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US gov't declares public health emergency for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (UNI) US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico on Wednesday due to the flooding impact of Hurricane Fiona.

The HHS said it had deployed a 15-person health and medical task force and a 10-person incident management team to the U.S. territory.
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DPRK condemns U S for "malignant slander" in human rights report

27 Apr 2024 | 4:47 PM

Seoul, April 27 (UNI) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday denounced a human rights report by the United States as "malignant slander" against the country.

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Ukraine says 4 thermal power plants under Russian attack

Ukraine says 4 thermal power plants under Russian attack

27 Apr 2024 | 4:23 PM

Kiev, April 27 (UNI) Four thermal power plants (TPP) of Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK were hit during overnight missile attacks by Russia, the company said in a press release on Saturday.

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U S says Yemeni Houthis' missiles hit British ship

27 Apr 2024 | 3:11 PM

Washington/Sanaa, April 27 (UNI) Yemen's Houthi group launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen, hitting a British oil tanker, the U.S. military confirmed on Friday.

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6 9-magnitude quake rocks Japan's Bonin Islands

6 9-magnitude quake rocks Japan's Bonin Islands

27 Apr 2024 | 2:43 PM

Tokyo, April 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off the west coast of Japan's Bonin Islands, or Ogasawara Islands, the country's weather agency said.

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Russian air defenses shot down 68 Ukrainian drones at night - Defense Ministry

Russian air defenses shot down 68 Ukrainian drones at night - Defense Ministry

27 Apr 2024 | 1:44 PM

Moscow, April 27 (UNI) Over the past night, Russian air defenses shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar Territory and two more drones over the Crimea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

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