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Japan to raise daily arrivals’ entry cap to 50,000
Tokyo, Aug 31 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that the daily cap on arrivals to the country will be raised from 20,000 to 50,000 from September 7. Kishida told a press conference that tourists coming to Japan will no longer need to be on package tours with ...Irish premier hopeful of early meeting with new British counterpart
Dublin, Aug 31 Irelands premier Micheal Martin expressed hope of an early meeting with the incoming British Prime Minister as he signalled a desire to strengthen British-Irish relations amid the ongoing impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Martin stressed the need for a political resolution that would ensure powersharing returns ...SL introduces 5-year multiple entry tourist visa scheme
Colombo, Aug 30 In an effort to boost the tourism industry amid the economic crisis, the Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said the island nation has extended its multiple-entry tourist visa to five years. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that Sri Lanka now offers one-year multiple entry visas, reports Xinhua ...Pregnant women at cancer risk via dishware, hair colouring, plastics
New York, Aug 30 Pregnant women who are exposed to chemicals like melamine, cyanuric acid, and aromatic amines can have increased risk of cancer, says a new study. Melamine is found in dishware, plastics, flooring, kitchen counters, and pesticides; cyanuric acid is used as a disinfectant, plastic stabiliser, and cleaning ...India warns of ‘significant increase’ in terror presence in Afghanistan
United Nations, Aug 30 India has warned of a "significant increase" in the presence of terrorist groups in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and threats to other countries emanating from the war-torn country. "We need to see concrete progress in ensuring that such proscribed terrorists, entities, or their aliases do not get ...Russia identifies 2nd suspect in blast that killed Putin ally’s daughter
Moscow, Aug 29 Russian investigators said on Monday that they identified a second suspect in the murder of Darya Dugina, a strident supporter of the war in Ukraine and daughter of a prominent ally of President Vladimir Putin. The alleged accomplice in the murder plot was a Ukrainian born in ...33 million people in Pakistan affected by floods
Islamabad, Aug 29 The Pakistan government said that 33 million people have been affected by the devastating floods and warned that the number may increase as the length and breadth of the country continued to reel from the destruction caused by torrential rain and deluge. On Sunday, Federal Minister for ...2 monks in Tibet jailed for exercising right to freedom of expression
Dharamsala, Aug 29 The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) on Monday condemned the sentencing of two monks -- Tenzin Dhargay and Rigtse -- to prison for merely exercising the right to freedom of expression, a right protected in the Chinese constitution as well as in major international ...UNGA President meets Dhankar, thanks India for strong support
United Nations, Aug 28 UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid met India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra in New Delhi on Sunday. Shahid tweeted that during the meetings he thanked India for its strong support for his "Presidency of Hope", as he had billed the ...Channel crossings to the UK exceed 25,000 for the year
London, Aug 28 More than 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK so far this year, government figures show. Some 915 were detected on Saturday in 19 small boats, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, taking the provisional total for the year to 25,146, dpa news agency ...
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