Death toll from landslide in Colombia increases to 33

Bogota, Jan 14 (UNI) The number of people killed in a landslide in Colombia’s Choco Department rose to 33, with 20 others sustaining injuries, Colombian magazine Semana reported on Saturday, citing local officials. On Friday, a landslide occurred on the road between the cities of Quibdo and Medellin in the Carmen de Atrato municipality in…

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Comoros’ presidential election to take place on Sunday

Moroni, Jan 14 (UNI) The Comoros, an archipelagic nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, will hold the 2024 presidential election on Sunday. There are six candidates competing against each other to become the head of the republic, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani from the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC), who may win the…

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5 soldiers, 3 terrorists killed in clash in Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 14 (UNI) Five soldiers and three terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, an army statement said. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said late Saturday night that an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Buleda area of Kech district of…

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Amid dry, cold weather, mercury witnessed a fall in Kashmir valley :Met

Srinagar, Jan 14 (UNI) Minimum temperature witnessed a fall in Kashmir valley after settling above normal the previous night. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said that the minimum temperature recorded at Srinagar was minus 4.2°C last night, which was below 2.1°C against the normal of -2.1°C. Srinagar witnessed a record 15.0°C maximum temperature on the previous…

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5.2-magnitude quake hits Chile

Santiago, Jan 14 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 26 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile at 01:08:13 GMT Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 126.7 km, was initially determined to be at 21.14 degrees south latitude and 68.49 degrees west longitude.

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