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Malaysian authorities seize drugs worth 2.88 mln USD

10 Feb 2025 | 6:32 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10 (UNI) Malaysian authorities announced on Monday the crippling of two drug trafficking syndicates in separate operations around Selangor state and the capital, Kuala Lumpur, with the seizure of drugs valued at 12.88 million ringgit (2.88 million U.S. dollars).

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Russian govt extends state program on space development until 2036

10 Feb 2025 | 5:38 PM

Moscow, Feb 10 (UNI) The Russian government said on Monday it had extended a state program on space development until 2036 due to the need to synchronize it with the national space project being developed under instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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UN agency accuses paramilitary forces of obstructing aid delivery in W. Sudan

10 Feb 2025 | 5:23 PM

Khartoum, Feb. 10 (UNI) A United Nations agency on Monday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of hindering delivery of humanitarian aid to the needy, particularly in the Darfur region in western Sudan.

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France urges EU to respond if US enforces trade tariffs - Foreign Minister

10 Feb 2025 | 5:18 PM

Moscow, Feb 10 (UNI) France has urged the European Commission to take immediate retaliatory measures if US President Donald Trump imposes trade tariffs on goods from the EU, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.

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New freight train route links China's Chongqing with Afghanistan

10 Feb 2025 | 5:10 PM

Chongqing, Feb. 10 (UNI) A freight train, loaded with communication equipment and other products, departed from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday and is expected to arrive in Afghanistan in 12 to 15 days.

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240,000 stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar

10 Feb 2025 | 5:09 PM

Yangon, Feb. 10 (UNI) Myanmar police seized 240,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Monday.

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China expresses condolences over passing of Namibian former President Sam Nujoma

10 Feb 2025 | 3:25 PM

Beijing, Feb 10 (UNI) China expresses deep condolences over the passing of Namibia's former president Sam Nujoma, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.

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Indonesia kicks off free health check program nationwide

10 Feb 2025 | 2:34 PM

Jakarta, Feb. 10 (UNI) Indonesia launched the Free Health Check (CKG) program on Monday as a national initiative to improve public health quality and reduce preventable diseases.

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Türkiye detains 45 people over alleged links to 2016 coup attempt

10 Feb 2025 | 2:33 PM

Ankara, Feb. 10 (UNI) Turkish security forces have detained 45 people in nationwide raids over the past week for alleged links to a coup attempt in 2016, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday.

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1 killed, 1 injured in S Korean oil storage tank explosion

10 Feb 2025 | 2:14 PM

Seoul, Feb 10 (UNI) One worker was killed and the other was injured on Monday in South Korea's oil storage tank explosion, according to Yonhap news agency.

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China grants visa-free entry to ASEAN tour groups visiting Xishuangbanna

10 Feb 2025 | 1:59 PM

Beijing, Feb 10 (UNI) China released on Monday a new visa relaxation policy, allowing tour groups from ASEAN countries to visit Xishuangbanna, a popular tourist destination in the country's southwestern Yunnan Province, visa free for up to six days.

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Preliminary results show Ecuador to hold presidential runoff

10 Feb 2025 | 1:47 PM

Quito, Feb 10 (UNI) Ecuador's presidential poll will proceed to a second round runoff as no candidate seems to be able to win outright after more than 90 percent of the vote have been counted.

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Pak PM to visit UAE to attend World Govt Summit

Pak PM to visit UAE to attend World Govt Summit

10 Feb 2025 | 1:22 PM

Islamabad, Feb 10 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Feb. 10 to Feb. 11 to attend the World Government Summit (WGS), the foreign ministry said.

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Sri Lanka: 4 killed, 25 injured in road accident

Sri Lanka: 4 killed, 25 injured in road accident

10 Feb 2025 | 1:18 PM

Colombo, Feb 10 (UNI) Four people have died and around 25 others were injured after two passenger buses collided in Thorayaya in northwestern Sri Lanka on Monday, police reported.

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Trump says Musk to find billions in

Trump says Musk to find billions in "fraud and abuse" across Washington

10 Feb 2025 | 1:18 PM

Washington, Feb. 10 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he would instruct Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to find "hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse" across Washington.

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