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Landslide kills 4 in east Afghanistan

27 Apr 2024 | 6:46 PM

Kabul, April 27 (UNI) At least four people died following a landslide in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Mufti Abdul Mateen Qani said Saturday.

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India, Iran discuss plans for closer defence cooperation

India, Iran discuss plans for closer defence cooperation

27 Apr 2024 | 5:57 PM

New Delhi/Tehran, April 27 (UNI) Senior officials of India and Iran discussed plans for closer defence cooperation between the two nations, in view of the delicate situation in West Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

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4 drown in river in southern Myanmar

27 Apr 2024 | 5:56 PM

Yangon, April 27 (UNI) Four teenagers drowned in Ayeyarwady River in southern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region on Saturday, the Myanmar Fire Services Department reported.

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SL economy stabilised with currency appreciated against USD

27 Apr 2024 | 5:55 PM

Colombo, April 27 (UNI) Sri Lankan State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said on Saturday the country's economy has stabilised, with the local currency appreciating from 360 in 2022 to 300 against one U.S. dollar at the moment.

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Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank

27 Apr 2024 | 5:53 PM

Gaza, April 27 (UNI) Two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army near the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources on Saturday.

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Republic First Bank closed as first U.S. bank failing in 2024

27 Apr 2024 | 5:39 PM

Washington, April 27 (UNI) Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, has been closed by Pennsylvania state regulators, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said in a statement on Friday.

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,388

27 Apr 2024 | 5:36 PM

Gaza, April 27 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,388, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday.

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DPRK condemns U.S. for "malignant slander" in human rights report

27 Apr 2024 | 4:47 PM

Seoul, April 27 (UNI) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday denounced a human rights report by the United States as "malignant slander" against the country.

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Ukraine says 4 thermal power plants under Russian attack

Ukraine says 4 thermal power plants under Russian attack

27 Apr 2024 | 4:23 PM

Kiev, April 27 (UNI) Four thermal power plants (TPP) of Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK were hit during overnight missile attacks by Russia, the company said in a press release on Saturday.

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U.S. says Yemeni Houthis' missiles hit British ship

27 Apr 2024 | 3:11 PM

Washington/Sanaa, April 27 (UNI) Yemen's Houthi group launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen, hitting a British oil tanker, the U.S. military confirmed on Friday.

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6.9-magnitude quake rocks Japan's Bonin Islands

6.9-magnitude quake rocks Japan's Bonin Islands

27 Apr 2024 | 2:43 PM

Tokyo, April 27 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off the west coast of Japan's Bonin Islands, or Ogasawara Islands, the country's weather agency said.

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Russian air defenses shot down 68 Ukrainian drones at night - Defense Ministry

Russian air defenses shot down 68 Ukrainian drones at night - Defense Ministry

27 Apr 2024 | 1:44 PM

Moscow, April 27 (UNI) Over the past night, Russian air defenses shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar Territory and two more drones over the Crimea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

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Afghan police destroy poppy fields in northern province

27 Apr 2024 | 1:38 PM

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.

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Sri Lanka to hand over management of China-built airport to Indian, Russian firms

Sri Lanka to hand over management of China-built airport to Indian, Russian firms

27 Apr 2024 | 1:06 PM

Colombo/New Delhi, April 27 (UNI) Sri Lanka has decided to hand over the management of its Chinese-built Mattala international airport, located near Hambantota port, to an Indian and a Russian firm on a 30-year lease.

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Light plane crash kills 2 in Australia's Victoria

27 Apr 2024 | 12:52 PM

Sydney, April 27 (UNI) Police in the Australian state of Victoria have reported that two people were killed after an aircraft crashed in Mount Beauty on Saturday.

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