disputed frontier, Beijing said on...

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Thailand political transition begins as Srettha meets Prayuth.

ION correspondentAugust 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, speaks to reporters at the Pheu Thai Party’s headquarters in Bangkok on Aug. 24. The appointment of former property mogul Srettha Thavisin ends...

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BRICS invites 6 countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran into group.

EditorAugust 24, 2023August 24, 2023

JOHANNESBURG. 24th. August, 2023. Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations have invited Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates to join, in a...

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Biden to attend G20 Summit in India in September

ION correspondentAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

US President Joe Biden will travel to India on a four-day visit to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit in September in New Delhi during which he will discuss joint...

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Pak ex-minister praises Chandrayaan-3 mission, says it’s a historic moment

ION correspondentAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

Fawad Chaudhry, the ex-Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Imran Khan government, has suggested that Pakistan’s media should broadcast the Chandrayaan-3 landing program. He also congratulated the Indian...

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Zimbabwe’s president, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking Re-election

ION correspondentAugust 22, 2023August 23, 2023

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating Robert Mugabe, his own mentor and one of...

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Australia blocks acquisition of lithium mine by China-linked firm

ION correspondentAugust 22, 2023August 23, 2023

Australia has barred the takeover of financially stricken lithium miner Alita Resources by a China-linked company after advice from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board, a spokesperson for Treasurer Jim...

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Dengue cases reach nearly one lakh in Bangladesh

ION correspondentAugust 22, 2023August 22, 2023

Dengue positive cases reached 99,994 this year in Bangladesh as 2134 fresh cases were reported in the country overnight. According to the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), 476...

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Record-setting temperatures forecast in Dallas as scorching heat wave continues to bake the US.

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

DALLAS. August 19, 2023. Record setting temperatures are expected Saturday and Sunday across Texas as the southwestern U.S. continues to bake during a scorching summer. Highs of 109 degrees...

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Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations.

ION correspondentAugust 21, 2023August 21, 2023

Storm Hans has battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days, causing rivers to overflow, damaging roads and injuring people with falling branches. A house being swept...