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A Magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the northern coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicenter of the quake was 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) south-southwest of Meulaboh, a coastal city in Aceh province at a depth of 49 kilometers (30.4 miles), the agency said.
There were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties and officials said there was no threat of a tsunami. (ILKHA)
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The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) announced on Tuesday that Iraq has reported a severe outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian influenza in poultry flocks in Bashiqa, Nineveh province.
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas resistance movement, announced Wednesday evening that it has fully complied with the terms of the current prisoner exchange agreement by handing over all living Israeli captives, as well as the bodies it was able to recover from the ruins of Gaza.
A deadly explosion occurred in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, after a fuel-laden tanker caught fire, killing at least five people and injuring 35 others.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office has reported that Marwan Barghouti, one of the most prominent Palestinian political leaders imprisoned by Israel, was brutally assaulted by Israeli prison guards during a transfer between detention facilities last month, sustaining multiple injuries, including four fractured ribs.
