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India considers banning news identified as ‘fake’ by govt on social media
Any information identified as “fake or false” by the PIB would be prohibited under the draft
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Biden, Japanese PM held 'very productive' talks on China export controls: White House official
“I think we are satisfied and believe that the consultations have been very productive,” Campbell says
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Saudi Arabia to change 'no-strings aid' policy
Finance minister says Kingdom will shift from giving direct grants or deposits unconditionally to allies
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Ukraine interior minister among 16 dead in helicopter crash
“In total, 16 people are currently known to have died,” the head of national police, Igor Klymenko said
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China's first population drop in six decades sounds alarm on demographic crisis
The country’s National Bureau of Statistics reported a drop of 850,000 people for a population of 1.41175 billion
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Indonesia says magnitude 7 quake off Sulawesi, residents flee buildings
The quake was also felt in the Maluku islands, the local disaster agency added
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No hope of any survivors in Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years, officials say
Search teams found 68 bodies on the day of the crash, and two more were recovered before the search was called off
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India set to overtake China as world's most populous nation
India estimates its population at 1.38 billion, compared to China’s 1.4 billion
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China's 2022 economic growth one of the worst on record, post-pandemic policy faces test
Overall economic impulse across China remained weak after abruptly lifting "zero-COVID" policy
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Twitter Files: Pharma companies pressured Twitter to censor generic COVID-19 vaccine support
Companies tried to censor activists to gain massive profit from coronavirus vaccine, says investigative journalist
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$250B trade target with China 'absolutely realistic,' says Russia
China is Russia's great ally and partner, trade target will hopefully be achieved soon, says Kremlin spokesman
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Ukraine says 22 missing after Dnipro strike, 44 dead
Saturday’s strike was one of the deadliest attacks since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly 11 months ago
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Rights watchdog accuses Bangladesh’s police of abusing Rohingya refugees
Police involved in extortion, arbitrary arrest, harassment of refugees, Human Rights Watch says
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40 nations urge Israel to lift ‘punitive’ sanctions on Palestinians
“Regardless of how countries have voted, they are united in rejecting these punitive measures,” Riyad Mansour says
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China’s population drops for first time since 1961, highlights demographic crisis
Much of the demographic downturn is the result of China's one-child policy imposed between 1980 and 2015
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California rainstorm death toll reaches 20, Biden plans visit
Biden will travel to areas of the central coast to visit affected towns, and assess what federal support is needed
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EU to disburse 1st €3B of macro-financial aid to Ukraine
Helping Ukraine meet financing needs to face Russia is 'crucial and urgent,' says EU chief
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Erdogan urges Sweden, Finland to hand over ‘terrorists’ for NATO bid
Erdogan says Turkish parliament cannot ratify NATO bids if ‘terrorists’ are not deported to Turkiye
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6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan
Earthquake depth estimated to be 409.1 km in Izu-Ogasawara Islands, south of Tokyo
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6.2 magnitude quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS
The epicentre of the quake was 48 kilometres south-southeast of the city of Singkil in Aceh province
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Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes
China abandoned its “zero Covid” policy in December, letting the virus run through its 1.4 billion population
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Masood Khan honoured with Dr Martin Luther King Legacy Award
The ambassador to the US was also nominated as Honorary Chairman of Martin Luther King International Salute
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Russia produces first nuclear warheads for Poseidon super torpedo
US and Russian officials have both described Poseidon as a new category of retaliatory weapon
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China successfully tests ultra-high-speed maglev trains
Several new maglev networks are reportedly under construction, including Shanghai-Hangzhou and Chengdu-Chongqing
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Biden declares disaster as another storm hits flooded California
NWS predicts “disastrous flooding” across the lower Salinas River valley
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Super-rich 1% pocket two-thirds of new wealth: London-based charity Oxfam
Oxfam calls for more taxes on the rich as World Economic Forum gathers for annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland
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Afghan families demand Prince Harry’s trial over killings revelation
In his book of memoirs, the duke of Sussex revealed that he killed 25 people as an Apache copter pilot in Afghanistan
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Cold weather in Afghanistan claims at least 24 lives
Large number of low-income Afghans unable to afford wood and coal in winter due to their economic difficulties
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Japan, India start first joint fighter jet drill
Japan to send 8 fighter jets, with India sending 4 fighters, 2 transport aircraft and an aerial refuelling tanker
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Russia says Britain's tanks 'will burn' in Ukraine
Supplying more advanced weapons to Ukraine would not change the outcome of the war, says the Kremlin
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Searchers find black boxes of aircraft in deadly Nepal crash
Data may help determine what caused Nepal's deadliest plane crash in 30 years
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Watch: Historical mosque demolished in India to 'widen road'
Nearly 500 mosques, shrines in Gujarat demolished to date, according to a report
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UAE pledges to invest $30 billion in South Korea, president's office says
The investment decision was announced by South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol
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Israelis rally in three cities against Netanyahu legal reforms
The organisers of protest accused Netanyahu of undermining democratic rule weeks after his reelection
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Three dead, 16 hurt in ammo blast in Russian region near Ukraine
The blast occurred in a cultural center repurposed for Russia's armed forces to store ammunition
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Biden's counsel finds five more classified pages at president's Delaware home
"Five additional pages with classification markings have been discovered", Sauber says
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Catholic priest burned to death, another shot in north Nigeria
Motive for the latest attack was not immediately clear
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Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank
Witnesses said Israeli troops clashed with gunmen before dawn
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At least 68 killed in Nepal's worst air crash in nearly five years
Plane crashes with 72 onboard, rescue operation underway
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Five killed as Russian missile hits apartment block in Ukraine's Dnipro
Ukraine's energy minister says coming days would be 'difficult'
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Punjab, California sign 'sister province' agreement
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Masood Khan witnesses the signing ceremony
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China reports huge rise in Covid-related deaths after data criticism
Says nearly 60,000 people died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-Covid policy last month
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Time running out to ratify Sweden, Finland NATO bids: Turkiye
Erdogan's spokesperson says ratification depends on how quickly Stockholm fulfils counter-terrorism promises
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UN calls on Taliban to end worsening repression of women
UN says its agencies would keep working in the war-torn country
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Top US lawmaker objects to potential F-16 sale to Turkiye
‘Biden administration has told Congress it is preparing potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkiye’
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Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, U.S. pleas-report
Mizan said in a Tweet early on Saturday the sentence had been carried out, without saying when
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Germany in talks with Iraq over possible gas imports
Germany is in talks with Iraq over the possibility of importing natural gas, says Chancellor Olaf Scholz
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Iran top diplomat hopes for restoration of Saudi ties
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed hope that diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh could be restored
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Astronomers discover Milky Way galaxy's most-distant stars
The researchers said these 208 stars inhabit the most remote reaches of the Milky Way’s halo
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NATO to deploy surveillance planes in Romania
Aircraft scheduled to arrive in country on Jan. 17, says NATO
















































