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Prime Minister in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah

  • JEDDAH, June 18 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Sunday arrived here along with his family members on a private visit. On his arrival at King Abdulaziz Airport here, the prime minister was received by Deputy Governor of Makkah region Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The prime minister, who flew to here on commercial flight PK […]

  • 6.1-magnitude quake hits South of Fiji Islands: USGS

    NEW YORK, June 18 (APP/Xinhua): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 22:26:02 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 518.19 km, was initially determined to be at 24.1049 degrees south latitude and 179.59 degrees east longitude.

  • Huge Portugal forest fires kill 43, injure scores

    PENELA, Portugal, June 18, (APP/AFP) – Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 43 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others, the government said Sunday. Nearly 600 firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched late Saturday to tackle the blaze, which broke out in the […]

  • Loans for facility investments hit record high in Korea

    SEOUL, June 18 (APP): Loans taken out to finance facility expansions reached an all time high in March, in line with a recovery in exports and the global economy, data showed Sunday. According to the data compiled by the Bank of Korea, facility loans reached a record 404.87 trillion won (US$356 billion) as of end-March, […]

  • 372 Turkish soldiers hospitalized in western Turkey

    MANISA, Jun 18 (APP/AA): A total of 372 soldiers were hospitalized here late Saturday after being “affected by food”, Defense Minister Fikri Isik said early Sunday. Isik said 590 soldiers were affected and 372 were taken to hospitals. “Now there are 72 soldiers (left) at the hospitals. No one is in life threatening condition,” he […]

  • Weather forecast for world cities: June 18

    BEIJING, June 18 (APP/Xinhua): Weather forecast for 11 world cities (20:00 June 18, 20:00 June 19, Beijing Time, temperatures in Celsius. Min. Max. Condition Wind scale Beijing 22 31 thundershower