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9 killed, 23 injured in road accident in southern Tanzania

9 killed, 23 injured in road accident in southern Tanzania

24 Sep 2023 | 8:54 AM

Dar es Salaam, Sep 24 (UNI) At least nine people were killed and 23 others were injured on Friday evening when their mini-bus was rear-ended by a fuel tanker and plunged into a gorge on the outskirts of Mbeya city in Tanzania's southern highlands, the police said on Saturday.

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35 killed in petrol warehouse fire in Benin

35 killed in petrol warehouse fire in Benin

24 Sep 2023 | 8:29 AM

Cotonou, Sep 24 (UNI) At least 35 people were killed and more than ten seriously injured in a fire at a petrol warehouse on Saturday in Benin's southeastern department of Oueme, the Beninese Ministry of the Interior and Public Security reported.

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3 killed in targeted attack in U.S.

24 Sep 2023 | 8:22 AM

Washington, Sep 24 (UNI) Three people were shot dead in a targeted attack in Atlanta, the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia, on Saturday afternoon, said local police.

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Xi meets ROK PM

Xi meets ROK PM

23 Sep 2023 | 4:32 PM

Hangzhou, Sep 23 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday met with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province.

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National Election in Bangladesh should be free & transparent : PM Hasina

National Election in Bangladesh should be free & transparent : PM Hasina

23 Sep 2023 | 1:02 PM

Dhaka, Sep 23 (UNI) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has commented that if there is a conspiracy from foreign countries to thwart the national election of Bangladesh, the people of this country will also impose sanctions on them.

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Police officer shot dead, two injured in Canada shooting

23 Sep 2023 | 11:55 AM

Ottawa, Sep 23 (UNI) One police officer was shot dead and two other officers injured on Friday while executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam, a city about 30 km east of Vancouver, Canada.

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Robert Menendez steps down as US Senate foreign relations chairman after indictment

Robert Menendez steps down as US Senate foreign relations chairman after indictment

23 Sep 2023 | 9:25 AM

Washington, Sep 23 (UNI) US Senator Robert Menendez ought to resign from his seat in Congress after the Justice Department announced bribery charges against the lawmaker and his wife, Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said in a statement.

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Japan's ocean discharge is attack on global trust, solidarity: Solomon Islands PM

Japan's ocean discharge is attack on global trust, solidarity: Solomon Islands PM

23 Sep 2023 | 9:20 AM

Honiara, Sep 23 (UNI) Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare on Friday blasted Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean, describing it as an attack on global trust and solidarity.

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5.3-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands

5.3-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands

23 Sep 2023 | 9:12 AM

Kurilsk, Sep 23 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Kuril Islands at 0149 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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Canadian PM announces new multi-year assistance to Ukraine

Canadian PM announces new multi-year assistance to Ukraine

23 Sep 2023 | 9:09 AM

Ottawa, Sep 23 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday new military, economic, peace and security, and development assistance and investments for Ukraine, after meeting with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Israel strikes three Hamas military posts in Gaza Strip

Israel strikes three Hamas military posts in Gaza Strip

23 Sep 2023 | 9:02 AM

Gaza, Sep 23 (UNI) Israel has struck three Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Twitter.

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5.1-magnitude quake hits SW of Neiafu, Tonga

5.1-magnitude quake hits SW of Neiafu, Tonga

23 Sep 2023 | 8:47 AM

Nuku'alofa, Sep 23 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 34 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga at 2213 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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US, China hold meeting to discuss 2023 Cyber Strategy

US, China hold meeting to discuss 2023 Cyber Strategy

23 Sep 2023 | 8:45 AM

Washington, Sep 23 (UNI) US and Chinese defense officials met at the Pentagon to discuss the newly updated 2023 Cyber Strategy Summary, the Defense Department said in a press release.

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5.3 mln people displaced by war in Sudan

5.3 mln people displaced by war in Sudan

23 Sep 2023 | 8:30 AM

Khartoum, Sep 23 (UNI) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that some 5.3 million have fled from the war in Sudan since mid-April when the conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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6 killed in Brazilian police operation

23 Sep 2023 | 8:19 AM

Rio De Janeiro, Sep 23 (UNI) At least six suspects were killed Friday as the Brazilian police carried out its operation in Salvador, according to local press.

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