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Iranpress: Avalanche kills 2, injures 3 in northern Afghanistan

Avalanche kills 2, injures 3 in northern Afghanistan

Saturday, 04 February 2023 11:23

Two people have been killed and three others injured in an avalanche that hit a village in Raghistan district of Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province, a provincial government official said Saturday.

Iranpress: Australia to remove British monarchy from its banknotes

Australia to remove British monarchy from its banknotes

Thursday, 02 February 2023 11:11

Tehran (IP)- Australia’s Reserve Bank announced on Wednesday that a new design celebrating Indigenous culture will replace the previous portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Iranpress: Sri Lanka receives over 100,000 tourists in January

Sri Lanka receives over 100,000 tourists in January

Wednesday, 01 February 2023 21:24

Sri Lanka received over 100,000 tourists in January 2023, Minister of Tourism said on Wednesday.

Iranpress: 2 die in nightclub blaze in SW Cambodia: Police chief

2 die in nightclub blaze in SW Cambodia: Police chief

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 09:31

Two local persons died in a fire at a nightclub in southwestern Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk province on Monday night, a provincial police chief said on Tuesday.

Iranpress: New Zealand names Chris Hipkins as prime minister

New Zealand names Chris Hipkins as prime minister

Saturday, 21 January 2023 06:33

New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said on Saturday.

Iranpress: Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand's premiere

Thursday, 19 January 2023 09:01

New Zealand's labor leader will stand down as prime minister no later than 7 February, saying she "no longer had enough in the tank" to do the job.

Iranpress: Searchers find black boxes of aircraft in deadly Nepal crash

Searchers find black boxes of aircraft in deadly Nepal crash

Monday, 16 January 2023 12:14

Searchers on Monday found both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a passenger flight that crashed on Sunday, killing at least 68 people in Nepal's deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.

Iranpress: S.Korean police refer 23 officials to prosecution over Halloween crowd crush

S.Korean police refer 23 officials to prosecution over Halloween crowd crush

Friday, 13 January 2023 18:44

South Korean police said Friday that it referred 23 government officials to the prosecution on professional negligence and other charges after wrapping up a 74-day investigation into the deadly crowd crush that occurred in late October at the Itaewon district of Seoul during Halloween celebrations.

Iranpress: Malaysia, Indonesia eye expansion of trade

Malaysia, Indonesia eye expansion of trade

Monday, 09 January 2023 08:52

Malaysia aims to boost bilateral trade with neighboring Indonesia including cross-border investments in a number of key sectors, a Malaysian official said on Sunday.

Iranpress: Sonexay Siphandone becomes new PM after Lao cabinet reshuffled

Sonexay Siphandone becomes new PM after Lao cabinet reshuffled

Friday, 30 December 2022 12:27

The Lao cabinet is reshuffled at the concluding meeting of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (Ninth Legislature) of Laos held in Lao capital Vientiane on Friday, according to local TV reports.

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