GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) mentioned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic now not constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert degree.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, made the announcement at a digital press convention from Geneva. (WHO-COVID-19-Health)
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TOKYO — One particular person was confirmed lifeless and 22 injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s central prefecture of Ishikawa and surrounding areas on Friday, native authorities reported.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the highly effective temblor occurred at 2:42 p.m. native time (0542 GMT), at a depth of 12 km, registering an higher 6 on the Japanese seismic depth scale of seven within the metropolis of Suzu, positioned on the tip of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. (Japan-Earthquake-Casualties)
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PHNOM PENH — Four individuals died after a gold mining pit collapsed in central Cambodia’s Kampong Thom province, mentioned a police report on Friday.
The incident occurred on Thursday on the gold mining pit in Sandan district’s Snang On village, mentioned the Kampong Thom Provincial Police’s report, including that the victims have been all males aged between 28 and 38 years previous. (Cambodia-Gold Mine Collapse)
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KATHMANDU — One particular person was killed and 4 others injured after a helicopter crashed in Sankhuwasabha district of japanese Nepal on Friday afternoon.
The helicopter hit a tree when it was airlifting items for the Upper Arun hydropower venture and was approaching touchdown. (Nepal-Helicopter Crash)