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8 civilians killed, 30 injured in car bomb blast in E. Afghanistan: official

At least eight civilians were killed and 30 others wounded when a car bomb explosion took place in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Thursday evening, spokesman of the Interior Ministry confirm

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Telecom, Internet fraud increasing in China

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said that 32,463 people were prosecuted across China for fraud using telecommunications and the internet in the first half

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Kyrgyzstan to declare day of mourning for COVID-19 victims

Kyrgyzstan will designate July 30 as the day of national mourning for citizens who died of COVID-19, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Saturday. In an interview wi

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Monsoon flooding displaces 25,000 locals across Myanmar

Monsoon flooding forced over 25,000 people to leave their homes in Myanmar's regions and states, an official of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

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HKSAR gov't grants 1.2 mln USD for cyclone disaster relief in Bangladesh

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Monday three grants totaling 9.274 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.2 million

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People turn to online spaces to make COVID-19 memorials

02:34 The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has now killed nearly 140,000 people. The numbers of identified cases and deaths are ticking up every day and people are already building mem

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Russian Foreign Ministry Concerned Over Escalation at Armenian-Azerbaijani Border

Moscow is seriously concerned about the recent escalation of the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and is ready to provide the necessary assistance to promot

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Myanmar says U.S. report fails to reflect significant steps in combating human trafficking

Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday issued a statement, saying that the 2020 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report recently released by the U.S. State Dep

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At least 12 wounded in shooting at South Carolina nightclub: report

A shooting at a South Carolina nightclub early Sunday left at least 12 people in "various conditions", AP reported, citing a sheriff's official.A Greenville County sheriff's deputy first noticed a "d

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Bolivia digs mass graves as cemeteries fill with coronavirus victims

Employees of a funeral home and relatives carry a coffin wrapped in the Bolivian flag at the General Cemetery during the coronavirus pandemic, in La Paz, Bolivia, July 3, 2020. /Reuters Local

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Death toll of jade mine collapse reaches 172 in Myanmar's northernmost state

Six more bodies were recovered, bringing the death toll of a jade mine collapse in Myanmar's Kachin state to 172 so far on Friday, according to latest figures released

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Ghislaine Maxwell, associate of late Jeffrey Epstein, arrested in U.S.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the FBI in New Hampshire, an agency spokeswoman said on Thursday

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Lightning strikes kill 5 in India's Uttar Pradesh

At least five people were killed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh due to lightning strikes, officials said Thursday. The lightning struck during the past

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At least four injured in shooting in Oakland, California

At least four people were injured Wednesday afternoon in a shooting along Interstate 580 in Oakland, California, local police said on Twitter. "The Oakland Police Depa

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Fire in Egypt's hospital kills 7 coronavirus patients

A fire at a hospital in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Monday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and medical sources said.Seven other people were injured in the blaze, believed to be

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China supports Pakistan's efforts against terrorism

China resolutely supports Pakistan's efforts to fight terrorism and safeguard its national security and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Mond

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1 shot dead in protest in U.S. Kentucky

One person was killed and another injured on Saturday night in a shooting incident during a protest in the U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky, local authorities said. R