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Over 80% Of Citizens From This Pacific Nation Want To Move To Australia: Here's Why
Around four in five Tuvalu citizens have registered for Australia's climate migration visa, figures released on August 6 show. The Australian High Commission in Tuvalu confirmed 8,750 registrations for the first ballot.
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3 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Islets Close To Taiwan: Philippines
Three Chinese coast guard vessels were being monitored in the waters off remote islands in the northern Philippines near Taiwan, maritime officials in Manila said on Friday.
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The Mystery Of Ancient 'Hobbit' Humans And Clues In New Stone Tools Discovery
Scientists have found stone tools that date back between 1 million and 1.5 million years on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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10 Things Indian Travellers Should Know Before Their First Maldives Trip
Maldives Trip: Before the pristine beaches and dreamy sunsets tempt you into booking that ticket to the Maldives, take a look at some often-overlooked factors that could make or break your first trip.
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MK Stalin Urges S Jaishankar For Intervention As Sri Lanka Arrests Tamil Nadu Fishermen
In a strongly worded letter, MK Stalin has urged S Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic action to secure the release of 14 Indian fishermen from Lankan custody.
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UK Couple Find "Nazi bunker" Underneath Their Home With German Writings On Walls
The bunker is a remnant of World War II, when the island of Guernsey was occupied by German forces.
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iOS 26 Beta 5 Update Rolls Out With Dynamic Island Battery Warning, New Passcode Animation
Apple released the iOS Beta 5 update for iPhone on Tuesday. Currently available to developers and beta testers, it contains subtle changes over the previous iteration that was introduced last month. As per a report, the Dynamic Island will now show a warning when the iPhone has low battery. There is reportedly also a new animation when the passcode...
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South Korea Offers A Rare Glimpse Into Life Of Koreans Displaced By War
The Demilitarised Zone on the Ganghwado Island in northwest South Korea offers a rare glimpse into the lives of displaced North Koreans who have been living there for over 70 years.
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80 Years After Hiroshima Atomic Bombing, Search Still On For Missing In Ninoshima
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on August 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima, just south of Hiroshima, by military boats with crews that had trained for suicide attack missions.
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Video: Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean Near North Carolina, Pilot Survives
A small, single-engine aircraft made an emergency water landing in the ocean near Oak Island Pier late Saturday evening, prompting immediate rescue attempts that saved the only person on board - the pilot.
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7.0 Earthquake Hits Russia's Kuril Islands, No Tsunami Warning
Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands.
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Delhi Lt Governor Orders Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle, Transfers 23 IAS Officers
Delhi Lt. Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued transfer and posting orders for 23 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services (DANICS) officers across various departments.
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6.2 Magnitude Quake Hits Russia's Kuril Islands Days After Massive Tremor
An Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was recorded on the east of the Kuril Islands late on Friday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) on Saturday.
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Floating School On Manipur's Loktak Lake Struggles To Stay Afloat
Eight years after the northeast region's (NER) first floating elementary school was set up for children of the fishing community of Manipur's Loktak Lake, the school is now battling to survive.
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First-Ever Raids In Andaman Islands In Rs 200 Crore Cooperative Bank Fraud
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out its first-ever search operation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The operation is linked to an alleged Rs 200 crore loan fraud involving the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB).
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Over 80% Of Citizens From This Pacific Nation Want To Move To Australia: Here's Why
Around four in five Tuvalu citizens have registered for Australia's climate migration visa, figures released on August 6 show. The Australian High Commission in Tuvalu confirmed 8,750 registrations for the first ballot.
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3 Chinese Ships Spotted Near Islets Close To Taiwan: Philippines
Three Chinese coast guard vessels were being monitored in the waters off remote islands in the northern Philippines near Taiwan, maritime officials in Manila said on Friday.
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The Mystery Of Ancient 'Hobbit' Humans And Clues In New Stone Tools Discovery
Scientists have found stone tools that date back between 1 million and 1.5 million years on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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10 Things Indian Travellers Should Know Before Their First Maldives Trip
Maldives Trip: Before the pristine beaches and dreamy sunsets tempt you into booking that ticket to the Maldives, take a look at some often-overlooked factors that could make or break your first trip.
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MK Stalin Urges S Jaishankar For Intervention As Sri Lanka Arrests Tamil Nadu Fishermen
In a strongly worded letter, MK Stalin has urged S Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic action to secure the release of 14 Indian fishermen from Lankan custody.
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UK Couple Find "Nazi bunker" Underneath Their Home With German Writings On Walls
The bunker is a remnant of World War II, when the island of Guernsey was occupied by German forces.
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iOS 26 Beta 5 Update Rolls Out With Dynamic Island Battery Warning, New Passcode Animation
Apple released the iOS Beta 5 update for iPhone on Tuesday. Currently available to developers and beta testers, it contains subtle changes over the previous iteration that was introduced last month. As per a report, the Dynamic Island will now show a warning when the iPhone has low battery. There is reportedly also a new animation when the passcode...
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South Korea Offers A Rare Glimpse Into Life Of Koreans Displaced By War
The Demilitarised Zone on the Ganghwado Island in northwest South Korea offers a rare glimpse into the lives of displaced North Koreans who have been living there for over 70 years.
-
80 Years After Hiroshima Atomic Bombing, Search Still On For Missing In Ninoshima
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on August 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima, just south of Hiroshima, by military boats with crews that had trained for suicide attack missions.
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Video: Small Plane Crashes Into Ocean Near North Carolina, Pilot Survives
A small, single-engine aircraft made an emergency water landing in the ocean near Oak Island Pier late Saturday evening, prompting immediate rescue attempts that saved the only person on board - the pilot.
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7.0 Earthquake Hits Russia's Kuril Islands, No Tsunami Warning
Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands.
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Delhi Lt Governor Orders Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle, Transfers 23 IAS Officers
Delhi Lt. Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued transfer and posting orders for 23 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services (DANICS) officers across various departments.
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6.2 Magnitude Quake Hits Russia's Kuril Islands Days After Massive Tremor
An Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was recorded on the east of the Kuril Islands late on Friday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) on Saturday.
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Floating School On Manipur's Loktak Lake Struggles To Stay Afloat
Eight years after the northeast region's (NER) first floating elementary school was set up for children of the fishing community of Manipur's Loktak Lake, the school is now battling to survive.
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First-Ever Raids In Andaman Islands In Rs 200 Crore Cooperative Bank Fraud
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out its first-ever search operation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The operation is linked to an alleged Rs 200 crore loan fraud involving the Andaman Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCB).
