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Death toll from fuel depot blast rises to 68 in Nagorno-Karabakh

27 Sep 2023 | 4:00 PM

Baku, Sep 27 (UNI) The death toll has risen to at least 68 in a fuel depot explosion in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, local media said on Tuesday.

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Iran launches homegrown Noor-III military satellite into orbit

Iran launches homegrown Noor-III military satellite into orbit

27 Sep 2023 | 3:56 PM

Tehran, Sep 27 (UNI) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has successfully put the Noor-III military satellite into orbit 450 kilometers (279.6 miles) above the Earth's surface with the Qased carrier rocket, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Issa Zarepour said on Wednesday.

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Philippines passes law to boost employment

Philippines passes law to boost employment

27 Sep 2023 | 3:35 PM

Manila, Sep 27 (UNI) Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Wednesday signed into law a measure creating a master plan to boost employment in the Southeast Asian country.

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AIIB to lend Bangladesh 4.5 bln USD in 5 yrs

AIIB to lend Bangladesh 4.5 bln USD in 5 yrs

27 Sep 2023 | 3:23 PM

Dhaka, Sep 27 (UNI) The Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in loan to Bangladesh mainly on climate-related projects in the next five years.

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Macao reports first monkeypox case

Macao reports first monkeypox case

27 Sep 2023 | 12:46 PM

Macao, Sep 27 (UNI) China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has reported the first case of monkeypox in the city, urging people with high risks to be vaccinated against the disease.

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114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire

114 killed, more than 200 wounded in northern Iraq fire

27 Sep 2023 | 11:14 AM

Baghdad, Sep 27 (UNI) Up to 114 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a huge wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, Governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri told reporters on Wednesday.

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130 Malawian students hospitalized due to food poisoning

27 Sep 2023 | 10:49 AM

Blantyre, Malawi, Sep 27 (UNI) About 130 students from a secondary school in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre were rushed to hospital on Monday after they presented with serious signs of suspected food poisoning, according to local authorities.

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159 more dengue cases reported in Pakistan's Punjab

27 Sep 2023 | 10:33 AM

Islamabad, Sep 27 (UNI) At least 159 new cases of dengue fever have been reported from east Pakistan's Punjab province during the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday evening.

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Tunisia arrests 106 for involvement in illegal immigration over past 48 hours

27 Sep 2023 | 10:20 AM

Tunis, Sep 27 (UNI) The Tunisian National Guard said on Tuesday that it has arrested 16 organizers of several migrant smuggling networks over the past 48 hours.

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S. Korean court rejects arrest warrant for opposition party leader

S. Korean court rejects arrest warrant for opposition party leader

27 Sep 2023 | 9:52 AM

Seoul, Sep 27 (UNI) A South Korean court on Wednesday rejected a warrant to arrest Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main opposition Democratic Party.

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China launches its latest remote sensing satellite

China launches its latest remote sensing satellite

27 Sep 2023 | 9:08 AM

Jiuquan, Sep 27 (UNI) China on Wednesday sent its latest remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

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New Zealand records 8 out of 10 warmest years in last decade

New Zealand records 8 out of 10 warmest years in last decade

27 Sep 2023 | 9:08 AM

Wellington, Sep 27 (UNI) Eight out of the 10 warmest years ever recorded in New Zealand up to 2022 have been within the last decade, according to the statistics department Stats NZ on Wednesday.

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5.2-magnitude quake hits Alaska Peninsula - GFZ

5.2-magnitude quake hits Alaska Peninsula - GFZ

27 Sep 2023 | 8:37 AM

Beijing, Sep 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Alaska Peninsula at 0214 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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At least 100 killed in fire at wedding hall in Iraq

At least 100 killed in fire at wedding hall in Iraq

27 Sep 2023 | 8:21 AM

Baghdad, Sep 27 (UNI) More than 100 people were killed and more than 150 others injured in a wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Wednesday, quoting preliminary reports.

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569,000 people displaced in Somalia due to conflict

569,000 people displaced in Somalia due to conflict

26 Sep 2023 | 7:59 PM

Mogadishu, Sep 26 (UNI) The enduring conflict and insecurity have displaced some 569,000 people in Somalia in the first eight months of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

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