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Sunday September 01, 2024

5 killed, 37 injured after Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod

Five people were killed and 37 others injured after Ukrainian forces attacked Russia's Belgorod region, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel Friday evening, reported Xinhua. Gladkov said Ukrainian armed forces used cluster munitions from a Vampire multiple rocket launcher system to shell the city of

Published: 21:25 pm,Saturday 31 August 2024

German army withdraws from Niger as military regime turns to Russia

The German armed forces have ended an eight-year deployment to Niger after surrendering control of a key airbase in the West African country. A military plane carrying the remaining 60 German troops stationed at the base in the capital Niamey landed in Germany on Friday evening. A second A400M transport

Published: 02:35 am,Sunday 1 September 2024

3 children, man found dead at house in Surrey, UK

Three children and a man were found dead on Saturday in a property in Staines-upon-Thames, a town in northwest Surrey, reported Xinhua, quoting British police. Surrey Police officers were called by South-East Coast Ambulance service to the property at around 1:15 p.m. local time, where they found the bodies

Published: 20:40 pm,Saturday 31 August 2024

Female attacker injures 6 in stabbing on bus in Germany

At least six people have been injured, three of them critically, in a stabbing on board a bus in the western German city of Siegen, police said on Friday evening. A 32-year-old female suspect has been arrested, police said. Another person suffered serious injuries, it said. At least 40 people were

Published: 01:45 am,Saturday 31 August 2024

6 killed, dozens injured in Russia's attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv

At least six people were killed and 59 others injured in a Russian strike on Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Friday, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov, reported Xinhua. Russia launched an attack with guided bombs from the Belgorod region, striking five locations, including a 12-story apartment

Published: 01:13 am,Saturday 31 August 2024

Eurozone inflation falls to 3-year low in August

The Eurozone's annual inflation rate fell to 2.2 percent in August, down from 2.6 percent in July, marking its lowest point since July 2021, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat on Friday, reported Xinhua. The main driver of inflation remains the price of services, which saw a

Published: 01:52 am,Saturday 31 August 2024

4 killed, 1 missing in helicopter crash in Portugal

A helicopter crash on Friday near the Douro River in the Samodaes region, in northern Portugal, has claimed the lives of four soldiers, with one still missing, reported Xinhua, quoting local media. The helicopter, which was carrying six people, including a pilot and a team of five soldiers,

Published: 00:53 am,Saturday 31 August 2024

Deportation flight departs from Germany for Afghanistan

For the first time since the Taliban retook power, a deportation flight to Afghanistan took off from Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport on Friday morning, government officials confirmed, reported dpa. "These were Afghan nationals, all of whom were convicted criminals who had no right to stay in Germany and against whom

Published: 23:06 pm,Friday 30 August 2024

Eastern Germany faces worse labour shortages

Eastern Germany faces more serious and immediate workforce shortages, as an older population moves into retirement and fewer young people are around to replace them, reported dpa. This was said by the head of Germany's Federal Employment Agency Andrea Nahles on Friday. A major exodus of young people from the

Published: 00:50 am,Friday 30 August 2024

Ukraine downs 60 drones, 2 missiles, Russia destroys 4 drones

The Ukrainian air defense shot down 60 out of 74 drones and two out of five missiles launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The targets were destroyed over nine regions in eastern, central, southern and northern Ukraine, it said in a post

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