Death toll from landslide in Colombia increases to 33

Bogota, Jan 14 (UNI) The number of people killed in a landslide in Colombia’s Choco Department rose to 33, with 20 others sustaining injuries, Colombian magazine Semana reported on Saturday, citing local officials. On Friday, a landslide occurred on the road between the cities of Quibdo and Medellin in the Carmen de Atrato municipality in…

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Comoros’ presidential election to take place on Sunday

Moroni, Jan 14 (UNI) The Comoros, an archipelagic nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, will hold the 2024 presidential election on Sunday. There are six candidates competing against each other to become the head of the republic, including incumbent President Azali Assoumani from the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros (CRC), who may win the…

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5 soldiers, 3 terrorists killed in clash in Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 14 (UNI) Five soldiers and three terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, an army statement said. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said late Saturday night that an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Buleda area of Kech district of…

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India objects to recent visit of UK envoy in Pakistan to PoK, lodges protest

New Delhi, (UNI) India on Saturday took strong objection to the recent visit of British High Commissioner in Pakistan to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming it as “highly objectionable” and “unacceptable”. The Government of India lodged a strong protest with the British government over the development. British High Commissioner in Pakistan Jane Marriott visited Mirpur in…

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