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Tremors felt as far away as Kolkata, India but there were no immediate reports of damage. A shallow and strong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit the Myanmar-India border area early on Friday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage. According to India’s National Center for Seismology, the earthquake was at a depth of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles), and …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – For decades, the tiny Marshall Islands have been a powerful American ally. Its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has made it a key strategic outpost for the US. It. Army. But loyalty has been tested amid a dispute with Washington over the terms of its “Compact of Free Association” agreement, which expires …

The Avenue of the Sphinxes, flanked by sphinxes and ram statues, connects the temples of Luxor and Karnak in Egypt. Getty / iStockphoto Cairo When the Americans settled down to enjoy the time-honored tradition of the Thanksgiving Day parade, almost 6,000 miles away, Egypt decided to revive its own tradition that was probably not seen in a couple of thousand …

An English woman with spina bifida sues her mother’s former doctor for millions of dollars in health care costs and damages, claiming she was never born. Evie Toombes, a 20-year-old equestrian show jumper from Lincolnshire, sued her mother’s general practitioner, Dr. Philip Mitchell, for “misconduct” after he allegedly did not advise her mother to take folic acid supplements before she …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – For decades, the tiny Marshall Islands have been a powerful American ally. Its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has made it a key strategic outpost for the US. It. Army. But loyalty has been tested amid a dispute with Washington over the terms of its “Compact of Free Association” agreement, which expires …

South African Rand. RapidEye | iStock | Getty Images The South African rand fell sharply against the dollar on Friday after a new variant with many mutations in the country was unveiled. The currency fell to as low as 16.2391 against the greenback during Asia trading hours on Friday and was last trading about 1.6% weak at 16.2215 per dollar. …

‘Nothing Left’: Solomon Islanders Wander the Torched Capital as Australian Troops Arrive at Washington Post Unrest continues in Solomon with PM accusing foreign forces Aljazeera.com Australia’s military to aid in Solomon Islands unrest Reuters Solomon Islands leaders accuse foreign forces of unrest Associated Press Australia troops deployed to Solomon Islands for anti-China riots in Bloomberg See full coverage on Google …

JOHANNESBURG – The South African government is considering new restrictions on public health to include a fast-spreading new variant of the coronavirus that scientists say has a high number of mutations that could make it more transmissible and allow it to avoid some of The immune responses are triggered by previous infection or vaccination. The warning from South African scientists …

The Regional Investigative Committee said that three people, including the director of the Listvyazhnaya mine and his deputy, were arrested on suspicion of violating industrial safety rules. It said miners were strangled when a ventilation shaft was filled with gas. State television said prosecutors believed there was a methane explosion. The dead listed 11 miners already confirmed killed, 35 who …

Passengers wearing protective masks are reflected on an electronic board displaying stock prices outside a brokerage between the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2021. REUTERS / Issei Kato Register now for free unlimited access to reuters.com Register SYDNEY, Nov. 26 (Reuters) – Asian stocks suffered their sharpest drop in two months on Friday after the …