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

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

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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5.3-magnitude quake hits south of Kermadec Islands – GFZ

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

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

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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UAE again faces heavy rain, erratic weather

Dubai, May 2 , 2024 :Two weeks after Duba was battered by epic storms that crippled the emirate for days, heavy rains and thunderstorms pounded the UAE on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of many international flights. “Customers arriving or departing from Dubai airport on May 2 can expect some delays as flights are rescheduled,” Emirates…

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Death toll up to 48 after road collapse in S China’s Guangdong

Guanghou, May 2 , 2024  : As of 2 p.m. on Thursday, the death toll has risen to 48 after part of an expressway collapsed in south China’s Guangdong Province on early Wednesday morning, according to a press conference held in Meizhou City. DNA of another three people are yet to be identified. Thirty injured…

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55 injured after metro train-bus collision in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, May 1 , 2024:  At least 55 people were injured, including two in serious condition, after a rail train and a shuttle bus collided in Los Angeles on Tuesday, authorities said. Around noon, a Los Angeles Metro train collided with a University of Southern California bus in the city’s Exposition Park area, the…

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Record GST collection in April, breaches Rs 2L crore mark

New Delhi, May 1 , 2024 : Driven by a strong increase in domestic transactions and imports, India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections hit a record high in April 2024 and logged 12.4 per cent year-onyear growth at Rs 2.10 lakh crore during this period. “After accounting for refunds, the net GST revenue…

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Haiti’s transitional council names Belizaire as new PM

Port-au-Prince, May 1 , 2024 : Haiti’s transitional council has named ex-Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country’s new prime minister, local media reported Tuesday. Belizaire replaces Michel Patrick Boisvert, who temporarily held the premiership from April 25, when the transitional council was installed and the resignation of Ariel Henry was announced. The members of…

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