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Twelve people killed in Burkina Faso ambush attack
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people, including 10 army auxiliaries, were killed Saturday in an ambush attack by unidentified armed men in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, local security sources told Xinhua Sunday.
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Israel to establish civilian national guard to fight attacks: PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Sunday that the country was establishing a civilian national guard to "fight terrorism."
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Turkey hosts over 4 million refugees in total: official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey currently hosts 4,082,693 refugees, 3,762,686 of whom are Syrians, Turkish deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli was quoted by daily Hurriyet as saying on Sunday.
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Russian climber dies on Mt. Qomolangma
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A Russian climber died Saturday evening at Camp I on the world's highest Mt. Qomolangma during a regular acclimatization process, an official from Nepal's Department of Tourism said on Sunday.
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650 families receive assistance in Afghan provinces
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): About 650 families received assistance in three Afghan provinces, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said on Sunday.
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South Korea reports 40,064 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 40,064 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 17,544,398, the health authorities said Sunday.
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Spanish woman dead in Havana hotel explosion: ministry
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], May 8(ANI/Xinhua): The body of a 26-year-old Spanish woman was found at the site of the explosion that occurred Friday morning at Hotel Saratoga in Havana, the Cuban Ministry of Tourism announced Saturday.
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Malaysia reports 1,372 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,372 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,456,736, according to the Health Ministry.
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New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.5 variant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border amid 12,392 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday.
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Guns now kill more children and young adults than car crashes in US: Media
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): In recent years, guns have overtaken automotive crashes as the leading cause of injury-related death among people ages one through 24 in the United States, Scientific American, a popular science magazine, has reported.
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11 Egyptian troops killed in clashes with terrorists in Sinai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 Egyptian troops were killed and five others wounded on Saturday in clashes with terrorists in western Sinai, the Egyptian army said in a statement.
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UN calls for urgent seed, fertilizer aid for conflict-affected northern Et
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethipoia], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Saturday called for the provision of seeds and fertilizers to farmers in conflict-affected northern Ethiopia ahead of the main rainy season.
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