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China on Tuesday said it valued its relations with Pakistan from a strategic and long-term perspective and consolidating cooperation with Islamabad is one of Beijings priority.

Ties with Pakistan have strategic values: China

BEIJING: China on Tuesday said it valued its relations with Pakistan from a strategic and long-term perspective and consolidating cooperation with Islamabad is one of Beijings priority. As the two long-time allies gear up to celebrate the 60th year of establishment of diplomatic ties,Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said the two nations want to contribute to peace,stability development in the region.

Crocodiles a danger in flooded Australia

ROCKHAMPTON: Residents of an Australian city cut off by some of the countrys worst flooding in decades are being warned to stay out of the water,and not just because of the risk of being swept away: Debris,snakes and even crocodiles could also pose a danger. Large parts of the coastal city of Rockhampton were under water Tuesday.

Kyrgyzstan to name peak after Putin

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MOSCOW: Russian strongman Vladimir Putin will now also stand tall in Kyrgyzstan well almost at 4500 metres. The Prime Minister of the Central Asian republic ordered a peak in the Tian-Shan mountains be named after Putin.

Artificial downpours in UAE deserts

LONDON: Scientists claim to have generated downpours in the deserts of the UAE. A team,employed by ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan created some 50 rainstorms last year in the emirates eastern Al Ain region,the Daily Mail reported. The scientists have been using giant ionisers to generate fields of negatively charged particles. These promote cloud formation.