NEW DELHI -- At least 12 people, most of them school children, are feared drowned after a boat carrying them capsized Thursday in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said. (India-Boat-Capsize)

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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand's food prices are 4.8 percent higher than a year ago, the lowest annual increase since December 2021, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday.

In December 2023, the annual increase was due to price rises across all the food categories measured, Stats NZ said. (New Zealand-Food Price)

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TOKYO -- The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) decided to appoint 58-year-old Tomoko Tamura, its current policy chief, as the new chairperson to replace Kazuo Shii, marking the first female head in the party's century-long history.

The decision was made during the JCP's four-day quadrennial party congress which concluded on Thursday. Key personnel changes within the party's leadership were made. (Japan-JCP-Leadership)

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NEW DELHI -- At least three Indian border guards belonging to the Border Security Force (BSF) were wounded after gunmen fired upon them in India's northeastern state of Manipur, police said Thursday.

The incident occurred late Wednesday night in Thoubal town, 24 km south of Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. (India-Manipur-Violence) Enditem

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