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Kyrgyzstan detects Influenza A H3N2

06 Dec 2023 | 12:06 PM

Bishkek, Dec 6 (UNI) Kyrgyzstan's Health Ministry reported on Tuesday that it has detected cases of Influenza A H3N2 in Osh city in the south of the Central Asian country.

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World's 1st 4th-generation nuclear power plant goes into commercial operation in China

06 Dec 2023 | 11:21 AM

Beijing, Dec 6 (UNI) The world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant, China's Shidaowan high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) nuclear power plant, has officially gone into commercial operation, according to the National Energy Administration and China Huaneng Group Wednesday.

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5.0-magnitude quake hits off coast of Aisen, Chile - USGS

5.0-magnitude quake hits off coast of Aisen, Chile - USGS

06 Dec 2023 | 9:47 AM

Beijing, Dec 6 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted off the coast of Aisen, Chile at 0158 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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New Australian telescope to enable deep space communication

New Australian telescope to enable deep space communication

06 Dec 2023 | 9:33 AM

Canberra, Dec 6 (UNI) A new telescope in Australia's capital city will enable communication with astronauts from the moon to deep space.

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Cypriot president visits Egypt, Jordan to push Gaza aid corridor proposal

Cypriot president visits Egypt, Jordan to push Gaza aid corridor proposal

06 Dec 2023 | 9:01 AM

Nicosia, Dec 6 (UNI) Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides visited Egypt and Jordan on Tuesday to promote his initiative for the establishment of a maritime corridor to get aid from Cyprus to Gaza, according to a written statement issued by the president's office here.

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7 killed, 25 injured in traffic accident in S. Egypt

7 killed, 25 injured in traffic accident in S. Egypt

06 Dec 2023 | 8:48 AM

Cairo, Dec 6 (UNI) Seven people were killed and 25 others injured on Tuesday when a bus overturned on the eastern desert road in southern Egypt's Minya governorate.

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Death toll of 7.4-magnitude quake rises to 3 in Philippines

Death toll of 7.4-magnitude quake rises to 3 in Philippines

06 Dec 2023 | 8:47 AM

Manila, Dec 6 (UNI) The death toll in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit the southern Philippine Surigao province last Saturday has climbed to three, the government said Wednesday.

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5.2-magnitude quake hits Mindanao, Philippines - GFZ

5.2-magnitude quake hits Mindanao, Philippines - GFZ

06 Dec 2023 | 8:17 AM

Beijing, Dec 6 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 0155 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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UN Spokesperson says there are no safe places in Gaza

UN Spokesperson says there are no safe places in Gaza

05 Dec 2023 | 11:59 PM

United Nations, Dec 5 (UNI) The United Nations says there are no safe zones in Gaza including shelters flying the UN flag, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.

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Gaza death toll from Israeli strikes up to 16,248

Gaza death toll from Israeli strikes up to 16,248

05 Dec 2023 | 11:57 PM

Gaza, Dec 5 (UNI) The death toll from the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip has increased to 16,248 people since October 7, and another 43,616 people have been injured, the enclave government's information center said on Tuesday.

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25 dead after bus plunges off cliff in central Philippines

05 Dec 2023 | 9:58 PM

Manila, Dec 5 (UNI) At least 25 persons were killed on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Antique province in central Philippines, local media reported.

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At least 65 Palestinians killed in intensified Israeli attacks on central, southern Gaza

At least 65 Palestinians killed in intensified Israeli attacks on central, southern Gaza

05 Dec 2023 | 9:40 PM

Gaza, Dec 5 (UNI) At least 65 Palestinians were killed, and hundreds of others were wounded on Tuesday as a result of the Israeli attacks that targeted central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said.

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Kyiv loses up to 270 soldiers in Donetsk direction in past day

Kyiv loses up to 270 soldiers in Donetsk direction in past day

05 Dec 2023 | 7:13 PM

Moscow, Dec 5 (UNI) The Russian military has repelled 4 Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, where Kyiv lost up to 270 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

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5.9-magnitude quake hits Philippine

5.9-magnitude quake hits Philippine

05 Dec 2023 | 3:56 PM

Manila, Dec 5 (UNI) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rocked the Philippines' Occidental Mindoro province on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

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7 killed, 18 injured in road accident in Pakistan

7 killed, 18 injured in road accident in Pakistan

05 Dec 2023 | 3:56 PM

Islamabad, Dec 5 (UNI) Seven people were killed, and 18 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's south Sindh province, rescue teams said.

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