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Pyongyang , Sep 13 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday called North Korea’s ties with Russia his country’s first priority. “Our friendship has deep roots, and the very first priority for our country now is relations with Russia,” Kim stated at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Russia’s Vostochny spaceport….
Seoul, Sep 13 (UNI) Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), arrived at the Russian border town of Khasan early Tuesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday. Kim, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, is paying…
Bamako, Sep 13 (UNI) Ten Malian soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in a complex vehicle bomb attack against a camp of the Malian Armed Forces in Bourem, northern Mali, the army said on Tuesday. In a statement, the army said that they killed 46 terrorists and destroyed 20 of their pick-ups. On Thursday,…
Sao Paulo, Sep13 (UNI) The death toll rose to 47 from the extratropical cyclone in the Brazilian southeastern state of Rio Grande do Sul, officials said Tuesday. The cyclone has ravaged 98 municipalities and caused the Taquari River to swell, leading to the evacuation of over 25,000 people and injuring at least 925 injured since…
Marrakesh, Sep 13 (UNI) The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,901, and the injuries to 5,530, according to the latest statement released by the Moroccan government on Tuesday. In Ouirgane, one of the hardest-hit villages in the mountainous areas, Xinhua reporters saw all the houses flattened and rescue teams…
Beijing, Sep 12 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 263 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia at 22:51:06 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 11.4 km, was initially determined to be at 55.47 degrees north latitude and 166.47 degrees east longitude.
New York, Sep 12 (UNI) Over 1,000 victims remain unidentified as the United States on Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attacks. A commemoration ceremony was held on Monday at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan, New York, where the 2,977 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were…
Amizmiz , Morocco, Sep 12 (UNI) The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,681, and the injuries to 2,501, according to the latest statement released by the Moroccan government on Monday. The rescue teams dispatched by Spain and Britain have arrived in the village of Amizmiz near the epicentre. Helicopters…
Harare, Sep 12 (UNI) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday announced the new 26-member cabinet following his re-election for a second term last month. The president retained several government ministers in their portfolios, among them Finance and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube; Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava; Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi;…
Washington, Sep 11 (UNI) The United States and Vietnam have jointly launched semiconductor workforce development initiatives to bolster Vietnam’s role as a major player in the industry, according to a leaders’ statement released on Monday. US President Joe Biden visited Vietnam from September 10-11 as part of his Asian trip that also included a stop…
