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Sydney, Jan 20 (UNI) The operator of Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant on Tuesday announced that its planned closure will be delayed by two years to 2029. Origin Energy said that it would extend the operation of the Eraring Power Station until April 30, 2029, to support electricity supply in the state of New South…

Bogota, Jan 20 (UNI) At least 26 people were killed during intense clashes between armed factions in Colombia’s Guaviare department, the Colombian army said Monday. Ricardo Roque, commander of the National Army’s Fourth Division, told local media that troops recovered 26 bodies in the municipality of El Retorno, following fighting between rival armed factions. Roque…

Kunming, Jan. 20 (UNI) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qiaojia County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province on Monday evening, prompting local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents, though no casualties or building collapses were reported. The earthquake struck at 7:32 p.m., with a depth of 10 kilometers. As of 2 a.m. Tuesday, 86 people from 31…

Mexico City, Jan 19 (UNI) Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a nationwide state of siege for 30 days following a wave of coordinated attacks against the country’s National Civil Police, which left at least seven officers dead, authorities said Sunday. The emergency measure seeks to strengthen state action against criminal gangs and guarantee public…

Canberra, Jan 19 (UNI) Two people have been hospitalized after they were shot at a home in South Australia (SA) in the early hours of Monday morning. SA Police (SAPOL) said in a statement that emergency services were called to a home in the southern suburbs of the state capital of Adelaide following reports that…

Madrid, Jan 19 (UNI) At least 21 people were confirmed dead and more than 70 others injured after two high-speed trains collided near the city of Cordoba in southern Spain on Sunday, authorities said. Thirty of the injured were in serious condition and hospitalized, Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente said Monday. Earlier media reports put…

Canberra, Jan 19 (UNI) Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to contain an out-of-control grass fire that is threatening lives and homes south of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The fire started near the small town of Tooperang, 50 km south of Adelaide, on Sunday afternoon, and had burned around 650 hectares of…

Hohhot, Jan 19 (UNI) An explosion at a factory in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has killed two people, left eight missing and injured 84, local authorities said Monday. The explosion occurred at 3:03 p.m. on Sunday at a plate plant of Baogang United Steel in western Baotou City. It was caused by the…

Washington, Jan 18 (UNI) Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski on Saturday criticised President Trump’s new 10 percent tariffs on Denmark and other European allies, warning that the measures could harm the US and strain NATO if the president attempts to seize Greenland by force. “This retaliation against our allies for sending a small number…

Brussels, Jan 18 (UNI) Tensions between the European union and the United States have escalated to such an extent that the EU has put negotiations on hold for the proposed EU–US trade deal after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Denmark and several other European countries, linking the move to his push to…