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China earthquake death toll rises to 74

China earthquake death toll rises to 74

Chengdu, Sep 7 (UNI) A total of 74 people have been killed and 26 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said on Wednesday.

The rescue headquarters of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture said 40 were killed, 14 were missing and 170 were injured in Ganzi as of 9 pm Tuesday.

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UN chief calls for fighting slavery's legacy of racism through education

28 Mar 2023 | 9:49 AM

United Nations, Mar 28 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for fighting slavery's legacy of racism through education, which he said is "the most powerful weapon."

"It is incumbent on us to fight slavery's legacy of racism," Guterres told a UN General Assembly event marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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Russia, Belarus sign more documents on integration

Russia, Belarus sign more documents on integration

28 Mar 2023 | 9:38 AM

Moscow, Mar 28 (UNI) Russia and Belarus on Monday inked 13 documents on integration between the two countries in the framework of their Union State.

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Landslide leaves 16 dead in central Ecuador

Landslide leaves 16 dead in central Ecuador

28 Mar 2023 | 9:25 AM

Quito, Mar 28 (UNI) At least 16 people were killed and another 16 were injured after a massive landslide buried numerous homes Sunday night in central Ecuador's Alausi canton, in Chimborazo province, the Secretariat of Risk Management said Monday.

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Türkiye summons French ambassador over hosting of Kurdish militants

28 Mar 2023 | 9:24 AM

Ankara, Mar 28 (UNI) Türkiye's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the French ambassador to condemn the French Senate for hosting members of two Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara considers calls "terrorists."

The ministry officials told Herve Magro, French ambassador to Türkiye, that Ankara "strongly condemns" the French Senate's hosting of the members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women's Protection Units (YPJ), and its awarding them with "medals of honor," semi-official Anadolu Agency quoted anonymous Turkish foreign ministry sources as saying.

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6 1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands

6 1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands

28 Mar 2023 | 8:43 AM

New York, Mar 28 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 73 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands, at 22:19:15 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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