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Death toll from roof collapse in Mexico's Ciudad Madero rises to 9

Death toll from roof collapse in Mexico's Ciudad Madero rises to 9

02 Oct 2023 | 2:13 PM

Mexico City, Oct 2 (UNI) The death toll from a church roof collapse in the Mexican city of Ciudad Madero has risen to nine and 40 people have been injured, the regional department of the Mexican Secretariat of Public Security said on Monday.

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25 injured in police headquarters fire in Egypt

02 Oct 2023 | 11:48 AM

Cairo, Oct 2 (UNI) At least 25 people were injured after a huge fire erupted at a security directorate in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia in the early hours of Monday, reported state-run Nile TV.

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5.4-magnitude quake hits Sandwich Islands Region

5.4-magnitude quake hits Sandwich Islands Region

02 Oct 2023 | 8:26 AM

King Edward Point, Oct 2 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted South Sandwich Islands Region at 0206 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

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Musk accuses Trudeau of trying to destroy free speech in Canada

Musk accuses Trudeau of trying to destroy free speech in Canada

02 Oct 2023 | 8:20 AM

Washington, Oct 2 (UNI) US entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of trying to destroy freedom of speech in his country after the Canadian government introduced new regulations regarding online platforms providing streaming services.

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10 Cuban migrants killed in Mexico road crash

10 Cuban migrants killed in Mexico road crash

02 Oct 2023 | 8:07 AM

Mexico City, Oct 2 (UNI) A freight truck smuggling 27 Cuban nationals overturned in south Mexico's border state of Chiapas, killing 10 women and seriously injuring another 17 on board, the National Migration Institute said.

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Turkey launched airstrikes against PKK in Iraq after bomb attack

Turkey launched airstrikes against PKK in Iraq after bomb attack

02 Oct 2023 | 8:01 AM

Ankara, Oct 2 (UNI) Turkish forces carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the country's Defense Ministry said Sunday evening.

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Saudi Arabia condemns Quran burning in Sweden

02 Oct 2023 | 7:58 AM

Riyadh, Oct 2 (UNI) Saudi Arabia on Sunday strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Islamic holy book of the Quran in the Swedish city of Malmo, a move which the kingdom says was carried out with "the knowledge of the local authorities."

The Saudi Foreign Ministry "reiterated the kingdom's rejection of such flagrant acts," and said such a move had inflamed the feelings of millions of Muslims worldwide, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

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5.2-magnitude quake hits Mindanao, Philippines

5.2-magnitude quake hits Mindanao, Philippines

02 Oct 2023 | 7:54 AM

Manila, Oct 2 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 2254 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

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Church collapse in Mexico leaves at least 7 dead

02 Oct 2023 | 7:54 AM

Mexico City, Oct 2 (UNI) At least seven people were killed when the roof of the church of Santa Cruz collapsed Sunday in Madero City in Mexico's Tamaulipas state, local authorities said.

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13 killed, 4 others injured in nightclub fire in Spain

13 killed, 4 others injured in nightclub fire in Spain

01 Oct 2023 | 11:45 PM

Madrid, Oct 1 (UNI) At least 13 people have died and four others have been injured as a result of a major fire in a nightclub in Spain's southeastern city of Murcia, the local emergency services said on Sunday.

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PKK claims responsibility for attempted terrorist attack in Ankara - Reports

01 Oct 2023 | 9:19 PM

Ankara, Oct 1 (UNI) The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in Turkey, has claimed the responsibility for an attempted terrorist attack near the interior ministry's building in Ankara, Turkish broadcaster A Haber reported on Sunday.

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Cambodia arrests 14,722 drug suspects in 9 months

Cambodia arrests 14,722 drug suspects in 9 months

01 Oct 2023 | 3:25 PM

Phnom Phen, Oct 1 (UNI) Cambodian authorities had arrested 14,722 drug-related suspects, including 331 foreigners, during the first nine months of 2023, the country's Anti-Drug Department said in a report on Sunday.

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1 policeman, 2 terrorists killed in attack in Pakistan's Punjab

1 policeman, 2 terrorists killed in attack in Pakistan's Punjab

01 Oct 2023 | 2:52 PM

Islamabad, Oct 1 (UNI) At least one policeman and two terrorists were killed early Sunday morning during a terrorist attack at a check post in the Mianwali district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the police chief said.

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Biden signs stopgap funding bill on brink of gov't shutdown

Biden signs stopgap funding bill on brink of gov't shutdown

01 Oct 2023 | 2:13 PM

Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) U.S President Joe Biden on Saturday night signed a 45-day stopgap funding bill, just a few minutes before federal government funding for this fiscal year is set to expire.

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Explosion heard in Turkish capital Ankara

Explosion heard in Turkish capital Ankara

01 Oct 2023 | 1:51 PM

Ankara, Oct 1 (UNI) An explosion has been heard in the Turkish capital of Ankara, media reports said on Sunday.

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