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5.2-magnitude quake hits south of Fiji Islands — GFZ-Xinhua

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted south of Fiji Islands at 2022 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 528.1 km, was initially determined to be at 24.30 degrees south latitude and 179.87 degrees west longitude. ■ Source link

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South Africa, U.S. diplomatic row deepens over envoy’s public remarks-Xinhua

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tensions between South Africa and the United States have deepened following a fresh public exchange between South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Brent Bozell III. On Monday, Bozell responded on social media platform X to remarks by Lamola, who said the U.S. envoy should "get out of the kitchen" if he was tired of dialogue and no longer believed in diplomatic engagement with Pretoria. "So here we go again. Another Minister Lamola personal insult aimed at an American leader (this time me)," Bozell wrote, adding that the South African government then "wonders why relations are collapsing." Lamola's remarks were published by the Sunday Times, a South African newspaper, on Sunday, ...

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South Africa’s petrol, diesel prices for October set to rise sharply-Xinhua

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- South African motorists and consumers face another economic blow this week as the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced major monthly fuel price increases on Monday, set to take effect this Wednesday. Driven by ongoing conflict in the Middle East and rising global crude costs, with Brent crude climbing above 100 U.S. dollars a barrel during September, the department confirmed that petrol prices will increase by between 3.12 rand (about 0.19 U.S. dollars) and 3.33 rand per liter, while diesel will rise by 2.84 to 3.24 rand per liter. In its statement, the department highlighted that average Brent crude oil prices rose from 87.89 to 101.00 dollars per barrel over September as U.S.-Iran tensions escalated and threatened oil transit throug...

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1 dead, 6 injured in South Australia crash-Xinhua

CANBERRA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A man has died and six other people have been hospitalized following a collision between two vehicles in South Australia (SA) on Sunday night. The SA police force said on Monday that emergency services were at 8:45 p.m. called to a collision between an SUV and a sedan in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The driver of the sedan, a 53-year-old man, died at the scene. Six occupants of the SUV, a 38-year-old female driver, a 35-year-old female passenger and four children, were all taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police said that the major crash unit was deployed to the scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision. It takes the number of deaths on roads in SA so far in 2026 to 84, compared to 87 for the enti...

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Driver killed as 2 WFP-contracted trucks attacked in Sudan’s South Kordofan-Xinhua

KHARTOUM, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Sunday that an aerial attack hit two contracted trucks carrying WFP food commodities in South Kordofan State in southern Sudan, killing one driver. In a statement, the WFP said the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday. "The contracted trucks were en route from Dilling to Kadugli and clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles," the WFP said, adding that it was still collecting additional details about the circumstances of the incident, including the extent of damage to the food cargo. The UN agency called for a prompt and impartial investigation into the incident and for those responsible for any violations to be held accountable. It also expressed its deepest condolences to the family, friends and ...

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