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Two persons killed in boat accident in Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were killed when a boat carrying 16 people capsized in Lagos on Friday afternoon, Nigerian authorities announced on Saturday.
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Malaysia reports 2,799 new COVID-19 infections, 8 more deaths
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,799 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,592,710, according to the health ministry.
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'Relative calm' in British caretaker gov't amid Tory leader race, says exp
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 10 (ANI/Xinhua): As more candidates have announced their leadership bids to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's new prime minister, a period of "relative calm" is expected in the British caretaker government, a political expert told Xinhua.
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Soaring prices dampen festive air of Eid al-Adha in Mideast
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Soaring commodity prices across the Middle East have spoiled the festive mood for Muslims in Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and other regional countries which started their Eid al-Adha celebrations on Saturday.
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13 killed in Cameroon road accident
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Yaounde [Cameroon], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 13 people were killed after a truck collided with a bus in southwestern Cameroon, according to local police.
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Ukraine to receive 1.7 billion USD from international donors: PM
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine will receive 1.7 billion U.S. dollars in grant aid from international donors, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Saturday on Telegram.
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Singapore reports 8,659 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 8,659 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,523,881.
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Flash flood kills 8 in east Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Heavy rain and flash flood claimed the lives of eight persons, all members of the same family in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, a local television channel reported Saturday.
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Laos parliament session concludes with approval of new laws
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Assembly (NA) of Laos has announced the approval of six amended and three new laws at its just-concluded third ordinary session.
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New Zealand reports first case of monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported its first monkeypox case on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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Portugal confirms first female case of monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Portuguese Directorate-General for Health on Friday confirmed the first monkeypox case in a woman in Portugal.
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Portugal reports weekly count of 65,364 COVID-19 cases, 123 deaths
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Portugal registered 65,364 COVID-19 cases in the week between June 28 and July 4, the Portuguese Directorate-General for Health (DGS) reported on Friday.
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