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100 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast

Tripoli: More than 100 illegal immigrants have drowned when their boat capsized off Libyan coast, Eugenio Ambrosi, chief of staff of the International Organization for Migration, revealed later on Thursday.

15 killed in bus-truck collision in South Af

Qalat: A total of 15 people were killed and eight others injured as a mini-bus collided with a truck coming from opposite direction in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province on Thursday, provincial police chief said on Friday.

East Jerusalem clashes leave over 100 injured

Jerusalem: Scores of people have been injured in clashes in East Jerusalem between far-right Jewish activists, Palestinians and Israeli police.

Tesla car to drive on Autopilot sans driver

San Francisco:  As Tesla faces several fatal crashes in the recent past that has put its Autopilot mode in scrutiny, engineers at Consumer Reports engineers have tricked a Tesla Model Y to drive on the electric carmakers driver assistance feature, without actually anyone in the drivers seat.

Hong Kong’s jobless rate retreats

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s jobless rate declined in the first quarter of this year as the pressure on the labour market began to ease due to an abating Covid epidemic, data showed.

Chinese mainland sees 19 new Covid cases

Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 19 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday.