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New York, Oct. 6 (UNI) Two people were killed, and 12 others injured as rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown district in Montgomery, the capital city of the U.S. southeastern state of Alabama, local media reported Sunday. Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys said three of the injured had life-threatening injuries. Police…

Beijing, Oct. 6 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Kyrgyzstan at 2029 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 42.19 degrees north latitude and 71.35 degrees east longitude.  

New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNI) The White House today said all 50 States of the United States will see devastating economic hit in the Democrat shutdown. The Council of Economic Advisers in the country warned that the U.S. could lose 15 Billion Dollars in GDP each week the government is shut down and will spark…

Manila, Oct 4 (UNI) The death toll in Tuesday’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu province in central Philippines has climbed to 70, according to the latest official figure released by the Philippines’ highest body for disaster risk reduction and management on Saturday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 32 of…

New York, Oct 4 (UNI) A court has sentenced American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months, or just over four years, in prison for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Federal District Judge Arun Subramanian announced the decision Friday, saying “a substantial sentence must be given to send a…

Vladivostok, Oct. 4 (UNI) The Kronotsky volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula spewed ash to a height of 9.2 kilometers above sea level on Saturday, local authorities said. The ash ejection occurred at 11:50 a.m. local time (2350 GMT Friday), sending an ash plume stretching about 85 kilometers to the south and southeast of the volcano,…

Washington, Oct. 4 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he had reversed 187 million U.S. dollars of cuts his administration attempted to make to homeland security and counterterrorism funding for New York City and the state. “I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for…

Berlin, Oct. 4 (UNI) German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport Friday evening following reports of possible drone activity in the vicinity of the airfield. As a precaution, all flight operations at the airport were suspended until further notice, the airport said in a statement. No immediate timeline for the resumption…

London, Oct 4 (UNI) Sarah Mullally, whose calling to Christian ministry came after a distinguished career in nursing, will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to hold the role in its 1,400-year history and the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide. Mullally, 63, was made Bishop of London in 2018…

Hong Kong, Oct 3 (UNI) Russia has agreed to help China equip and train an airborne battalion, according to leaked documents reviewed by a leading think tank, illustrating the ever-deepening military partnership between Beijing and Moscow. Russia in 2023 agreed to sell a suite of military equipment to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including assault…