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Japan set to issue special typhoon warning

Tokyo, Sep 17 (UNI) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Saturday it is ready to issue a special typhoon warning for some areas in the country's southwestern region of Kyushu as an "unprecedented" storm is expected to approach.

Large and powerful Typhoon Nanmadol is forecast to make landfall in Kagoshima and bring record rain to the prefecture and nearby areas, with the weather agency calling for maximum vigilance as damaging winds and high waves are expected, possibly triggering landslides and flooding.
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Afghan police destroy poppy fields in northern province

27 Apr 2024 | 1:38 PM

Pul-e-Khurmi, Afghanistan, April 27 (UNI) Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy on eight acres of land in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, a statement of the provincial police office said on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka to hand over management of China-built airport to Indian, Russian firms

Sri Lanka to hand over management of China-built airport to Indian, Russian firms

27 Apr 2024 | 1:06 PM

Colombo/New Delhi, April 27 (UNI) Sri Lanka has decided to hand over the management of its Chinese-built Mattala international airport, located near Hambantota port, to an Indian and a Russian firm on a 30-year lease.

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Light plane crash kills 2 in Australia's Victoria

27 Apr 2024 | 12:52 PM

Sydney, April 27 (UNI) Police in the Australian state of Victoria have reported that two people were killed after an aircraft crashed in Mount Beauty on Saturday.

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Iran to release crew of detained MSC aries ship

27 Apr 2024 | 12:50 PM

Tehran, April 27 (UNI) The crew of the Portuguese-flagged container ship MSC Aries, recently detained by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, will be released, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday.

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8 killed in Ecuador helicopter crash

8 killed in Ecuador helicopter crash

27 Apr 2024 | 11:52 AM

Quito, April 27 (UNI) Five soldiers and three civilians were killed in an Ecuadorian army helicopter crash on Friday, the armed forces said.

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