Thursday, May 9 2024 | Time 21:41 Hrs(IST)
image
World
Nearly 50 killed by heavy rains in Rwanda in past two months

Nearly 50 killed by heavy rains in Rwanda in past two months

03 May 2024 | 10:40 AM

Kigali, May 3 (UNI) Disasters triggered by heavy rains, including landslides and lightning, have killed at least 49 people and injured 79 others across Rwanda in the past two months, an official said on Thursday.

see more..
8 soldiers injured in Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Syria's Damascus

8 soldiers injured in Israeli airstrike on outskirts of Syria's Damascus

03 May 2024 | 10:16 AM

Damascus, May 3 (UNI) Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday night against a military site near Syrian capital Damascus, injuring eight soldiers and causing material losses, the Syrian Defense Ministry said.

see more..
China to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday afternoon

China to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday afternoon

03 May 2024 | 10:11 AM

Wenchang, Hainan, May 3 (UNI) The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled to be launched between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, with the preferred launch window targeted at 5:27 p.m., the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.

see more..

Vice premier stresses all-out rescue & relief work after road collapse

03 May 2024 | 9:29 AM

Guanghou, May 3 (UNI) Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has stressed sparing no effort in carrying out rescue and relief work after a section of an expressway collapsed early Wednesday in south China's Guangdong Province.

see more..
At least 31 children injured in mini-truck crash in Kyrgyzstan

At least 31 children injured in mini-truck crash in Kyrgyzstan

03 May 2024 | 8:45 AM

Bishkek, May 3 (UNI) Up to 31 children were injured after a mini-truck crashed into a group of students during a festive event in southern Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, said the regional Internal Affairs Directorate.

see more..
5.3-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands - GFZ

5.3-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands - GFZ

03 May 2024 | 8:26 AM

Beijing, May 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted south of Kermadec Islands at 2337 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

see more..
29 killed in southern Brazil's worst storms

29 killed in southern Brazil's worst storms

03 May 2024 | 8:23 AM

Sao Paulo, May 3 (UNI) The worst storms killed 29 people and left 60 others missing after four consecutive days of intense rainfall, floods and mudslides hit Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Governor Eduardo Leite said on Thursday.

see more..
India, Japan are 'xenophobic', that's why their economies are stalling: Biden

India, Japan are 'xenophobic', that's why their economies are stalling: Biden

02 May 2024 | 11:31 PM

Washington, May 2 (UNI) President Joe Biden has termed two of the US’ Quad partners – India and Japan – as “xenophobic” and said that is one of the major reasons why their economies are “stalling”.

see more..
image