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A Powerful Earthquake Hit Afghanistan
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of northern India today, France Press and Reuters reported.
The epicentre of the earthquake was 51 km southwest of Jurm, northern Afghanistan, at a depth of more than 200 km, according to the US Geological Survey.
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Fiat and Peugeot Have Confirmed that they Are Negotiating a Merger
Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler confirmed this morning that it is negotiating a merger with the French car group PSA, which owns Peugeot, France Press and DPA reported.
A Dutch NGO Ship Will Collect 50 Tonnes of Plastic from the Ocean per Day
The Dutch non-governmental organization Ocean Cleanup, which fights pollution of the oceans with plastic, has unveiled its latest invention - a barge that collects waste, the Associated Press and France Press reported.
British Television Is Launching a New Channel without News of Brexit
The British television "Sky" is launching a new channel without news of Brexit, Reuters and France Press reported.
Three years after the start of the crisis with the UK's exit from the European Union, the television believes that some viewers are so fed up with the divorce drama that there is a market for a news channel that has nothing to do with Brexit.
At Least 30 People Were Injured in a Severe Accident between a Train and a Truck in Japan
At least 30 people were injured today after a passenger train crashed into a truck in the Japanese city of Yokohama, France Press and Kyodo reported.
The accident happened at 11.40 am local time on the railway crossing between two stations. During the collision, the locomotive and several high-speed wagons derailed and the truck caught on fire, BTA reported.
Vienna Is the World's Best City to Live in
Vienna is the most enjoyable city to live in for the second year in the 2019 Economist Intelligence Unit rankings. The Austrian capital is followed by Melbourne, France Press and Reuters reported. Paris has been swept down due to protests by the "yellow vests" movement.
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Boris Johnson Suffered his First Electoral Defeat
The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, suffered his first electoral defeat yesterday after his conservative party lost the partial parliamentary elections in the Brecon and Radnorshire constituencies in Wales, France Press and Reuters reported.
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Bus Crashed in Egypt, 14 Dead
Fourteen people died in Egypt after their bus collided with a pickup truck on a bridge and then fell off, said France Press and Associated Press.
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