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Washington, Jan 5 (UNI) Two dozen people were injured during a subway train derailment incident in Manhattan, New York City Fire Department Deputy Assistant Chief Ian Swords said during a press conference. “We have a total of 24 people injured,” Swords said on Thursday. Nobody was seriously injured in the incident, Swords added. New York…
Ramallah, (UNI) Israeli forces arrested at least 51 Palestinian women from the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war with Hamas, two Palestinian groups said on Thursday. The Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Detainees and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said in a joint statement that the women were being held in Israel’s Damon prison….
Tokyo, Jan 4 (UNI) The death toll from the massive earthquake in Japan climbed to 84 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa while the number of people unaccounted for surged to 179 as of 18:00 local time on Thursday, as a critical 72-hour window for search and rescue operations has closed. A series of…
Tehran, (UNI) The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on Thursday claimed responsibility for twin blasts in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported. The IS released a statement saying two of its suicide bombers had used explosive belts in the attack, according to the report. At least 84 people were…
Washington, (UNI) At least one person was killed and two others injured in a shooting at a high school in Iowa, the United States on Thursday morning, local media reported citing law enforcement officials. The shooting happened at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa on Thursday morning. The school was quickly evacuated, and multiple law…
Tokyo, Jan 4 (UNI) The death toll has risen to 82 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Thursday afternoon after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity on Monday. The most stricken city of Wajima in Ishikawa has confirmed a total of 48 deaths,…
Gaza, Jan 4 (UNI) The Israeli military has dropped more than 45,000 rockets and bombs weighing over 65,000 tonnes on the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalated on October 7, the Government Media Office in Gaza said Wednesday. “Aircraft of the Israeli occupier have dropped over 45,000 rockets and huge bombs on the Gaza…
Washington, Jan 4 (UNI) Applied Research Solutions has received a US Air Force $48,750,000 contract to develop multi-domain, multi-platform, and multi-scale technologies for more advanced sensors, the Department of Defense announced in a press release. “Applied Research Solutions [of] Beavercreek, Ohio was awarded a $48,750,000 …contract for research and development,” the release said on Wednesday….
Buenos Aires, Jan 4 (UNI) An Argentine court has suspended the labour reform proposed by President Javier Milei, prompting the country’s authorities to appeal the court’s decision, Argentine broadcaster TN reported on Wednesday. The court ordered that the implementation of the article “Work” outlined in the decree be suspended, the broadcaster reported, adding that the…
Tokyo, Jan 4 (UNI) The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Thursday morning, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity. The most stricken city of Wajima in Ishikawa has confirmed a total of 44 deaths, the national…
