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Beijing, Oct 3 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, at 2137 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 566.9 km, was initially determined to be at 27.09 degrees south latitude and 63.34 degrees west longitude.
Rabat, Oct 3 (UNI) Three people were killed during youth-led protests near Morocco’s Atlantic coastal city of Agadir, the Moroccan Interior Ministry said Thursday. A group of protesters attempted to seize weapons and ammunition from a Royal Gendarmerie station in the town of Leqliaa, south of Agadir, on Wednesday night, ministry spokesperson Rachid El Khalfi…
Mexico City, Oct 3 (UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday demanded the “immediate repatriation” of six Mexicans Israeli authorities took into custody after intercepting a flotilla that attempted to deliver aid to Gaza. Sheinbaum confirmed the number during her regular press conference, saying that they are being held in the port of Ashdod. The…
Helsinki, Oct.3 (UNI) Swedish health authorities have launched an extensive contact-tracing effort after a listeria outbreak linked to a restaurant in central Stockholm sickened around 20 people, with several developing sepsis, public broadcaster SVT reported Thursday. Four patients developed sepsis, but none required intensive care, according to the Stockholm regional health authority. Reported symptoms include…
Manchester, Oct 3 (UNI/SPUTNIK) UK law enforcement believes the attack on a Manchester synagogue was carried out by a British citizen of Syrian descent, Manchester police said. Yesterday morning, an unknown individual drove a car into people and then attacked them with a knife outside a synagogue on Middleton Road in Manchester. According to the…
Geneva, Oct 3 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Approximately 42,000 people in the Gaza Strip have been left disabled as a result of the Israeli military operation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “Nearly 42 000 people in the Gaza Strip have life-changing injuries caused by the ongoing conflict. Life-changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries,…
Caracas, (UNI) Venezuela’s defence and foreign ministries on Thursday denounced the illegal incursion of U.S. combat aircraft. The aircraft were “detected on Oct. 2, 2025, approximately 75 kilometers from our coasts,” said a statement by Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on social media. For Venezuela, the move “constitutes a provocation that threatens national sovereignty,” and violates…
New York, Oct 2 (UNI) Private payrolls plunged in September, complicating the picture for the US economy as policymakers and investors struggle to assess the state of the labor market amid a government shutdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to release the monthly jobs report this Friday due to the closure. That means…
Jerusalem, Oct 2 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan to skeptics in his hardline cabinet, telling ministers that coordination with Washington “is closer than you think,” according to two Israeli officials who participated in the meeting and another official briefed on its contents. “There is a…
New Delhi/Moscow, Oct 1 (UNI) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today said the Strategic Partnership between India and Russia continues to develop dynamically across the board with trade, economic ties, scientific and technological collaboration and cultural and humanitarian exchanges between the two countries on the rise. Welcoming the organisers and participants of the first Tatarstan-India…
