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Japan Medical Research Entity to Enhance Program for Genetic Study of Newborns with Illnesses Whose Causes Are Unknown
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August 24, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun 13:17 JST, August 24, 2025 The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) plans to enhance its program for studies of genome analysis to treat newborns who are hospitalized for serious illnesses whose causes are...
China takes women's doubles title, reaches men's singles final at WTT Europe Smash
Xinhua News Agency
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HELSINKI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China won the women's doubles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Europe Smash in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday, while world No.1 Lin Shidong reached the men's singles final. In the women's doubles final, Sun Yingsha...
China's Yang Peiqi extends winning streak at World Junior Swimming Championships
Xinhua News Agency
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BUCHAREST, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's Yang Peiqi continued her gold medal winning run at the World Junior Swimming Championships, winning the women's 1500-meter freestyle on Saturday to secure her fourth title at the event. The 18-year-old...
India News | One Dead, Two Injured in Stabbing Incident in Delhi; Police Arrest Two
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August 24, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): A stabbing incident was reported in Delhi's Bawana area near JJ Colony on Saturday, which resulted in three people sustaining injuries. As per the information, three people-Niyaz (29), Tosin (20) and Nihal...
India News | Uttarakhand: Six Injured in Tharali Cloudburst Airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh
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August 24, 2025
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 24 (ANI): Six people injured in the cloudburst that struck Tharali of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district late Friday night were airlifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, on...
Japanese City Proposes Two-Hour Daily Screen Time Limit
Lowyat.NET
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August 24, 2025
As much as screen time is a necessity these days, we all know the dangers of having too much. Which is probably why Japanese city Toyoake has proposed limiting screen time to two hours outside of work or school. Worth noting though that the city...
India News | Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav Ride Motorcycles in Bihar's Purnea as 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' Enters Day-8
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August 24, 2025
Purnea (Bihar) [India], August 24 (ANI): Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, along with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, resumed their 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' on its eighth day in Bihar's Purnea...
India News | UP CM Yogi Addresses Grievances of Citizens at 'Janata Darshan' in Gorakhpur
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August 24, 2025
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday addressed public grievances at 'Janta Darshan' held in Gorakhpur. Chief Minister Adityanath walked up to each attendee, patiently hearing...
China Focus: Host city Tianjin gears up for SCO summit
Xinhua News Agency
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TIANJIN, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tianjin Municipality, a major port city in north China, is putting the finishing touches on its preparations to host the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, with leaders...
India News | Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Flags off Dabwali Youth Marathon in Sirsa
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August 24, 2025
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], August 24 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday flagged off the Dabwali Youth Marathon in Sirsa under the 'Haryana Uday' programme to raise awareness about drug abuse. While addressing the gathering at...
India News | Maharashtra: Trump Effigy Paraded at Marbat Festival as Protest for US Tariffs
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August 24, 2025
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], August 24 (ANI): Thousands of people thronged the streets of Maharashtra's Nagpur to celebrate the Marbat festival with religious fervour and zeal on Sunday. As per tradition, the effigies are made and this time US...
India News | Delhi: Police Personnel at Paschim Vihar East Empowered with Fire Safety Training
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August 24, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Paschim Vihar East Police Station in the national capital conducted a significant fire safety training session on Sunday focusing on enhancing the emergency response capabilities of frontline police personnel....
India News | Rajasthan: Waterlogging, Flooding Disrupt Life in Dausa
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August 24, 2025
Dausa (Rajasthan) [India], August 24 (ANI): Continuous rainfall for the past 24 hours has wreaked havoc in Dausa, causing widespread waterlogging and severe disruptions to daily life. Low-lying areas of the city are inundated, turning roads into...
Asia-Pacific activists ready to set sail with largest-ever Gaza aid flotilla
Asia Pacific Report
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August 24, 2025
Two New Zealand Palestinians, Rana Hamida and Youssef Sammour, left Auckland today to join the massive new Global Sumud Flotilla determined to break Israel’s starvation blockade of the besieged enclave. Here, two journalists report on the...
India News | Uttarakhand CM Dhami Directs Officials to Study Disaster Patterns, Ensure Immediate Relief in Tharali
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August 24, 2025
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 24 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday night reviewed the ongoing rescue and relief operations in Tharali area of Chamoli district, where a disaster struck on the intervening...
India News | Project to Create Opposition-free Democracy Will Fail: RJD MP Manoj Jha on Constitution Amendment Bill
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August 24, 2025
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 24 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Saturday criticised the Union government over the recently introduced Constitutional Amendment Bill, alleging that it is aimed at creating an "opposition-free...
India News | Documents of 98.2% Electors Received in SIR Exercise in Bihar: ECI
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August 24, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Election Commission has received documents of 98.2 per cent of electors in Bihar with eight days left in the Claims, Objections and Documents period of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral...
India News | Jammu and Kashmir: PMGSY Boosts Road Connectivity, Enchances Education Sector in Dharhal Tehsil
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August 24, 2025
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 24 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is significantly enhancing road connectivity in the hilly regions of Dharhal Tehsil, Rajouri. Alongside infrastructural development, the...
India News | IAF Launches Relief Ops, Deploys Mi-17 Helicopter in Flood-hit Kota and Bundi
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August 24, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in Rajasthan after heavy rains triggered severe flooding in Kota and Bundi districts. According to sources,...
India News | BSF Nabs 15 Pakistani Fishermen in Gujarat's Kori Creek for Illegally Entering Indian Waters
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August 24, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended 15 Pakistani fishermen who had illegally crossed the international maritime border and entered Indian waters in Gujarat's Kutch district, officials said on Sunday....