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Two dead, 8 injured as mini-bus turns turtle in E Afghanistan

Maidan Shar, June 3 (UNI) At least two commuters were killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.

The accident occurred in Behsod district of Wardak province on Friday afternoon when a mini-bus overturned due to reckless driving, Asrar said.
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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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Blast of Kakhovka HPP aimed at creating threat to biological security

Blast of Kakhovka HPP aimed at creating threat to biological security

23 Sep 2023 | 11:53 AM

Moscow, Sep 23 (UNI) The explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP) located in the Russia-controlled part of the Kherson Region was aimed at creating a threat to biological security, but, thanks to the work of experts, it was possible to avoid any complication of the epidemiological situation in the area, the head of Russia's consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, told Sputnik.

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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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