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Vladivostok, August 3 /Xinhua/ — An aftershock with a magnitude of 6.8 was recorded in Kamchatka, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday, citing the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center of Natural Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The tremors occurred at 17:37 local time, 279 km from the capital of the Kamchatka Territory, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The depth of the source is 25.9 km. A tsunami wave up to 19 cm high may approach Kamchatka after the aftershock.

“According to calculations by the Kamchatka Tsunami Monitoring and Warning Center, as a result of an earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, a tsunami wave no higher than 19 cm may approach the Aleutian Municipal District, no higher than 15 cm may approach the Ust-Kamchatsky Municipal District, and no higher than 3 cm may approach the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Urban District,” reads a message published by the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the region on its Telegram channel.

On July 30, the strongest earthquake since 1952 occurred in Kamchatka. –0–

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NEW DELHI, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — At least 11 people were killed and four others injured on Sunday when a private car fell into a canal in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, local police said.

The incident reportedly took place in Gonda district when the victims were returning from prayers at a nearby temple. There were a total of 15 people in the vehicle, including several women, according to reports.

The state government has provided compensation of INR 500,000 (approximately US$5,734) to the families of the deceased. The injured were taken to a local hospital. –0–

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MASERU, Lesotho, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The U.S. tariff regime is unfair to developing countries like Lesotho and has dealt a heavy blow to the country's textile industry, Lesotho Minister of Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism Moketi Shelile said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

Services such as Microsoft licences, for which Lesotho pays millions of dollars annually, have been ignored by Washington, he said, pointing out that some US goods enter Lesotho via South Africa and are wrongly not included in import data.

The U.S. tariff policy, which focuses on the export and import of goods, has been criticized for ignoring the services that the U.S. exports to other countries. The U.S. economy is largely based on the service sector.

Lesotho, which is listed as one of the world's least developed countries by the United Nations, is one of Africa's largest exporters of clothing to the United States. The country's textile industry remains a key pillar of the economy and a major source of formal employment, providing about 40,000 jobs, according to the International Organization of Employers.

M. Shelile warned that layoffs caused by US tariffs could have a negative impact on sectors such as transportation and real estate, potentially undermining social stability.

Lesotho declared a national disaster last month due to “high youth unemployment and job losses” caused by U.S. tariff hikes. The country has been struggling with poverty and high unemployment, with youth unemployment reported to have risen to 48 percent.

According to M. Shelile, the unilateral imposition of discriminatory tariffs by the United States “disrupts global supply chains and forces African countries to negotiate /in/ blocs.”

He said the country had made a formal request to lift or reduce US tariffs. The minister added that since Washington insists on negotiating with sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, as a single bloc, negotiations can only be conducted indirectly at this stage.

“We are making every effort to protect our national interests, but the prospects for the upcoming tariff policy remain uncertain,” he concluded. –0–

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GUANGZHOU, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — South China's Guangdong Province has activated a Level 4 emergency response mechanism for possible heavy rains, the province's Flood, Drought and Wind Control Headquarters said Sunday.

Heavy rainfall is expected in Guangdong from Sunday to Tuesday, which could cause flooding, torrential rains, geological disasters and urban waterlogging, according to the provincial meteorological service.

Forecasters said heavy rains would hit the east of the province and the southern Pearl River Delta region.

The headquarters has called on local authorities to strengthen flood monitoring and early warning to ensure public safety and minimize losses from potential natural disasters.

China has a four-tier flood emergency response system, with tier one being the most serious. -0-

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Moscow, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Rail transport in Russia is developing, large-scale projects are being launched to expand it, including in the Arctic regions, which will strengthen Russia's status as a key logistics link in Eurasia. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday in a video address on the occasion of Railway Worker's Day.

"Russia's railway transport is developing, launching large-scale landmark projects. For example, the BAM and Trans-Siberian Railway are being expanded, other routes and approaches to sea ports and terminals are being modernized, including on the Kola Peninsula and in the Far East. Plans include laying and updating routes in the northern Arctic latitudes, in the Komi Republic and Yamal, and in other regions," said V. Putin.

According to the head of the Russian state, projects to expand rail transport will be in demand among Russians and the country's growing economy. They will create new opportunities for globally competitive routes, including the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor.

Railwayman's Day is celebrated annually in Russia on the first Sunday of August, this year it is celebrated on August 3. –0–

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NANNING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Five people were killed in a fire that broke out in a residential building in Wuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Sunday morning.

The fire broke out on the first floor of a five-story building in Longxu District of Wuzhou City at around 8:30 a.m., the local emergency management bureau said.

The fire has now been extinguished. The causes of the tragedy are being investigated. -0-

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Vladivostok, August 3 /Xinhua/ — Ash emission from Krasheninnikov volcano was recorded in Kamchatka. Ash emission occurred at a height of up to 6 thousand meters with the volcano's height being 1856 meters. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for Kamchatka Krai.

According to the report, the eruption of Krasheninnikov volcano began at 19:50 on Saturday Moscow time. The plume spread in the eastward direction from the volcano – towards the Pacific Ocean, there are no populated areas along the path of the plume, ash fallout in populated areas was not registered. In addition, there are no registered tourist groups in the area of the volcano. Krasheninnikov volcano has been assigned the "orange" aviation hazard code.

According to Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team /KVERT/, this is the first eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano recorded in Kamchatka in 600 years. According to her, the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano may be related to the recent strong earthquake in Kamchatka. –0–

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GAZA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces killed one of its workers and wounded three others in an airstrike on Sunday on the organization's headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis.

The group posted a video on social media X showing the “first moments” of an Israeli attack on its headquarters in Khan Yunis, which left the building on fire and the floors covered in rubble.

“One employee of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society was killed and three others were injured,” the statement said.

Eight Red Crescent workers, six Gaza Civil Defense staff and one UN refugee agency worker were killed in an Israeli attack on southern Gaza in March, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Health officials in Hamas-controlled territory have reported more than 60,000 deaths in Gaza, mostly civilians, since the conflict began nearly two years ago.

Sunday's incident came two days after US Special Presidential Envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff visited a US-backed aid site in the Gaza Strip to inspect efforts to deliver food to the besieged Palestinian territory.

During Witkoff's visit on Saturday, protesters gathered in a Tel Aviv square, calling on the Israeli government to secure a ceasefire that would allow the return home of hostages held by Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip. –0–

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ACCRA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Friday donated 40 tons of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people amid the Gaza crisis.

J.D. Mahama said the shipment, mostly cocoa-based food products produced in Ghana, was intended to alleviate hunger in Palestine.

“This donation underscores Ghana’s commitment to global peace and humanitarianism,” the President said, adding that cocoa, as one of Ghana’s most valuable natural resources, represents the resilience, generosity and economic well-being of millions of Ghanaian farmers.

“Ghana supports a peaceful, negotiated solution between Israel and Palestine based on the principle of two states for two peoples in accordance with international law and United Nations resolutions,” stressed J.D. Mahama.

The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Al-Sattari, expressed gratitude to the President and the people of Ghana for this kind gesture. –0–

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