Authorities in Indonesia have lifted a tsunami warning after a weekend earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the northeastern coast of Sulawesi.
There were no reports on Monday of casualties, officials added.
The quake, late on Sunday, struck out at sea at a depth of 36 km with several smaller aftershocks, geophysics agency BMKG said.
Tremors shook buildings, alarming residents of some cities, but no damage was reported.
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More than 400 US law enforcement personnel have been deployed as police sought the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the Ivy League school.
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Indonesia flood death toll exceeds 1,000
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Several parts of the UAE have been hit with rainfall of varying intensities on Sunday morning, with the Dubai Police issuing public safety messages via SMS to urge residents to exercise caution.
The UAE Relief Team has departed Sri Lanka after completing its humanitarian mission, carried out in response to the severe impact of Cyclone Ditwah and the landslides that struck the country.
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Đurić, have agreed to deepen political coordination after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during talks in Abu Dhabi.
