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PM Modi proposes 7 'key pillars' to strengthen ties between India, CARICOM

PM Modi proposes 7 'key pillars' to strengthen ties between India, CARICOM Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed seven "key pillars" to strengthen ties between India and the Caribbean Community, asserting that New Delhi is "totally committed" to taking these relations to new heights. Modi made the remarks on Wednesday as he...
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Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for 7th time in one year

Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for 7th time in one year A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening.
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PM Modi meets top Caribbean leaders, discusses bilateral cooperations

PM Modi meets top Caribbean leaders, discusses bilateral cooperations Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with the top leaders of Caribbean nations on the margins of the India-CARICOM Summit here and discussed strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing cooperation across several key areas. The prime minister arrived in Guyana earlier...
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Percival Everett, Jason De Leon win National Book Awards

Percival Everett, Jason De Leon win National Book Awards Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De Leon's “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling” won for nonfiction, where finalists...
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American, Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

American, Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday, and the US State Department confirmed an American also died in the same party town, bringing the death toll to four in...
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American, Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

American, Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident  An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday
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'Bomb cyclone' knocks out power to over 600,000, downs trees across northwest US, killing 1

'Bomb cyclone' knocks out power to over 600,000, downs trees across northwest US, killing 1 A major storm swept across the northwest US on Tuesday evening, battering the region with strong winds and rain and causing widespread power outages and downed trees that killed at least one person. The Weather Prediction Centre issued excessive rainfall...
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Former minister appears before CID as Sri Lanka's new government reopens complicity probe in Easter Sunday bombings

Former minister appears before CID as Sri Lanka's new government reopens complicity probe in Easter Sunday bombings A former minister on Wednesday appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lankan
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Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades

Iraq launches its first national census in nearly four decades  Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades on Wednesday, a step aimed at modernising data
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Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai begins to testify in his national security trial

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai begins to testify in his national security trial Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai testified he met with then-Vice President Mike Pence
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PM Modi lauds engineer-turned-Vedanta teacher Masetti for popularising Indian philosophy

PM Modi lauds engineer-turned-Vedanta teacher Masetti for popularising Indian philosophy Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jonas Masetti, who is based in Brazil and popularises Vedanta
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PM Modi meets Indian diaspora at Guyana

PM Modi meets Indian diaspora at Guyana Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the Indian diaspora members -- many of them migrated more than 180 years ago -- in Guyana saying he was glad to see the members making a mark across different sectors. Modi's visit...
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