NEW DELHI — The first batch of 278 Indian nationals had been evacuated from strife-torn Sudan on Tuesday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi confirmed in New Delhi.
The stranded Indians are aboard the Indian Navy Ship (INS) Sumedha and are being taken to the Jeddah metropolis in Saudi Arabia from the place they are going to be flown to India. The evacuation operation is code-named as Kaveri. (India-Evacuation-Sudan)
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ISLAMABAD — The demise toll from Monday’s twin explosions in a police station in Pakistan’s Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at the very least 70 others injured, well being and police officers mentioned.
Confirming the casualties, KP Health Secretary Mahmood Aslam Wazir advised Xinhua that the demise toll elevated after a number of injured succumbed to their accidents and extra our bodies had been recovered from the particles of the police station constructing that collapsed following the highly effective blasts. (Pakistan-Blasts-Death Toll)
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COLOMBO — The outpatient constructing mission of Sri Lanka’s National Hospital, a number one hospital within the nation, constructed with Chinese help was handed over to Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and Sri Lankan Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella representing the 2 sides signed the handover paperwork and attended a ceremony to rejoice the occasion. (Sri Lanka-China-Outpatient Building)
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MANILA — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) mentioned on Tuesday that it has detected the primary case of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16.
The newest DOH surveillance report mentioned the brand new Omicron subvariant, additionally known as Arcturus, was detected from a pattern from the Western Visayas area within the central Philippines. (Philippines-New Omicron Subvariant)
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SEOUL — Operating revenue of Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s greatest carmaker, hit a report excessive within the first quarter resulting from sturdy automotive demand each at dwelling and overseas, the corporate mentioned Tuesday.
Operating revenue jumped 86.3 p.c over the yr to achieve a brand new excessive of three.59 trillion gained (2.7 billion U.S. {dollars}) within the January-March quarter. (South Korea-Hyundai Motor-Profit)
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TOKYO — The Japanese authorities mentioned on Tuesday that every one of its nationals who wished to depart conflict-hit Sudan have been evacuated.
According to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, together with Japanese nationals who departed on a Self-Defense Forces (SDF) airplane, eight Japanese nationals and their households additionally left Sudan. (Japan-Sudan-Evacuation)