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Russia: Quake measuring 6.4 hits Altai region

Russia: Quake measuring 6.4 hits Altai region

15 Feb 2025 | 12:10 PM

Viladivostok, Feb 15 (UNI) A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's southern region of Altai early Saturday morning, said local authorities, adding that there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

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80 suspected drug offenders arrested in Singapore, youngest aged 14

80 suspected drug offenders arrested in Singapore, youngest aged 14

15 Feb 2025 | 11:51 AM

Singapore, Feb 15 (UNI) The Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore arrested 80 suspected drug offenders during an island-wide anti-drug operation from Monday to Friday, the bureau announced in a press release.

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Russian drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant: Reports

Russian drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant: Reports

15 Feb 2025 | 11:18 AM

Moscow, Feb 15 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that a Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

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Kenya: Mpox cases rise to 41

Kenya: Mpox cases rise to 41

15 Feb 2025 | 11:00 AM

Nairobi, Feb 15 (UNI) Kenya has confirmed 41 cases of mpox across 12 counties, with one fatality reported since the outbreak began in July 2024, a government official confirmed on Friday.

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29 arrested in eastern Myanmar for illegal online gambling, fraud

15 Feb 2025 | 10:15 AM

Yangon, Feb 15 (UNI) Authorities arrested 29 suspects in eastern Myanmar's Tachileik township for illegal online gambling and financial fraud on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, according to a statement from the State Administration Council's Information Team late Friday.

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Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic in northern BiH

15 Feb 2025 | 10:10 AM

Sarajevo, Feb 15 (UNI) Heavy snowfall has disrupted traffic in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), particularly in the Una-Sana Canton, where a major traffic collapse has occurred on the M5 highway near Bihac.

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Bridge collapse leaves at least 2 dead in west Peru

15 Feb 2025 | 10:05 AM

Lima, Feb 15 (UNI) At least two people died and more than 30 were injured following the collapse of a bridge on the north Pan-American highway in the western Peruvian region of Lima, said the National Institute of Civil Defence (Indeci) on Friday.

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Senior UN peacekeeping officer injured, vehicles torched in Beirut

Senior UN peacekeeping officer injured, vehicles torched in Beirut

15 Feb 2025 | 9:47 AM

Beirut, Feb 15 (UNI) A senior officer from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was injured and three UN vehicles were set on fire on Friday during clashes near Beirut's airport road, local media and officials said.

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Flood warnings issued after tropical cyclone hits northwest Australia

Flood warnings issued after tropical cyclone hits northwest Australia

15 Feb 2025 | 9:41 AM

Sydney, Feb 15 (UNI) Flood warnings have been issued for northwest Australia after a tropical cyclone made landfall on Friday, bringing intense rainfall and strong winds.

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Death toll from heavy rains rises to 28 in Bolivia

Death toll from heavy rains rises to 28 in Bolivia

15 Feb 2025 | 9:36 AM

La Paz, Feb 15 (UNI) The death toll due to intense rains in Bolivia since November last year has risen to 28, said Juan Carlos Calvimontes, vice civil defense minister, on Friday.

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6.0-magnitude quake hits 6 km NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia: USGS

6.0-magnitude quake hits 6 km NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia: USGS

15 Feb 2025 | 8:12 AM

New York, Feb 15 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 6 km NNE of Metahara, Ethiopia at 20:28:23 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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Iran condemns Israel for disrupting air route to Lebanon

15 Feb 2025 | 1:08 AM

Tehran, Feb 14 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday condemned Israel's "threat against a civilian plane carrying Lebanese citizens" from Tehran to Beirut, saying the move disrupts normal flights bound for Beirut's international airport.

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1 killed, 5 injured in bomb explosion in central Iraq

15 Feb 2025 | 12:59 AM

Baghdad, Feb 14 (UNI) A girl was killed and five others injured in a bomb explosion during a family picnic on Friday in Iraq's central province of Salahuddin, a police source said.

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Iran condemns deadly bomb attack in SW Pakistan

15 Feb 2025 | 12:32 AM

Islamabad, Feb 14 (UNI) Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday strongly condemned a deadly "terrorist" bomb attack in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province, which reportedly resulted in at least 11 people killed and six others injured.

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Pak: At least 11 killed, 6 injured in SW bomb blast

15 Feb 2025 | 12:26 AM

Islamabad, Feb 14 (UNI) At least 11 people were killed and six others injured on Friday in a bomb blast near a vehicle in Harnai district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, media reports said.

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