6.6-quake hits Sumatra island

JAKARTA, Nov 27 (AFP): A magnitude 6.6-earthquake hit an island off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of damages or tsunami warning.The quake, which struck Simeulue Island at 11:56 am (0456 GMT) at a depth...

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G Bissau military appoints general as country's new leader for one yr

BISSAU, Nov 27 (AFP): Guinea-Bissau's military appointed a general as the country's new leader for the duration of one year Thursday, a day after seizing power, arresting the president and derailing the announcement of election results.Soldiers patrolled the area around the presidential palace in Bissau on Thursday morning and a...

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Key aide of Suu Kyi freed

YANGON, Nov 27 (AFP): A key aide to Myanmar's deposed democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi was among hundreds of political prisoners freed by the junta in a pre-election amnesty on Thursday, AFP reporters saw.Myanmar's military snatched power in a 2021 coup-toppling Suu Kyi's civilian government, jailing the Nobel laureate...

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