NEW DELHI, Sept 25 (APP/Xinhua): At least 20 people have been injured in a fire at a cracker factory in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Monday, officials said. “The fire broke out this morning at the factory at Amdanga in the state’s North 24 Parganas district. Some 20 workers sustained injuries in the […]
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20injured in fire at cracker factory in eastern India
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Continued house arrest taking toll on Gilani’s health: APHC
ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (APP): All Parties Hurriyat Conference, in Indian occupied Kashmir, has said that continued house arrest is taking a heavy toll on the health of its Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani. According to Kashmir Media Service, Syed Ali Gilani, who continues to be under house detention for a long time now, was once again […]
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Kupwara youth picked up by Indian army still missing
ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (APP): A Kupwara youth who was picked up by Indian army almost a month ago and subjected to custodial disappearance, still remains missing in Indian occupied Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, Manzoor Ahmad Khan was taken into custody by Indian troops from Kakarpati village of Kupwara district on August 31. Manzoor’s […]
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Turkey-Syria border wall to be completed by end of September
ANKARA, Sept 22 (APP/Xinhua): The 828-kilometer-long security wall along Turkish-Syrian border is expected to finish construction by the end of September, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. A total of 731 km of the border wall has already been built, and the remaining 97 km would be completed by the end of this month, an […]
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Ireland sees lowest unemployment since 2008
DUBLIN, Sept 22 (APP/Xinhua): Ireland’s jobless rate stood at 6.1 percent in August, the lowest since 2008, according to official figures on Friday. The figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed employment remains broad-based in the country, with an increase in 11 of the 14 sectors recorded by the CSO. The increase was also […]
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Venezuelan President brings aid to Cuba after Hurricane Irma
HAVANA, Sept 22 (APP/Xinhua): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Cuba on Friday to personally deliver support and donations to the Caribbean island hit by Hurricane Irma 10 days ago. An official release published by the daily Granma highlighted that Maduro, accompanied by his “first combatant” Cilia Flores, was welcomed at the Havana International Airport […]