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16-06-2023 MANILA: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines Thursday, AFP quoted US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying, with no immediate reports of damage. The earthquake hit at a depth of 112 kilometres (77 miles) in waters off Calatagan town, during the morning hours of 10:00 am, three hours from …

15-06-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A Muslim activist has completed a year in jail without trial after being accused of “masterminding” protests against derogatory remarks made by members of India’s ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Javed Mohammad has been jailed since June 11 last year. He …

15-06-2023 BEIJING: President Xi Jinping says China backs the Palestinian struggle for statehood as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived for a three-day visit. The Palestinian leader was welcomed with full military honors at the Great Hall of the People on Wednesday in Beijing. “We are good friends and partners,” …

15-06-2023 FLORIDA: Stony-faced in a blue suit and red tie, Donald Trump sat flanked by defence lawyers in a courtroom to face criminal charges, for the second time since leaving office. The former president listened with a slight frown while prosecutors accused him of improperly possessing and concealing classified documents. …

15-06-2023 QUITO:  Mourners at the wake of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive. A hospital doctor in the city of Babahoyo declared Bella Montoya, 76, dead following a suspected stroke. She was placed in a coffin and taken to a funeral parlour, where relatives …

15-06-2023 BRASILIA: After surviving the plane crash which killed at least three people including her mother, the eldest child among those saved was praised for showing her bravery and “heroic role” in caring for her three younger siblings, said her grandfather. The plane crashed on May 1 and the survivors …

15-06-2023 ABUJA: The death toll has reached 106 after a wedding boat carrying 250 capsized Monday in north-central Kwara state, with rescue workers searching for other possible survivors, police said Wednesday. It was the latest boat incident in the country where such occurrences are common as they mostly take place …

14-06-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU/ KARACHI: Four boys drowned in rough seas off the western Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Tuesday as India and Pakistan began evacuating more than 40,000 people from coastal areas, two days before a cyclone is expected to make landfall. Classified as a very …

14-06-2023 LONDON/ NOTTINGHAN: At least three people have been found dead in the streets of Nottingham, a city in the English Midlands, according to British police. Initially, two people were found dead on Tuesday in the centre of the city. Just after 4am (03:00 GMT), police officers were called to …

14-06-2023 WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump landed in Miami on Monday to face federal criminal charges, while a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that the case has not diminished his prospects for reelection. Trump is scheduled to appear in a Miami federal courthouse on Tuesday for an initial hearing regarding allegations …