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5 killed in blast along Kenyan border

29 Apr 2024 | 5:20 PM

Niarobi, April 29 (UNI) At least five people were killed and some injured when an improvised explosive device went off at a town in Mandera County near the border between Kenya and Somalia on Monday, witnesses said.

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Cambodia tests 56,445 civil servants for drugs: PM

29 Apr 2024 | 5:12 PM

Phnom Penh, April 29 (UNI) Cambodia has so far conducted drug tests on 56,445 civil servants as part of the kingdom's anti-drug campaign, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Monday.

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Turkey supports Rutte as NATO chief

29 Apr 2024 | 5:00 PM

Ankara, April 29 (UNI) Turkey has expressed support for outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Rutte's bid to head NATO, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported on Monday, citing sources in the military alliance.

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At least 40 killed as dam bursts in Kenya amid heavy downpour

At least 40 killed as dam bursts in Kenya amid heavy downpour

29 Apr 2024 | 4:31 PM

Nakuru, Kenya, April 29 (UNI) At least 40 people have been confirmed dead, with several others still missing, after a dam burst in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, following heavy rains across the country, local police said Monday.

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At least 20 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah

At least 20 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah

29 Apr 2024 | 4:24 PM

Gaza, April 29 (UNI) At least 20 Palestinians were killed Sunday night in Israeli airstrikes on three residential buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported on Monday.

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Pakistan launches countrywide anti-polio campaign

29 Apr 2024 | 2:43 PM

Islamabad, April 29 (UNI) The Pakistani government launched a countrywide anti-polio campaign on Monday with a target to vaccinate over 24 million children, said an official.

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UK Embassy in Tokyo launches public fundraiser for king's birthday celebration

29 Apr 2024 | 1:49 PM

London, April 29 (UNI) The UK Embassy in Tokyo on Monday launched a public appeal for funding in cash and in-kind sponsorship to organize a celebration of the birthday of King Charles III in June.

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N. Korea installs mines in DMZ inter-Korean road

29 Apr 2024 | 11:45 AM

Seoul, April 29 (UNI) South Korean media on Monday reported that North Korea has installed land mines barely 100km from here on an inter-Korean road within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas to shutdown all contacts.

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US military shoots down 5 drones over Red Sea

US military shoots down 5 drones over Red Sea

29 Apr 2024 | 10:53 AM

Washington, April 29 (UNI) US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday that the US military destroyed five drones over the Red Sea as they posed a threat to US and allied vessels in the region.

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Sri Lanka expresses hope to join BRICS+

29 Apr 2024 | 10:40 AM

Colombo, April 29 (UNI) Sri Lanka hopes to join BRICS+ in the near future, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Russia Janitha Abeywickrema Liyanage said recently while addressing the media.

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Airlines oppose EU plans to monitor non-CO2 emissions - Reports

Airlines oppose EU plans to monitor non-CO2 emissions - Reports

29 Apr 2024 | 10:10 AM

Moscow, April 29 (UNI) International airlines have privately asked the European Union to ease plans to require the industry to monitor non-carbon dioxide emissions, the Financial Times newspaper reported, citing a letter from International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh.

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SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Craft leaves space station

29 Apr 2024 | 9:28 AM

Moscow, April 29 (UNI) SpaceX’s Dragon undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday and is scheduled to splash down off the coast of Florida on April 30, Elon Musk’s space company said.

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Azerbaijan, Armenia begin border demarcation process - Aliyev

29 Apr 2024 | 9:25 AM

Baku, April 29 (UNI) Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said during a phone call with US Secretary of State Atony Blinken on Sunday that Azerbaijan and Armenia had moved on from border delimitation to demarcation.

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15 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah

15 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah

29 Apr 2024 | 9:25 AM

Gaza, April 29 (UNI) At least 15 Palestinians were killed Sunday night in Israeli airstrikes on three residential buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported on Monday.

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4 killed after tornadoes hit Oklahoma

4 killed after tornadoes hit Oklahoma

29 Apr 2024 | 9:16 AM

Houston, April 29 (UNI) At least four people have been killed since Saturday night when multiple large tornadoes began to hit southern central U.S. state Oklahoma, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt said Sunday at a news conference.

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