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Manila, Mar 14 (UNI) Two people have died in a fire that engulfed over 50 houses in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the Bureau of Fire Protection said Thursday. Firefighter Jess Lawrence Acoba told reporters that the victims were trapped in the flame that broke out at around 11:53 p.m. local time on Wednesday. He said…
Gaza, Mar 14 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 31,272, reported the Gaza-based Health Ministry on Wednesday. Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 88 Palestinians and injured 135 others, pushing the total death toll to 31,272 and injuries to 73,024…
Seoul, Mar 14 (UNI) Three sailors were confirmed dead, and one other remained missing, as a fishing boat sank off South Korea’s southern coast, Yonhap news agency said Thursday. The 139-ton trawler with 11 crew members on board, including four South Koreans, six Indonesians and one Vietnamese, sank in waters off an island in Tongyeong,…
Tehran, (UNI) At least 15 people were killed and 4,720 others injured by fireworks explosions in Iranian cities during the Fire Festival celebrations, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Wednesday. Among those injured in the celebrations between Feb 20 and March 12, 565 individuals remain hospitalised, with 38 in the intensive care units (ICUs) and…
Islamabad, Mar 13 (UNI) Two people were killed and two others injured in an explosion caused by gas leakage in Pakistan’s north Rawalpindi city on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened inside a house in the downtown area of the city, and the killed included children who initially got serious burn injuries and later succumbed…
Washington, Mar 13 (UNI) U.S. President Joe Biden has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee after a projected victory in Georgia’s primary, according to U.S. media projections on Tuesday. With his win in Georgia’s primary, the incumbent president has cleared the 1,968 delegate mark out of 3,934 total to lock…
Gaza, Mar 13 (UNI) The Palestinian death toll due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 31,184, reported the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry on Tuesday. Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 72 Palestinians and injured 129 others, pushing the total death toll to 31,184 and injuries to…
Jakarta, Mar 13 (UNI) The death toll from floods and landslides in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra has risen to 32, the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported on Tuesday. According to the agency, five of the province’s 12 regencies had declared a state of disaster emergency as more than 1,500 houses, over 50…
Madrid, Mar 13 (UNI) At least seven people have perished and 12 others have been hospitalized after a migrant boat was rescued on Tuesday morning about 140 km south of Gran Canaria island, Spanish Maritime Rescue services said. The casualties were due to serious dehydration while the migrants aboard attempting to reach the Spanish coast,…
Sarajevo, Mar 12 (UNI) The European Commission may approve on Tuesday the start of formal negotiations on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s accession to the European Union, Politico reported, citing two EU officials and one diplomat. The European Commission will propose the so-called negotiating frameworks that will establish the basic principles and guidelines for discussions on Bosnia…
