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Sudanese army downs 3 drones in N. Sudan

Khartoum, April 27 (UNI) The Sudanese army on Saturday shot down three drones flying near a military air base in Merowe city in northern Sudan, according to an army statement.
"At 4 a.m. (0200 GMT), the enemy forces targeted Merowe Airport with three drones," the 19th Infantry Division of the Sudanese army in Merowe city said in a statement.
"The ground anti-aircraft missiles successfully shot down the three drones without loss of life or equipment," it added, stressing that the army was fully prepared to deal with any foreign objects in the skies of Merowe and the northern state as a whole.
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Israel qualifies for Eurovision 2024 final despite protests over Gaza conflict

10 May 2024 | 2:05 PM

Jerusalem, May 10 (UNI) Israel has made it into the Eurovision 2024 contest final with Eden Golan's song "Hurricane" despite mass calls for the ban of the country's participation in the event over its actions in the Gaza Strip, data on the organisers' website showed on Friday.

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Georgian police detain several people at spontaneous protest rally

10 May 2024 | 1:02 PM

Tbilisi, May 10 (UNI) Georgian police detained several people at a spontaneous protest rally, Sputnik Georgia reported Thursday.

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Number of Brazilians forced to leave homes due to floods exceeds 300,000

Number of Brazilians forced to leave homes due to floods exceeds 300,000

10 May 2024 | 12:28 PM

Brasília, May 10 (UNI) The number of people forced to leave their homes in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul due to floods has reached 327,105, the civil defence service of the state said on Friday.

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Russia strikes Ukraine's ammunition depot in Kharkiv, city's region

10 May 2024 | 12:13 PM

Moscow, May 10 (UNI) Russia has struck the ammunition warehouses of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region, Mykolaiv underground network coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik on Friday.

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Hundreds of faculty, staff demand UCLA chancellor's resignation

10 May 2024 | 12:13 PM

Washington, May 10 (UNI) Nearly 900 members of the University of California (UC) faculty and staff have been calling on Gene Block, chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), to resign over the university's response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus.

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