Day: April 2, 2023

Polling Begins in Finland to Elect New Parliament

Polling stations opened in Finland on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with opinion polls suggesting the three leading parties are closely tied.The Nordic country has a population of 5.5 million.Some 4.5 million Finns are eligible to vote, of whom 40…

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Four Killed in Avalanches in Northern Norway

Four people killed in avalanches in northern Norway.Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called for the need to follow the recommendations of the relevant authorities and to exercise caution, adding that the deadly avalanches in the northern prov…

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QatarEnergy Enters Exploration Offshore Mauritania

QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Shell to acquire a 40 percent working interest in the C-10 block located offshore Mauritania.Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, and subject to customary approvals by the government of Mauritania, Qat…

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China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellite

China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 14:27 (Beijing Time) on Friday.Xinhua news agency said that the Yaogan-34 04 satellite, carried by…

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7.2-magnitude Earthquake Hits Papua New Guinea

An earthquake measuring 7.2 struck Papua New Guinea today.According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was at a depth of 80 km.The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the earthquake. Sour…

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