Russian defense minister and president ordered a high-level inspection of the Russian Pacific Fleet commencing on 18 APRIL 2023. On a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Sergey Shoygu said during this process, naval strike groups, together with coastal missile divisions, will work out tasks of launching missile strikes with electronic launches.
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy killed hundreds of people in Malawi
At least 190 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Malawi. At least 584 have been injured and 37 people have been reported missing in the country. A commissioner for the Department of Disaster Management Affairs agency, Charles Kalemba said that the situation had worsened in southern Malawi. Chilobwe, a township near the southern city of Blantyre, is one of the hardest hit areas. Authorities say over 30 people from the area have died and dozens remain missing as search and rescue efforts continue. In Mozambique, at least 10 people were killed and 13 injured in the Zambezia province.
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John Tinniswood is Officially the Oldest Man in the World
John Alfred Tinniswood was born the same year the Titanic sank and when New Mexico and Arizona became US states. Now, the world’s oldest living man, who was born on August 26, 1912, is celebrating his 112th birthday. According to Guinness World Records (GWR), Tinniswood is marking the occasion with friends and family at his care home in the western English seaside town of Southport.
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Nipah virus outbreak in India
India’s southern state of Kerala is currently facing an outbreak of the rare, but potentially serious Nipah virus with at least two deaths so far. Health officials have closed schools and offices in Kerala and hundreds of residents are being tested.
