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China renews blue alert for sandstorms

Beijing, April 28 (UNI) China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for sandstorms in the northwestern parts of the country.
From 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, drifting sand and dust are expected to blow across parts of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai, according to the National Meteorological Center.
Some areas in Xinjiang will even experience strong sandstorms, the center said.
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Death toll in S Africa's building collapse rises to 16, survivor rescued after 118 hours

Death toll in S Africa's building collapse rises to 16, survivor rescued after 118 hours

12 May 2024 | 5:02 PM

Capetown, May 12 (UNI) The death toll in the building collapse in South Africa has risen to 16, with 36 construction workers still trapped under the rubble, authorities said on Sunday.

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Afghan police destroy poppy fields, arrest 15 offenders

12 May 2024 | 4:43 PM

Kabul, May 12 (UNI) The counter-narcotics police have wrecked 382 acres of poppy in north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province over the past two months, the provincial police said in a statement on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan GDP to grow by 3 pc in 2025: president

12 May 2024 | 4:39 PM

Colombo, May 12 (UNI) Sri Lanka's GDP growth will increase to 3 percent in 2025 and the salaries of government servants will be increased next year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday.

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At least 7 killed as building collapses in Russia's Belgorod

12 May 2024 | 4:19 PM

Moscow, May 12 (UNI) At least seven people were killed and a dozen others injured on Sunday in the collapse of an apartment building in the Russian city of Belgorod, according to the Mash Telegram channel.

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Shopping center on fire in Warsaw, residents asked to stay indoors

Shopping center on fire in Warsaw, residents asked to stay indoors

12 May 2024 | 3:08 PM

Warsaw, May 12 (UNI) A fire broke out in a shopping center in Warsaw, residents were asked to stay at home and close windows, Poland’s Government Center for Security (RCB) said on Sunday.

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