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Security forces rescue child, arrests 3 kidnappers in N Afghanistan

Taluqan, June 3 (UNI) Afghan security forces have rescued a child from kidnappers in Taluqan, capital of the northern Takhar province, and arrested three kidnappers, provincial police spokesman Abdul Mobin Safi said on Saturday.

The child, who was kidnapped in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, was rescued in Taluqan city on Friday night and the kidnappers demanded 2 million Afghanis in ransom from the victim's family for his release, Safi said.
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Blast of Kakhovka HPP aimed at creating threat to biological security

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23 Sep 2023 | 11:53 AM

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

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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

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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

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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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