Tunisia rescues 64 people off eastern coast

Tunis, Mar 2 (UNI) A maritime unit in Tunisia’s eastern province of Mahdia has rescued 64 people who were stranded at sea while attempting to reach Europe, the Tunisian General Directorate of Customs said in a statement via its Facebook account on Saturday. The 64 people of various nationalities were found Friday evening aboard a…

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Japan: Wildfire in Iwate continues to expand

Tokyo, Mar 2 (UNI) The wildfire in Ofunato City of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture is continuing to spread, with the burnt area expanding to approximately 1,800 hectares as of 6 a.m. local time on Sunday. There, which began on Feb. 26, has affected wide areas, with the spread intensifying north and west of central Sanriku-cho Ryoiri….

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Uganda reports another Ebola death in capital Kampala

Kampala, Mar 2 (UNI) Uganda on Saturday announced the second Ebola death in its capital, Kampala, just days after discharging all Ebola patients whom authorities said had fully recovered following isolation and treatment. A four-and-a-half-year-old child died from Ebola at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala on Tuesday, Uganda’s Ministry of Health said in a…

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Yamandu Orsi sworn in as Uruguayan new President

Montevideo, Mar 2 (UNI) Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as Uruguayan president for a five-year term. Orsi, from the left-wing coalition the Broad Front, took the oath of office in parliament a little more than three months after defeating his center-right rival Alvaro Delgado in a tightly contested election. Born in June, 1967, Orsi…

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