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Death toll in strong quake in Philippines rises to 69

Manila, Oct 1 (UNI) The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu province in the central Philippines last night climbed to 69, the Philippines' Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said today.

Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator for the OCD, told a public briefing that 30 died in Bogo City, the epicenter of the earthquake, 10 in Medellin town, 22 in San Remigio town, five in Tabogon town, and one each in the municipalities of Sogod and Tabuelan.
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Pakistan Navy Chief makes historic first visit to Bangladesh since 1971

11 Nov 2025 | 3:09 AM

Islamabad/Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNI) Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, embarked on a three-day-long visit to Bangladesh on Nov 9, marking the first trip by a Pakistan Navy official Bangladesh, since the 1971 Liberation War.

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UNDP, IMF officials caution Pakistan's overreliance on bailouts, lack of reforms will fuel its socio-economic development crisis

10 Nov 2025 | 11:05 PM

Islamabad, Nov 10 (UNI) Representatives from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank, on Monday warned that Pakistan's overreliance on foreign bailouts, weak governance and lack of reforms, will only exacerbate its ongoing human development crisis.

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Pakistani Senate tables vote for passage of controversial 27th Amendment amid opposition furore

10 Nov 2025 | 10:26 PM

Islamabad, Nov 10 (UNI) The Pakistani Senate, following massive uproar by the political opposition, has decided to table a vote on the passage of the controversial 27th Amendment, that seeks to restructure the country's military command and judicial system, a move critics say would consolidate unprecedented power in the Army Chief.

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BNP leader claims 'active conspiracy' underway to erase spirit of Liberation War

10 Nov 2025 | 9:13 PM

Dhaka, Nov 10 (UNI) BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday warned that there was an "active conspiracy" underway by parties with vested interests, to erase the spirit of the Liberation War, and distort the country's founding ideals, in remarks targetting the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.

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Train collision in Slovakia leaves 79 hospitalized

10 Nov 2025 | 5:08 PM

Bratislava, Nov 10 (UNI) Seventy-nine people have been hospitalized in Slovakia after a train collision near the capital, Bratislava, the Emergency Medical Services Operations Center said on Monday.

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