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Atlanta [US], October 10 (ANI): Four people died after a plane crashed in Atlanta, said a report on Saturday (local time). The single-engine Cessna 210 crashed at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee County while it was departing and then caught fire, The Hill reported citing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s statement. However, the cause of the crash has not been determined so far. At least 15 firefighters were inv

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DOHA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Taliban announced on Saturday that a high-level delegation of its government met with a U.S. delegation in the Qatari capital Doha, marking the first such gathering since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in late August and the first foreign visit by the Taliban government officials.

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New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel on Saturday claimed that every house in Uttarakhand will have piped water connection by 2022. Patel reviewed the progress of Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Namami Gange in Dehradun today, read an official release by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Minister, on a three-day visit to Uttarakhand, laid

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against giving District of Columbia residents a voting member in the House of Representatives, affirming a lower court's ruling against eleven Washington residents who filed the legal suit.

The Washingtonians argued that the Constitution already stipulates Congress has the power to grant voting representation in the House, so they applied the legal theory to the

New Delhi [India] October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, during the latter's first visit to India, welcomed the recent EU strategy on Indo-Pacific. As per the joint statement issued by the two countries, both leaders noted the plans for increased European engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. During the discussion, both the leaders also acknowledged the India-EU Leader

New Delhi [India] October 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, during the latter's first visit to India, welcomed the recent EU strategy on Indo-Pacific. As per the joint statement issued by the two countries, both leaders noted the plans for increased European engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. During the discussion, both the leaders also acknowledged the India-EU Leader

Maharashtra [India], October 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday, along with Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Rajiv Bansal, Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Vineet Sood, CEO, Alliance Air virtually inaugurated the greenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra and also flagged off the first flight from Sindhudurg to Mumbai. Chief Minister of Ma

Maharashtra [India], October 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday, along with Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Rajiv Bansal, Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Vineet Sood, CEO, Alliance Air virtually inaugurated the greenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra and also flagged off the first flight from Sindhudurg to Mumbai. Chief Minister of Ma

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday that the recently launched Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark will make the bilateral relationship stronger. Welcoming Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who called on him, the President said that the two countries were long-standing friends and the "warm and friendly ties were rooted in history as well as shared value

Hong Kong, October 9 (ANI): In a bid to ease a power crisis, China has ordered its coal mines to ramp up production. Laura He, writing in CNN said that China is struggling to balance its need for electricity. Power shortages have spread to 20 provinces in recent weeks, forcing the Chinese government to ration electricity during peak hours and some factories to suspend production. These disruptions resulted in a sharp drop

BEIRUT, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's electricity grid has shut down all over the country as the two main power stations of al-Zahrani and Deir Ammar ran out of fuel, Elnashra local news website reported on Saturday.

By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The issue of Kim Davy extradition did come up in talks between India and Denmark led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Briefing reporters on the outcome of the talks, Secretary (West) in Ministry of External Affairs, Reenat Sandhu said, "Kim Davy matter was raised and we have had an understanding that legal process must

ZHENGZHOU, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Swire Coca-Cola Ltd., a bottler of Coca-Cola, has invested no less than 900 million yuan (about 139.68 million U.S. dollars) to build a new plant in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, according to the company.

HANGZHOU, Oct. 9 (Xinhua)-- Welcoming the one-year countdown to the fourth Asian Para Games, organizers of Hangzhou 2022 released the torch design for the Games here on Saturday.

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], October 9 (ANI/FENA): The European Commission (EC) has transferred funds to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the amount of EUR 124,301,000.00 on the basis of the agreement on credit line between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is the first tranche of macro-financial assistance funds on the basis of the Agreement on Credit Line between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzeg

DUBLIN, Ireland - Bank of Ireland's decision to close 88 branches has prompted allegations that the Central Bank has failed consumers.

Beirut [Lebanon], October 9 (ANI): Lebanon which is already grappling with Already skyrocketing inflation and shortage of essential items is now facing an acute power crisis due to fuel shortage. Lebanon's electricity grid has shut down entirely after the country's two main power stations ran out of fuel, Sky News reported citing media reports. The al Zahrani and the Deir Ammar power stations stopped working after supplie

ATLANTA, Georgia: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has increased the number of countries that Americans should avoid traveling to due to spreading Covid-19 infections.

Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 9 (ANI): Two Jammu and Kashmir police personnel were injured in a terrorist attack on a police party at Manzgam village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir. Earlier on Thursday, a principal and a teacher of a government school were killed by terrorists in Eidgah area of Srinagar. Also on Tuesday, three civilians including a street hawker and a businessman were shot dead by terro

The United States and the Taliban started their first in-person talks since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan on Saturday. The acting Afghan foreign minister said the Taliban delegation asked Washington to unfreeze the country's central bank reserves, according to Al-Jazeera.

Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday (local time) held a virtual meeting with China's Vice Premier Liu He and discussed the trade relationship between Washington and Beijing. "United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai held a virtual meeting with Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Liu He, to discuss the US-China trade relationship," read the statem

Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): After the Chinese President Xi Jinping's vowed to "reunify" with Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday said that the island is an independent country, and not part of the People's Republic of China, local media reported. Taiwan's Presidential Office Spokesperson Xavier Chang said that Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country, and not part of the People's Republic of China. He added the future o

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KUNMING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- From five to over 50,000, the population of an endangered plant species endemic to southwest China has risen within two decades thanks to the count