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New York, Jan 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 83 km N of Calama, Chile at 20:43:35 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 104.6 km, was initially determined to be at 21.72 degrees south latitude and 69.08 degrees west longitude.

Damascus, Jan 3 (UNI) A series of blasts rocked Syria’s southern Aleppo province on Thursday night, as Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on defence factories and a research center there, according to local media and a war monitor. The local news outlet al-Watan Online reported that multiple explosions reverberated in Al-Safira city, where defence facilities…

Gaza/Cairo, Jan 3 (UNI) A Hamas delegation has visited Egypt’s capital Cairo to address challenges surrounding a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said on Thursday. Taha told Xinhua that the delegation’s visit to Cairo was part of ongoing discussions with mediators, including Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye, regarding the situation in Gaza. The visit…

Los Angeles, Jan 3 (UNI) Two people were killed and 18 others injured after a small plane crashed into the rooftop of a commercial building on Thursday near Los Angeles, according to local authorities. The accident, which occurred at about 2:09 p.m. local time (2209 GMT) in the city of Fullerton, 40 km southeast of…

Sao Paulo, Jan. 2 (UNI) The death toll rose to 12 from the collapse of a bridge in northern Brazil on Dec. 22 after two more bodies were recovered from the Tocantins River, the Brazilian Navy said Wednesday. Five people are still missing since the accident occurred on the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge along…

Washington, Jan 2 (UNI) US billionaire Elon Musk has said that the senior team of the Tesla company is investigating the incident with the explosion of the Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas. “The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now. Will post more information as soon as we learn anything. We’ve never…

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…

Ramallah, Jan. 2 (UNI) Palestinian authorities suspended broadcast operations of Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network in Palestine, citing its failure to meet regulations, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported Wednesday. The Palestinian Ministerial Committee, comprising representatives from the ministries of culture, interior, and telecommunications, “also ordered the temporary suspension of work by all journalists,…

Paris, Jan 2 (UNI) Nearly 1,000 cars have been burnt down in France, and around 400 people have been detained over the New Year’s night, the BFMTV broadcaster has reported. Overnight on January 1, a total of 984 vehicles were set on fire, the broadcaster said, citing the Interior Ministry, adding that 420 people were…

Moscow, Jan 2 (UNI) Air defenses destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh, Bryansk and Rostov regions from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Moscow time (1430-1700 GMT), the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “On January 1 this year, between 17:30 and 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 19…