Jakarta, May 6 , 2024 : A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province on Monday morning without triggering giant waves, the country’s meteorology and geophysics agency said. The agency had initially reported the magnitude as 6.1 before revising it. The undersea earthquake occurred at 01:33 a.m. Jakarta time (1833 GMT Sunday) with its…
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New Delhi, May 4, 2024: India and Australia have pledged to deepen their economic ties and resolve market access issues swiftly, as outlined in discussions held during the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) under the India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA). Led by Commerce Secretary Shri Sunil Barthwal and Deputy Secretary Shri George Mina…
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Sao Paulo, May 3 , 2024 : 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. “Unfortunately, we know that these numbers will rise,” said Leite, describing the…
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Washington, May 3 , 2024 : The White House was hard-pressed to explain President Joe Biden’s description of “xenophobic” for the US’ Quad partners India and Japan, and managed to ward off pointed queries from the media by saying the president has “focused on those diplomatic relationships” during his term. Cornered by a media person…
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Islamabad, May 3 , 2024 : At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured on Friday morning after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in the Diamir district of GilgitBaltistan (GB) region in northern Pakistan, an official told Xinhua. The spokesperson for GB Chief Minister Faizullah Faraq told Xinhua that the accident…
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Wenchang, Hainan, May 3, 2024 :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. The Chang’e-6 mission is tasked with collecting and then returning samples from the moon’s mysterious…
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Damascus, May 3 ,2024 : 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. While the defense ministry statement spelled no further details, the Syrian Observatory for Human…
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Beijing, May 3 , 2024 : 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. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 33.27 degrees south latitude and 179.12 degrees west longitude.
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Bishkek, May 3 , 2024 : 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. The tragedy occurred in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad region during a competition of young Manas epic narrators.…
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Kigali, May 3 , 2024 : 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. About 12 people were killed by lightning while others died after their dilapidated houses collapsed on them, Minister…
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