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Moscow, June 7 (UNI) Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has signed a resolution to hold the second international BRICS+ Fashion Summit in the Russian capital in October, documents of the city government’s presidium have shown. “The Moscow City government will support hosting the second international BRICS+ Fashion Summit forum, which is planned to take place in…
Prague, June 6 (UNI) At least four people were killed and 27 others injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train late on Wednesday in the Czech Republic, according to local media on Thursday. The collision happened at around 11 p.m. local time (2100 GMT) on Wednesday in the northeastern Czech city of…
London, June 6 (UNI) Around 80 migrants, including at least three children, have been rescued after a boat got into difficulty while crossing the English Channel, local media reported Thursday. The British coastguard and lifeboat crews were called to help the Border Force during the incident off the Kent coast on Thursday morning, and some…
Gaza, June 6 (UNI) 30 Palestinians were killed, most of them children and women, and dozens injured in an Israeli air strike targeting a school housing displaced people in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, medical sources told Xinhua on Thursday morning. According to the sources, an Israeli fighter jet bombed at least…
Prague, June 6 (UNI) At least four people were killed, and 23 others injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train on Wednesday evening in the Czech Republic, the Czech Television reported. The accident happened at around 11 p.m. local time (2100 GMT) in the northeastern Czech city of Pardubice, when a passenger…
Manila, June 6 (UNI) The death toll from the fire that broke out on a fishing boat in the central Philippines late Wednesday night has risen to six, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday. In a statement, the PCG said six bodies had been recovered and that six other people survived the accident. Of…
Moscow, June 5 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a phone conversation with Narendra Modi, who resigned from the post of India’s prime minister earlier in the day, to congratulate him on his party’s success in the parliament elections, the Kremlin said. The Indian Election Commission announced final election results earlier on Wednesday….
Johannesburg, June 5 (UNI) Ten people have lost their lives in KwaZulu-Natal Province, eastern South Africa, due to recent heavy rains, the provincial government said Tuesday. Heavy rains, strong winds and hail storms battered parts of the province Sunday night and Monday, resulting in extensive damage to households and infrastructure, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government said…
Xining, June 5 (UNI) Three people trapped in a tunnel cave-in in northwest China’s Qinghai Province were found dead by early Wednesday, said local authorities. The tunnel under construction in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, the city of Haidong, collapsed Tuesday afternoon, trapping three. An investigation into the causes is underway, and business operations of companies…
Jinan, June 5 (UNI) Eight people, previously trapped in a flooded coal mine in east China’s Shandong Province, have all been found as the search and rescue operation ended, said on-site rescuers Wednesday. Currently, five are in stable health condition and three died. The flooding occurred at around 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Huafeng…
