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Beijing, Sep 5 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 0055 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 12.0 km, was initially determined to be at 23.94 degrees south latitude and 175.47 degrees east longitude.

Stockholm, (UNI) A residential district in the Swedish city of Malmo was rocked by clashes overnight in the wake of a Quran-burning demonstration on Sunday, with protesters pelting police officers with stones and torching cars, the Swedish police said. The demonstration was organized on Sunday by Iraqi immigrant Salwan Momika, who had previously carried out…

Sochi, (UNI) The negotiations on the Black Sea Grain Initiative between Turkey and Russia are important for the whole world, including the African countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. “Of course, the most important thing is the grain issue. The world is…

Port Vila, (UNI) Sato Kilman was elected as Vanuatu’s new prime minister on Monday after winning 27 votes to 23 in a parliamentary ballot, local media reported. According to Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation, it will be the fifth time for Kilman, 65, also the leader of the People’s Progressive Party to serve as Vanuatu’s…

Beijing, Sep 4 (UNI) Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang will participate in the G20 Summit hosted by India later this week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday. “At the invitation of the Indian government, Premier Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi on…

Los Angeles, Sep 4 (UNI) The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said its SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida early Monday. The four-member international crew, consisting of NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates)…

Moscow, Sep 4 (UNI) Four US-made fast assault boats Willard Sea Force with landing troops of the Ukrainian armed forces were destroyed in the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. “On September 4, 2023, aircraft of the naval aviation of Russia’s Black Sea fleet destroyed four US-made fast military boats with…

Beijing, Sep 4 (UNI) Authorities of China’s prefectural city of Yunfu in the southwestern Guangdong province said on Monday that they had evacuated almost 8,000 people due to floods caused by super typhoon Saola. Prolonged rains caused by the typhoon led to the growth of water level in the Luoding River above normal levels, and…

Phnom Penh, Sep 4 (UNI) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet left here on Monday for the 43rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia, a senior official said. Cambodia’s government spokesman Pen Bona said it is Hun Manet’s first international appearance as the prime minister of Cambodia…

Khartoum, Sep 4 (UNI) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said 16 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum on Sunday. The army said the RSF carried out “indiscriminate shelling” on Karari and Wad al-Bakhit neighborhoods in northern Omdurman, northwest of the capital city, killing 13…