Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Kerala this afternoon for a four-day official visit from October 21 to 24, featuring a series of significant spiritual, cultural, and educational engagements across the state. The President is scheduled to land at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport at 2.30 pm aboard a special Indian Air Force…
Sao Paulo, Oct. 21 (UNI) The death toll from methanol-tainted distilled beverages in Brazil has risen to nine, with another seven deaths still under investigation, the Health Ministry said Monday. The adulteration of distilled drinks such as gin, vodka and whiskey with methanol, an alcohol unfit for human consumption, occurred in September at bars and…
Caracas, (UNI) Twelve bodies have been recovered following a mine collapse in Venezuela’s southern Bolivar state, Governor Yulisbeth Garcia said Monday. Rescuers recovered the bodies at the Cuatro Esquinas mine in the town of El Callao after 168 hours of continuous search efforts, the official said on social media. The collapse, caused by heavy rains…
London, Oct. 21 (UNI) Brentford claimed its first Premier League away win of the season with a commanding 2-0 victory over West Ham, spoiling Nuno Espirito Santo’s first home match in charge of the struggling Hammers. The visitors, who had lost all three of their previous away league games, were the superior side throughout as…
Seoul, Oct. 21 (UNI) Two-time Olympian Hwang Sun-woo set a new Asian record in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at its national sports festival in Busan. Hwang finished with a time of one minute 43.92 seconds on Monday, surpassing the previous record of 1:44.39 set by China’s Olympic champion Sun Yang at the 2017 World Championships…
Nicosia, (UNI) The Cypriot government will seek stronger United Nations efforts to resume talks on Cyprus reunification following the election of a new Turkish Cypriot leader, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Monday. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated Tufan Erhurman, who won Sunday’s Turkish Cypriot election by a large margin, and reaffirmed his readiness to resume…
Gaza, (UNI) Four Palestinians were killed and five others injured by Israeli fire in two separate incidents east of Gaza City on Monday, the Gaza Civil Defense Service said. Mahmoud Basal, a Civil Defense spokesperson, told Xinhua that Israeli soldiers opened fire in the Al-Shaaf neighborhood in the morning, killing two people. Two others were…
Antananarivo, (UNI) President of Madagascar Michael Randrianirina appointed Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo as prime minister on Monday. According to the president, the choice of Rajaonarivelo as the new cabinet chief was motivated, among other reasons, by his “relational skills on the international stage” and his ability to engage in dialogue with the country’s economic partners. A trained…
Washington/New Delhi, (UNI) US President Donald Trump today extended greetings to every American celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. In a message, he said: “Today, I send my best wishes to every American celebrating Diwali—the “Festival of Lights.” “For many Americans, Diwali is a timeless reminder of light’s victory over darkness. “It is also a…
Tokyo Oct. 21 (UNI) Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned with his cabinet on Tuesday, marking an end to the administration that took office just over a year ago. At an extraordinary cabinet meeting held shortly before 9 a.m. local time, ministers submitted their letters of resignation, and the Ishiba cabinet formally stepped down.
