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Jakarta, Aug 6 (UNI) The Indonesian government will launch a 10.8-trillion-rupiah economic stimulus package in the third quarter to accelerate economic expansion, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced on Tuesday. The minister explained that the stimulus forms part of a broader policy package aimed at maintaining purchasing power, supporting businesses, and stabilizing the national economy….

Paris, Aug 6 (UNI) Over 4,800 households remain without electricity in southern France amid a massive forest fire that has spread over 24,700 acres, BFMTV reported, citing local authorities. On Tuesday, the French Civil Security Service (DGSCGC) said that a fire in the department of Aude had spread over 4,500 hectares (about 11,100 acres). Local…

Los Angeles, Aug 6 (UNI) Hundreds of structures are threatened by a fast-moving wildfire that has scorched over 82,000 acres (about 332 square km) in less than five days in Central California, authorities said Tuesday. The wildfire, dubbed the Gifford Fire, broke out Friday afternoon when four separate ignitions along a California highway merged into…

New York, Aug 6 (UNI) Russia has condemned a recent Israeli airstrike on the Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, calling it a “targeted attack” and demanding protection for humanitarian personnel. The incident, which left one aid worker dead and several others injured, was raised by Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to…

London, (UNI) Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack, according to a death certificate reviewed today by The New York Times. The Black Sabbath singer had been living with long-term health issues for years before he died on July 22 at age 76, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Per the Times, Osbourne’s certificate…

Oslo, Aug 6 (UNI) Search and rescue volunteers are battling bad weather and heavy rainfall in a search for an American journalist who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park. Alec Luhn, a climate journalist from Wisconsin, is an experienced hiker who has completed a number of solo trips in challenging conditions. He…

Washington, Aug 6 (UNI) President Donald Trump’s trusted foreign envoy, Steve Witkoff, will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday after the Kremlin requested a meeting with him in a last-ditch effort to avoid the punishing new sanctions Trump has threatened to impose this week, people familiar with the matter said. He’s set to meet Russian officials…

Washington, Aug 6 (UNI) Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon, reports CNN. Expediting work to place a reactor on the lunar surface to help power moon exploration efforts would keep the United States ahead of China and Russia, both of which…

Hong Kong, Aug 5 (UNI) The Hong Kong Observatory on Tuesday morning issued the black rainstorm warning signal, the fourth time within eight days. This is the highest level in the observatory’s three-tier heavy rain alert system. This indicates that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 70…

Alappuzha (Kerala), Aug 5 (UNI) In a tragic incident, a bridge span under construction across the Achankovil River collapsed, causing seven workers to fall into the water, of whom five swam to safety, one died and another remains missing. The deceased has been identified as Binu, a resident of Kizhakkekkara Vadakke Binu Bhavan, Thrikkunnappuzha, whose…