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'Historic' EU-Mid East-India trade plan launched

Published On: September 9, 2023 07:32 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Sept 9: A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications.

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Global rice prices hit 15-year high after India curbs: FAO

Published On: September 9, 2023 08:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Sept 8: Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.

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China warns against 'new Cold War' as big powers meet in SE Asia

Published On: September 7, 2023 07:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

JAKARTA, Sept 7: China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid "a new Cold War", in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.

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UN experts slam India's 'inadequate' response to Manipur abuses

Published On: September 5, 2023 08:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

GENEVA, Sept 5: UN experts condemned Monday the Indian government's "slow and inadequate response" to reported serious rights violations, including sexual violence, amid deadly ethnic clashes in the country's remote northeast.

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Rain halts India's reply against Nepal in Asia Cup

Published On: September 4, 2023 09:08 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Sept 4: Rain halted India at 17-0 in reply to Nepal's 230 in the final Group A match of the Asia Cup in Pallekele on Monday.

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Rain briefly interrupts Nepal's batting against India in Asia Cup

Published On: September 4, 2023 07:04 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Sept 4: The Group A clash of the Asia Cup between India and cricketing minnows Nepal in Pallekele in Sri Lanka was briefly halted by rainfall on Monday.

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US trade chief: Talking to China is no 'sign of weakness'

Published On: September 4, 2023 07:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

WASHINGTON, Sept 4: Holding talks with Beijing officials is not a sign of weakness by Washington, the US commerce secretary said Sunday, adding that not talking can lead to greater tensions and misunderstanding.

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India records strong 7.8 percent growth in June quarter

Published On: August 31, 2023 10:21 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India's GDP grew by 7.8 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Thursday, despite government fears over the impact of higher consumer prices on household budgets.

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Azam and Ahmed punish Nepal as Pakistan score 342-6

Published On: August 30, 2023 08:03 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

MULTAN, Pakistan, Aug 30: World number one batter Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored punishing hundreds as Pakistan reached 342-6 against Nepal in the opening game of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday.

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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study

Published On: August 29, 2023 07:34 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

WASHINGTON, Aug 29: Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed Tuesday.

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US, China to set up commercial issues working group

Published On: August 29, 2023 08:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BEIJING, Aug 29: The United States and China will set up a new working group for discussing trade tensions, Washington said Monday, as the world's largest economy seeks to cool tensions with its strategic competitor.

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3 US Marines dead after aircraft crashes during drills in Australia

Published On: August 28, 2023 08:40 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

DARWIN, Australia, Aug 28: Three US Marines died Sunday after an Osprey aircraft crashed on a remote tropical island north of Australia during war games, US military officials said.

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Sandeep Lamichhane rape trial delayed, heads to Asia Cup

Published On: August 27, 2023 08:28 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The rape trial of Nepal's cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane was postponed Sunday, allowing him to join teammates in Pakistan for the upcoming Asia Cup, his lawyer said.

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FIFA suspend Spanish football chief Rubiales over Hermoso kiss

Published On: August 27, 2023 09:10 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BARCELONA, Aug 27: FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain's football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, and banned him from making contact with her.

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Inflation, Covid pushed nearly 70 million Asians into extreme poverty: ADB

Published On: August 25, 2023 09:10 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

MANILA, Aug 25: Soaring food and fuel prices and the coronavirus pandemic pushed nearly 70 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty last year, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released Thursday.

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Japan begins release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant

Published On: August 25, 2023 08:51 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NAMIE, Japan, Aug. 25 : Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday in an operation it insists is safe but has generated a fierce backlash from China.

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India becomes first nation to land spacecraft near Moon's south pole

Published On: August 23, 2023 07:01 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BENGALURU, India, Aug 23: India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's south pole, a historic triumph for the world's most populous nation and its ambitious, cut-price space program.

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Spain tame England to win Women's World Cup for first time

Published On: August 21, 2023 07:51 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

SYDNEY, Aug 21: Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time in their history with skipper Olga Carmona sweeping in the only goal for a deserved 1-0 victory over England in Sunday's final.

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Spain tame England to win Women's World Cup for first time

Published On: August 20, 2023 06:47 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

SYDNEY, Aug 20: Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time in their history with skipper Olga Carmona sweeping in the only goal for a deserved 1-0 victory over England in Sunday's final.

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Russia hits Ukraine's Chernihiv after Putin meets generals

Published On: August 20, 2023 07:55 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

CHERNIHIV, Ukraine, Aug 20: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said, hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders.

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