Freight train derails south of Chicago, no injuries reported

Chicago, June 28 (UNI) A freight train derailed Thursday morning in Matteson Village, about 56 km south of Chicago, U.S. state of Illinois, according to local media and authorities. No injuries have been reported. Canadian National, owner of the freight train, said 10 railcars carrying “various substances” derailed. Shortly after the derailment, a mandatory evacuation…

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Voting underway in Mongolia’s parliamentary elections

Ulan Bator, June 28 (UNI) Mongolians are voting in the regular parliamentary elections on Friday morning to elect 126 legislators. In May 2023, the State Great Khural, the country’s parliament, passed amendments increasing the number of legislators from 76 to 126. A total of 1,294 candidates from 19 political parties and two coalitions, alongside 42…

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Maldives financial situation in jeopardy

Malé, (UNI) Fitch Ratings, a prominent credit rating agency globally, has downgraded the Maldives’ long-term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC+’, drawing attention to the potential for the island nation to become deeply indebted, the island nation’s media reported on Thursday. Fitch publicised a report on Wednesday, revealing that Maldives long-term IDR has been…

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DRDO completes trials of aerial target Abhyas

New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed six consecutive developmental trials of High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) ‘Abhyas’ with improved booster configuration from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. With this, Abhyas has successfully completed 10 developmental trials demonstrating…

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