5 killed in Brazil car crash

Sao Paulo, Jan. 2 (UNI) At least five people were killed and several others injured on New Year’s Eve in a multi-car crash in southern Brazil, local authorities said on Wednesday. The accident occurred on a state highway near a town in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, said municipal police in Sao Miguel…

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4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northwest China’s Ningxia

Beijing, Jan 2 (UNI) A 4.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Yongning County in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Thursday at 10:01 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was monitored at 38.4 degrees north latitude and 106.22 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of…

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Maharashtra to carry out third party check of medicines

Mumbai, (UNI) The Maharashtra government has decided to carry out third-party check of samples of medicines supplied through the state’s medical goods procurement authority, a minister said on Wednesday. Taking part in a review meeting of his department, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Aambitkar directed that samples of medicines supplied through the Maharashtra…

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Djokovic & Kyrgios beaten in doubles in Brisbane

Brisbane, Jan 1 (UNI) Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios were knocked out of the men’s doubles in the second round at the Brisbane International after a narrow defeat by top-seeded pairing Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus. Kyrgios, 29, lost a gruelling three-set match to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Sunday on his return to singles competition…

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Chebet smashes own women’s 5km world record

Barcelona, Jan 1 (UNI) Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet crowned a golden year as she smashed the women’s 5,000m world record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona. The 24-year-old Kenyan finished the race in 13 minutes and 54 seconds to become the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event,…

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