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At least 49 dead in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the country's prison agency said on Tuesday.
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2 Thai deputy Prime Ministers test positive for COVID-19
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Bangkok [Thailand], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's two deputy prime ministers, Anutin Charnvirakul and Jurin Laksanavisit, have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported Tuesday.
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World Bank to double educational funding for Central, West Africa
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Accra [Ghana], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank Group seeks to double its funding for education in the Western and Central African region by 2025 to accelerate the work of educational reforms, a senior official of the bank said here late Monday.
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Fiji upgrades economic growth forecast for 2022
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Suva [Fiji], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji upgraded its economic growth forecast for 2022 on Tuesday, as the island country's economy is on the path to recovery after being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years.
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Pakistan reports 333 new COVID-19 cases
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Pakistan reported 333 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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China treads cautiously on Taiwan attack after world community criticizes
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Beijing [China], June 28 (ANI): China is forced to toe a cautious line on its plan to annex Taiwan after seeing the global condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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New Zealand reports 8,028 community cases of COVID-19
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Wellington [New Zealand], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 8,028 community cases of COVID-19 and 16 more deaths on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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Australian capital hit by new COVID-19 wave: health authorities
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Canberra [Australia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Health authorities in Australia's capital Canberra have warned of a new wave of coronavirus infections.
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US: New Mexico governor issues order to protect access to abortion
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Washington [US], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed an executive order to protect women seeking abortions and abortion providers in the southwestern state after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade Friday.
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US: At least 42 found dead in truck in San Antonio, Texas
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Washington [US], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 42 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer on Monday (local time) in San Antonio, Texas.
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EU Council adopts regulation on gas storage
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Brussels [Belgium], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday adopted a regulation aiming to ensure that gas storage capacities in the EU are filled before the winter season and can be shared between member states.
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Sudan to file complaint to UN against Ethiopia
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Khartoum [Sudan], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan on Monday decided to file a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against Ethiopia over "the killing of seven Sudanese soldiers and a citizen held as captives."
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