UK Parliament Dissolved Ahead of Election

The UK Parliament was formally dissolved on Thursday ahead of the July 4 general election.

Five weeks of campaigning officially began as 650 seats of members of parliament (MPs) became vacant in line with the electoral schedule.

UK Prime Minister Ri…

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Vanuatu

An earthquake measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Thursday off the coast of the Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean.

The US Geological Survey said that the quake occurred 123 km of Sola, Vanuatu, at a depth of 35 km.

No casualties or …