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1 killed, 3 injured in blast in southern Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and three others were injured on Friday in a blast in Awdinle town in the Bay region in the southern part of the country, officials and witnesses confirmed.
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Indonesia records daily spike of 25,830 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia recorded 25,830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours on Friday, a fresh record of the daily spike, bringing the total tally to 2,228,938, the Health Ministry said.
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Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout a "phenomenal failure": Former PM
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Australian Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull has described the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout as a "failure of public administration."
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Thailand reports record COVID-19 deaths for 3 consecutive days
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Friday reported record-high daily COVID-19 deaths for the third day in a row, 61 new fatalities, as the Southeast Asian country struggled to contain its worst wave of the outbreak so far.
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Around 1 out of 4 people lack safe drinking water in 2020: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva (Switzerland), July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Around one in four people lacked safely managed drinking water in their homes in 2020 and nearly half the world's population lacked safely managed sanitation, said a joint report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
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Five injured after building collapses in Washington DC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A construction worker was rescued from the rubble after being trapped for about one hour and a half following a "full collapse" Thursday afternoon of a building in Washington, D.C., that was under construction, local authorities said.
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Malaysia reports 6,988 new COVID-19 cases, 84 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 6,988 new COVID-19 infections taking the national total to 758,967, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
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3 Kenyans killed by militants in border region
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Kenyans were killed and one injured on Thursday by suspected al-Shabab militants who had raided a construction site in Kenya's border town of Dhobley, the police said.
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Nigerian troops kill 73 Boko Haram militants in two weeks
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian troops have killed 73 Boko Haram militants in operations conducted in past two weeks in the restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said on Thursday.
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UK records highest daily rise of COVID-19 cases since late January
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain has reported another 27,989 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, the highest since the end of January, according to official figures released Thursday.
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UNICEF expresses concern over safety of school children in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over the safety of school children in Libya due to armed clashes.
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Afghan airstrikes kill 33 Taliban terrorists in northern Balkh province
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): As fighter planes struck Taliban gatherings in Kaldar and Shortepa districts of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Wednesday, a total of 33 terrorists were confirmed dead, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said
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