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Forest fire put out after 4 days in Tibet

Lhasa, Apr 18 (UNI) A forest fire raging for four days in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region was extinguished at 1700 hrs (local time) on Saturday, local authorities said.
More than 2,600 people had been sent to tackle the flames, which had started at around 1535 hrs at Nyexi Village in the city of Nyingchi on April 14 and spread over more than seven sq km.
No casualties and damage to major facilities were reported.
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Pakistan slams U S panel report on religious freedom

09 May 2024 | 9:57 PM

Islamabad, May 9 (UNI) Pakistan on Thursday slammed the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, saying that it is based on "faulty assumptions."
The commission's 2024 Annual Report released earlier this month was "based on unsubstantiated allegations and non-reflective of the ground realities in Pakistan," spokesperson of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said here during a weekly media briefing.

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Pilot dies after training plane crashes in Bangladesh

09 May 2024 | 9:53 PM

Dhaka, May 9 (UNI) The pilot of a training plane of Bangladesh Air Force died after the plane crashed in the country's southeastern Chattogram region on Thursday, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said.

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China issues blue alert for mountain torrents

09 May 2024 | 8:57 PM

Beijing, May 9 (UNI) China issued a blue alert for mountain torrents on Thursday evening.

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Sri Lanka to draft national cyber security act

09 May 2024 | 8:12 PM

Colombo, May 9 (UNI) The Sri Lankan government will draft a national cyber security act in May, State Minister for Technology Kanaka Herath said Thursday.

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Sri Lanka approves national digital strategy

09 May 2024 | 7:06 PM

Colombo, May 9 (UNI) Sri Lankan cabinet has endorsed the national digital strategy 2030, featuring six key points with the aim of a connecting digital government, State Minister for Technology Kanaka Herath said on Thursday.

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