INT25International/Disaster/EnvironmentTwo strong earthquakes jolt ManilaManila, Sep 27 DPA Two strong earthquakes jolted the Philippine capital and nearby provinces Saturday but no injuries or damages were reported, a government agency said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Phivolcs said the first earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rocked Manila and the nearby provinces of Mindoro, Bataan and Pampanga before noon. Five minutes after the first earthquake occurred, a stronger quake with a magnitude of 6
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INT72International/Security/TerrorismPakistani army kills six during protest against civilian deathsPeshawar, Sep 23 DPA Six people were killed in Pakistan Tuesday when security forces opened fire on a demonstration against civilian deaths in the ongoing military offensive in Swat valley in the country's northwest, witnesses said. The demonstration started Monday after a mortar round hit a house in the Allah Abad area of Swat district in North-West Frontier Province, killing one woman and her two children
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INT45International/Diaspora/DiplomacyIndian community in Qatar comes in for praiseDubai, Sep 22 IANS The expatriate Indian community in Qatar has been praised for its law-abiding nature and general attitude and behaviour by Qatar's Minister for Labour Sultan Hassan Al-Dhabit Al-Dousari.The minister said that despite being present in huge numbers in Qatar, Indians posed the least problems in the country.His comments came in the course of a farewell meeting with outgoing Indian Ambassador to Qatar George Joseph, the Gulf Times reported
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State: Himachal Pradesh
District: Kangra district
Main languages: Hindi, pahari and Nepalese
History:
The town of Kangra had been founded by the Katoch Kshatriya Rajputs of Chandervanshi Lineage
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Kyrgyzstan is located in Central Asia. The landlocked nation borders Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. The city of Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the larger island of the two main islands of the British Isles, the largest island in Europe and the 9th largest island in the world. It is the richest island in the world with has the 5th largest economy
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Vietnam, the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia, borders China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east. It is world’s 13th most populous country. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. Vietnam is a member of the World Trade Organization since 2007. HISTORY:- The nomadic Mongols and Indonesians settled in the land. According to the mythological believes, King Hung Vuong established the nation in 2879 BC. China ruled the nation from 111 BC to the 15th century as a vassal state
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The Republic of Vanuatu, the island nation comprises about 82 islands, is located in the South Pacific Ocean. Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu. The archipelago is situated at the east of northern Australia, north-east of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and south of the Solomon Islands
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Ukraine, an Eastern European country is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south
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State: Kerala
Main languages: Malayalam and Telegu
History:
Cochin is also known as Kochi. The city is one of the principal seaports of India. The city is located in the district of Ernakulam which is about 220 km away from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram
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