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Moscow, Feb. 28 (UNI) Russia successfully launched the Progress MS-30 cargo spacecraft into orbit using a Soyuz-2.1a rocket on Friday, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said. The carrier rocket lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at 00:24 a.m. Moscow time Friday (2124 GMT Thursday). The spacecraft is expected to reach the International…

Sydney, Feb. 28 (UNI) A 17-year-old has died and three more teenagers have been hospitalized after an allegedly stolen vehicle that was being chased by police crashed northwest of Sydney. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Friday that four teenagers allegedly stole a vehicle from a petrol station in the…

Washington, Feb 28 (UNI) Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party welcomes direct Moscow-Washington talks but deems it important to keep in mind that the US wants to increase Europe’s defense spending as well as purchases of American weapons, AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla told RIA Novosti. “We have been demanding peace through diplomacy for three…

Kathmandu, Feb. 28 (UNI) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit central Nepal on Friday morning, leaving one person injured and several houses damaged, a local official said. The tremor hit at 2:51 local time, with the epicenter in Sindhupalchok district of Bagmati Province, said Ganesh Nepali, assistant chief district officer. And the jolt was felt in Kathmandu,…

Baghdad, Feb. 28 (UNI) Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a meeting here on Thursday with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq Mohamed Al Hassan, during which they discussed the withdrawal of the UN assistance mission and their future cooperation. At the meeting, Al Hassan briefed Hussein on the work of the UN…

Los Angeles, Feb. 28 (UNI) Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead Wednesday at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, authorities said Thursday. “We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday afternoon at their residence on Sunset Trail,” said the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s…

Tunis, Feb. 28 (UNI) Tunisia’s Defense Minister Khaled Shili met Thursday here with visiting Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army Muhammad Ali Al-Haddad to discuss strengthening military cooperation between the two neighboring countries, according to a statement from the Tunisian Defense Ministry. During the meeting, Shili highlighted the strong historical and fraternal ties…

New York, Feb. 28 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 14 km S of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal at 21:06:10 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 27.83 degrees north latitude and 85.97 degrees east longitude.

Abu Dhabi, Feb. 28 (UNI) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday strongly condemned the Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, reaffirming its commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. In a statement issued by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the country denounced the attacks as a violation of international law, particularly the 1974…