TOKYO -- An apparent bear attack near a village office in northeastern Japan has left one man dead and three others seriously injured, local police said.
Police said the municipal office of Higashinaruse Village in Akita Prefecture made an emergency call at around 11:10 a.m. local time on Friday that several people had been injured in a bear attack. (Japan-Bear Attack-Death)
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HANOI -- The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Saturday approved the appointments of Pham Thi Thanh Tra and Ho Quoc Dung as deputy prime ministers for the 2021-2026 tenure, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Tra, born in 1964, has been serving as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in the 12th and 13th terms, local daily VnExpress reported. (Vietnam-Deputy Prime Ministers)
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NEW DELHI -- India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by 4.496 billion U.S. dollars to 702.28 billion dollars during the week ending Oct. 17, mainly driven by a significant increase in the value of gold reserves, according to the latest data released by the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
This was the first occasion when India's forex reserves rose after declining for four consecutive weeks. (India-Forex Reserves)
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KABUL -- The Afghan government's national procurement commission has approved 22 development projects worth 3.5 billion afghani (over 53 million U.S. dollars) to enhance infrastructure and economic opportunities, the office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs announced on Saturday.
The commission, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, reviewed 33 proposals across various sectors before green-lighting the 22 initiatives. (Afghanistan-Development-Projects) Enditem
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