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Iranian, Russian presidents discuss bilateral cooperation over phone

Shawdesh Desk: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed over the phone the bilateral cooperation in various fields. Putin commended the “dynamic and expanding”

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Death toll climbs to 74 in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh of India rose to 74 as another body was pulled out of the rubble of a Shiva temple here and two

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Russia says destroys drones in Moscow, Black Sea

Shawdesh Desk: Russian forces have destroyed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its Black Sea Fleet, officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks on the capital and the flashpoint

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WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid variant

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization and US health authorities said on Friday that they were closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is

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Russia, China hold joint naval war games in the Pacific Ocean

Shawdesh Desk: Russian and Chinese warships are conducting joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean involving rescue training and drills for countering air strikes, Moscow’s defence ministry said on Friday.

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Canada far north city ordered to evacuate as wildfires advance

Shawdesh Desk: Residents of one of the largest cities in Canada’s far north were ordered Wednesday to flee amid warnings that raging wildfires could reach it by the weekend. The

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10 killed in light plane crash on street in Malaysia’s Selangor

Shawdesh Desk: A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia’s central Selangor state on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground, the local police

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Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module

Shawdesh Desk: The latest space mission of India completed a key step in the country’s second attempt at a lunar landing, with its Moon module separating from its propulsion section

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