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Washington, Jan 13 (UNI) The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has revoked over 100,000 visas since U.S. President Donald Trump took office nearly a year ago. The revoked visas include “some 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialised visas for individuals who had encounters with U.S. law enforcement for criminal activity,” the department said…

Khartoum, Jan 13 (UNI) At least 32 people were killed and 86 others injured in drone strikes in central and southern Sudan on Monday by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to local sources. At least 27 people were killed and 73 others wounded in a drone strike by the RSF on a military…

Washington, (UNI) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that there is no “timeline” for the US to acquire Greenland, but it was a “priority”, even as a House Republican is pushing for Greenland to become the country’s 51st state. “[President Trump] has not set a timeline but it’s definitely a priority for…

New York, Jan 12 (UNI) Thousands of protesters gathered near Central Park on Sunday before marching through Manhattan to denounce the Trump administration and the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was killed last week in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent. The demonstration followed the shooting, which has sparked nationwide outrage over Immigration…

New York, Jan 12 (UNI) The U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed late Sunday that the federal prosecutors are investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s multi-billion-dollar project to renovate its headquarters. In a public statement posted on the website of the Federal Reserve late Sunday, Powell said the Department of Justice on Friday served…

Beijing, Jan 12 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Northwest of Kuril Islands at 0152 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 404.9 km, was initially determined to be at 47.51 degrees north latitude and 147.45 degrees east longitude.  

Beijing, Jan 11 (UNI) Chinese scientists have successfully developed a lightweight model for beef cattle behavior recognition from quadruped robot video in grassland pastures, improving the efficiency of herd feeding and management. The lightweight model MASM-YOLO was proposed by the Agricultural Information Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the relevant research was…

Moscow, Jan 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The preliminary increase in commercial, or production-ready, oil reserves in 2025 was 490 million tonnes, while gas reserves will increase by 650 billion cubic meters, Oleg Kazanov, the head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra), told Sputnik. “It’s worth noting that some sites are still undergoing assessment, but according…

Moscow, Jan 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls for the safe passage of civilians willing to flee conflict zones in Sudan, ICRC Director of Operations Yasmine Praz Dessimoz told Sputnik. “We are calling for the safe passage of all civilians fleeing the violence. Anyone no longer taking part in hostilities,…

Washington, Jan 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, owned by US entrepreneur Elon Musk, has been permitted to deploy additional 7,500 second generation Starlink satellites to expand global satellite internet coverage, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said. “SpaceX is authorized to construct, deploy, and operate an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing the…