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July 19, 2021 8:59 PM

China: Two trapped workers found dead in waterlogged tunnel in Zhuhai

Two among the 14 construction workers trapped in a waterlogged tunnel in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province have been found dead, four days after the incident occurred, state media reported quoting authorities on Monday. Other 12 workers still could not be contacted as the rescue team is ...

July 19, 2021 8:49 PM

Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in high point of pandemic-era Haj

Around sixty thousand devotees converged at plains of Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Monday as part of downsized pilgrimage due to Coronavirus pandemic globally, for the main ritual of Haj. The Saudi authorities has restricted the pilgrimage to people residing there for the second consecutive year. The m...

July 19, 2021 8:19 PM

30 people killed, 74 injured in road accident in Pakistan

Thirty people were killed and 74 injured when a passenger bus and truck collided in Punjab province early in the morning today. Rescue officials said the accident occurred when a bus was in collision with a container truck in Dera Ghazi Khan district 466 km south east of Lahore.<br />&...

July 19, 2021 7:40 PM

Ethiopia hits second-year target for filling Nile mega-dam

The Ethiopian government says it has met its second-year target for filling a dam on the River Nile and says it plans to start electricity production within months. The controversial multi-billion dollar dam has stoked tension with both Egypt and Sudan.<br />''<br /&am...

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