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6.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Hokkaido

6.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Hokkaido

Tokyo, June 11 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck parts of Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido, the weather agency said on Sunday.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 6:55 PM local time at a depth of 140 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.

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Iran condemns U S pro-Israel pressure campaign against ICC

10 May 2024 | 12:05 AM

Tehran, May 9 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Thursday condemned the threats by a group of U.S. lawmakers against the International Criminal Court (ICC) intending to prevent the tribunal from issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials.

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'India has expressed interest in financing Bangladesh's Teesta project'

'India has expressed interest in financing Bangladesh's Teesta project'

09 May 2024 | 10:01 PM

Dhaka/New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) India has expressed interest in financing Bangladesh's Teesta project, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Thursday, after his meeting with visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra in Dhaka.

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Pakistan slams U S panel report on religious freedom

09 May 2024 | 9:57 PM

Islamabad, May 9 (UNI) Pakistan on Thursday slammed the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report, saying that it is based on "faulty assumptions."
The commission's 2024 Annual Report released earlier this month was "based on unsubstantiated allegations and non-reflective of the ground realities in Pakistan," spokesperson of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said here during a weekly media briefing.

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Pilot dies after training plane crashes in Bangladesh

09 May 2024 | 9:53 PM

Dhaka, May 9 (UNI) The pilot of a training plane of Bangladesh Air Force died after the plane crashed in the country's southeastern Chattogram region on Thursday, the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Bangladesh Army said.

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China issues blue alert for mountain torrents

09 May 2024 | 8:57 PM

Beijing, May 9 (UNI) China issued a blue alert for mountain torrents on Thursday evening.

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