Earthquake of 4.0 magnitude jolt Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) The National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to strong tremors it was hit by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake early on Monday. The epicenter was near Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in south Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan. The earthquake struck at a depth of five kilometers at 5.36 am, the National…

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48 killed in gold mine collapse in western Mali

Bamkao, Feb. 16 (UNI) At least 48 people, most of them women, were killed on Saturday when an “illegally operated gold mining site” collapsed in western Mali, according to consistent eyewitness accounts from the area. The tragedy occurred in Bilalkoto, a village in the commune of Dabia, located in the Kenieba district of the Kayes…

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Wild poliovirus detected in 8 districts of Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb. 16 (UNI) Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in environmental samples collected from eight districts of Pakistan between Jan. 15 and Jan. 24, 2025, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said in a statement on Saturday. According to the latest data released by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at…

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