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Greece: Instagram island of Santorini rattled by 200 earthquakes

Athens, Feb 4 (UNI) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called for calm amid hundreds of earthquakes causing distress to residents of Santorini Island and its Aegean Sea neighbours, media reports said.
Thousands of locals are fleeing the picturesque island due to experts stating that the rolling tremors are not linked to volcanic activity, the reports said.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that quakes were continuing to occur a few minutes apart as of 7am on Tuesday (05:00 GMT), with the largest quake recorded at magnitude 5.1 on Monday afternoon, Al Jazeera reported.
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Turkey ready to host talks on Ukraine between leaders of all countries - Source

19 Feb 2025 | 8:28 AM

Ankara, Feb 19 (UNI) Ankara has sent a signal to the West about its readiness to support the talks on Ukraine, up to and including organizing a meeting at the level of leaders of the countries, a source told Sputnik.

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Morocco, France sign agreements to strengthen cultural cooperation

19 Feb 2025 | 8:24 AM

Rabat, Feb. 19 (UNI) Morocco and France signed several agreements here on Tuesday to strengthen cultural cooperation, covering areas such as film, artificial intelligence, cultural heritage protection, and video game development.

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5 7-magnitude earthquake rocks off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

5 7-magnitude earthquake rocks off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

19 Feb 2025 | 8:22 AM

Jakarta, Feb. 19 (UNI) An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's eastern Maluku province early Wednesday, but it did not trigger large waves, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.

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30 terrorists killed in operation in NW Pakistan

30 terrorists killed in operation in NW Pakistan

18 Feb 2025 | 10:35 PM

Islamabad, Feb 18 (UNI) Thirty terrorists were killed during an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Tuesday.

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U S , Russia agree to appoint negotiating teams for further consultations on Ukraine

U S , Russia agree to appoint negotiating teams for further consultations on Ukraine

18 Feb 2025 | 8:45 PM

Riyadh, Feb 18 (UNI) Talks between Russian and U.S. delegations led by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, respectively, concluded in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday.

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