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Pakistani PM emphasizes urgent need to combat plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Pakistani PM emphasizes urgent need to combat plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Islamabad, June 5 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has emphasized the urgent need to combat plastic pollution under the global theme "solutions to plastic pollution," in marking World Environment Day.

Sharif said Pakistan recognizes the urgent need for action as it is one of the top 10 countries in the world for plastic pollution with an estimated 70 percent of plastic waste being improperly disposed of, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Monday.

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Turkey detains 37 PKK suspects,

Turkey detains 37 PKK suspects, "neutralised" two others

04 Oct 2023 | 3:02 PM

Ankara, Oct 4 (UNI) Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained at least 37 people over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and "neutralised" two others as part of anti-terror operations, a cabinet minister said.

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Police discover arms, ammunition in Afghan

04 Oct 2023 | 1:47 PM

Kabul, Oct 4 (UNI) Police have discovered arms and ammunition including RPG-7 in north Afghanistan's Sari Pul province, Din Mohammad Nazari, an official, said on Wednesday.

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7 killed by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in China

04 Oct 2023 | 1:40 PM

Taiyuan, Oct 4 (UNI) A suffocation incident occurred on Tuesday in a corn processing mill in Xingping Village of Wutai County in north China's Shanxi Province, resulting in seven deaths. Preliminary investigations found that the victims had died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to local authorities.

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6 2-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines

6 2-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines

04 Oct 2023 | 12:59 PM

Manila, Oct 4 (UNI) An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 rocked Cagayan province in the northern Philippines on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

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4 wounded in shooting near University campus in Baltimore

04 Oct 2023 | 12:20 PM

New York, Oct 4 (UNI) Baltimore police said on Wednesday that at least four people were injured in a shooting near Morgan State University.

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