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August 18, 2024 8:22 AM

Powerful 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Eastern Coast of Russia: USGS 

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the eastern coast of Russia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck early this morning local time, with its epicenter over 88 kms from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city with a population of around 1.81 lakh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of ...

August 17, 2024 10:02 PM

Landslide and flood disrupts Nepal’s Araniko Highway and Thame Village

The Araniko highway has been blocked since this morning due to a landslide stranding hundreds of vehicles and passengers on both sides. The road was blocked due to a landslide at Panchkhaal in Kaverapalanchok district.   Meanwhile, the flooded Thame River in Solukhumbu district continues to...

August 17, 2024 9:33 PM

Sudan declares Cholera outbreak, WHO Reports 316 Deaths

Sudan's Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim today officially declared a cholera outbreak in the country. The announcement came shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) said that about 316 people had died of cholera in Sudan.   Since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed F...

August 17, 2024 8:35 PM

President Ramaphosa calls for global support to combat Mpox outbreak in Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern over the rapid spread of Mpox in Africa, calling for international support for the continent in its response to the ongoing outbreak.   In his capacity as the African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and R...

August 17, 2024 5:58 PM

Oil prices dips to $80 as China’s slowing economy demands concern

Oil prices settled down nearly 2 percent on Friday, little changed on the week with Brent crude below 80 dollars a barrel, as investors tempered expectations of demand growth from top oil importer China.   Brent crude futures fell 1.7 percent to settle at 79 dollars and 68 cents per barrel. ...

August 17, 2024 6:19 PM

10 killed in Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon

Ten people were reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon early this morning. Military sources in Lebanon said several teams from the Civil Defense and the Islamic Health Authority, equipped with bulldozers and cranes, are still ...

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