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Casualties among Tibetan clergy unknown as last week’s earthquake shook monasteries
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns...
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Quake response in Xizang exemplifies China’s good governance
BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The quick and efficient response to the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Xizang attests to China's good...
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India opens giant Hindu festival for 400m pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with...
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Türkiye will do its part to ‘ease the difficult path ahead’ for Syrians: Foreign minister
Türkiye will do its part to "help ease the difficult path" ahead for the Syrian people, the country's foreign minister...
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Islamic Emirate Emphasizes Regional Security in Meeting with Chechen Delegation
KABUL(BNA): Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, met with a high-level delegation from Chechnya at the...
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan for girls’ education summit
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted in Islamabad to advance girls’ education and promote...
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Turkish ANKA UAV hits target from 15,000 feet with locally made missile
ANKA, one of Türkiye’s high-profile locally produced and designed UAVs, hit a target from 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) with a...
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Pakistan manufactures freight wagons in joint-venture with Chinese company
BEIJING, Jan 10 (APP):As many as 115 flat wagons are being assembled in Complete Knocked Down (CKD) form in a...
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Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking...
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Six dead in India temple stampede
At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials...
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