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Afghan police destroy poppy fields in northern province

Pul-e-Khurmi, Afghanistan, April 27 (UNI) Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy on eight acres of land in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, a statement of the provincial police office said on Saturday.

The operations were launched in different districts of Baghlan province, with eight acres of poppy utterly destroyed, the statement said, adding that police won't allow anyone to cultivate illegal crops.
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Three die in 372 fires in Vietnam in 4 months

09 May 2024 | 2:06 PM

Hanoi, May 9 (UNI) A total of 372 fires happened in Vietnam in the first four months of this year, killing three people and injuring two others, according to the country's Police Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Rescue.

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S Korean leader unveils plans to create new ministry to address low birth rate

09 May 2024 | 12:37 PM

Seoul, May 9 (UNI) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday announced his plans for the establishment of a new "low birth response planning ministry" to address the issue of low fertility in the country, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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Israel's Army says commander of Hamas' Naval unit in Gaza city killed

Israel's Army says commander of Hamas' Naval unit in Gaza city killed

09 May 2024 | 11:59 AM

Jerusalem, May 9 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said Ahmed Ali, the commander of the naval unit of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza City, has been killed in an airstrike.

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Germany's Scholz expresses condolences to Brazilian prez over devastating floods

09 May 2024 | 11:59 AM

Berlin, May 9 (UNI) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sent a message of condolences to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva over the devastating floods in the country's south, which have left at least 100 people dead, 372 others injured, and another 128 missing.

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Nine killed in northwest traffic accident in China

Nine killed in northwest traffic accident in China

09 May 2024 | 10:17 AM

Yinchuan, May 9 (UNI) Nine people were killed in a traffic accident in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Thursday morning, said local authorities.

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