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Forget Matcha, Hyderabad is slowly falling in love with Ube
For the past year, matcha has been the undisputed star of cafe culture. From lattes and cheesecakes to cookies and soft serves, the Japanese green tea trend was impossible to escape. But…
- World
Powerful 7.8 earthquake kills 19 in Philippines, sparks tsunami
Manila: An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines on Monday, June 8, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 1-metre…
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Tsunami advisory issued for Japan’s Pacific coasts
Tokyo: Japan’s weather agency on Monday, June 8, issued tsunami advisories for the coastal areas from Ibaraki Prefecture on the country’s eastern Pacific coast to the island prefecture of Okinawa in the…
- World
7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines
Manila: A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Mindanao region in southern Philippines early Monday, the US Geological Survey said. No information on damage was immediately available. Also Read5.8 magnitude earthquake hits…
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Powerful 7.4 quake jolts Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Jakarta: A powerful 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a warning from a US monitoring agency about the possibility of “hazardous tsunami waves”…
- Telangana
Telangana emerging as global rice export hub: Minister Uttam
Hyderabad: Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Telangana’s rice export initiative is part of a long-term strategy to transform the state from an FCI-dependent surplus producer…
- Telangana
BRS alleges Telangana–Philippines rice export scam; minister denies
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) alleged a scam in export of rice to the Philippines and demanded a House Committee to probe the same. However, Civil Supplied Minister, N Uttam Kumar Reddy…
- World
Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
Washington: Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries. The…
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Ferry with 350 onboard sinks in Philippines; 7 dead, 215 rescued
Manila: A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank in the southern Philippines after midnight, and rescuers have saved at least 215 passengers and retrieved seven bodies, officials said Monday.…
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Over 1 million evacuated as Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears landfall in Philippines
Manila: Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, November 9, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation…
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Philippines wooing Indian tourists with visa-free entry, direct flights
Ahmedabad: The Philippines is pitching to become a leading tourist destination in South-East Asia for Indians, with initiatives like visa-free travel and direct flights, a senior Philippine official has said. In a…
- World
Two powerful earthquakes hit Philippines in one day
Manila: Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday. The first one, a 7.4 magnitude quake in the morning, killed at least five people,…
- World
Philippines earthquake: Search for survivors continues, death toll at 69
Bogo (Philippines): Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake killed at…
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 jolts Philippines
Manila: At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured as a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Cebu province in the central Philippines on Tuesday night, local media reported Wednesday. Authorities updated the death…
- Telangana
Telangana signs deal to export 100,000 tons of rice to Philippines
Hyderabad: Telangana’s government has made a significant agreement to export 100,000 tons of rice varieties 1010 and 1064 to the Philippines. This milestone was marked by a visit from quality control officials from the Philippines to the Vajrateja Rice…
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