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UK government issues more than 300 flood warnings after heavy rain

January 5, 2024 4:53 PM

UK government issues more than 300 flood warnings after heavy rain

Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain. The government issued more than 300 flood warnings. Travel operators announced serious disruption and around 1,000 homes suffered damage so far.<br />'' <br />''A success...

North Korea fires more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands

January 5, 2024 11:56 AM

North Korea fires more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands today, prompting evacuation orders for their residents. A South Korean Defence Ministry official said, the North Korean military conducted over 200 rounds of firing in the areas of Jangsan-got in the northern part of Baen...

BNP to hold processions across Bangladesh on Friday to protest January 7 polls

January 4, 2024 9:27 PM

BNP to hold processions across Bangladesh on Friday to protest January 7 polls

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out processions and conduct mass contacts across Bangladesh on Friday to protest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on the 7th of January. The BNP also called a countrywide hartal from Saturday morning to Monday morning as part of their movem...

Myanmar's military govt releases 9,652 prisoners to mark Independence Day

January 4, 2024 7:58 PM

Myanmar's military govt releases 9,652 prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar's military government will release 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, under amnesty to mark the country's Independence Day. In an announcement, the Junta, the State Administration Council, said, the decision to pardon has been taken to maintain relations with other countrie...

Bangladesh heads into national election on 7th January

January 4, 2024 12:26 PM

Bangladesh heads into national election on 7th January

<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh heads into national election on 7th January; 119 million voters will decide the fate of 1,970 candidates vying for 300 seats. The Election Commission of Bangladesh has reinstated the candidature of 77 aspirants on Wednesday fol...

Death toll from earthquakes in Japan mounted to 78

January 4, 2024 12:12 PM

Death toll from earthquakes in Japan mounted to 78

The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that hit the Noto Peninsula and other areas of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on 1st January has mounted to 78. More than 50 people have been reported missing and 330 injured. All the deaths have been reported in Ishikawa prefecture where the hardest hit No...

US warns Yemen's Houthi of unspecified consequences

January 4, 2024 11:18 AM

US warns Yemen's Houthi of unspecified consequences

In the meantime,  twelve nations led by the United States on Wednesday jointly warned Yemen's Houthi of unspecified consequences unless they halt attacks on Red Sea shipping vessels. A joint statement issued by the governments of the U.S. Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmar...

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