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6 killed in suspected Shabaab attack in Kenya: official

Six people were killed on Monday morning after an attack by al-Shabaab militants in Kenya's coastal Lamu region that borders Somalia, AFP reported, citing a local official.

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3,000 liters of liquor poured, 3 dealers arrested in Afghan crackdown

A special operational team of Afghan intelligence agents arrested three liquor dealers in the Kart-e-Char area of Kabul and poured about 3,000 liters of alcohol into a canal in Kabul, the country's G

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Somali PM appoints committee to investigate attempted suspension

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has appointed a ministerial committee to conduct an official investigation into his attempted suspension by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on December 27, 202

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China's manufacturing PMI unexpectedly expands in December

China factory activity in December unexpectedly accelerated, with the official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) rising to 50.3, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed

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Rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan

Rockets have hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, the AFP reported on Sunday citing an airport official.

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India's annual economic growth plunges by record 7.3%

India's economy contracted 7.3% in 2020-21 financial year, official data showed Monday as coronavirus lockdowns put millions out of work.The country's economy grew by 1.6 percent in the January and M

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Mali president, PM released: report

Mali's interim President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouanehave been released from detention, AFP reported citing a military official on Thursday.

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Tokyo Challenge 2021 volleyball match: China sweeps Japan

China's national female volleyball team won 3-0 against Japan in the Tokyo Challenge 2021 match as a test for the official competition venue for Tokyo Olympics.

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UK opens official probe into former PM Cameron's lobbying: Report

The British government has opened official investigation into the country's former Prime Minister David Cameron's lobbying activities, the Sun newspaper has reported.

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New animated film from studio behind 'White Snake' eyes 2020 release

The announcement, made via the new production's official social media account, came along with a promotional video specially made for this month's Annecy International Animation Film Festival,

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UK economy shrinks by record 20.4% in April

Britain's economy shrank by a record 20.4 percent in April from March amid the coronavirus lockdown, official data showed on Friday.This monthly decline in GDP is three times greater than the fall ex

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Urgent: Total COVID-19 cases cross 70,000 mark in India, death toll 2,293

The total number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 70,000 mark, reaching 70,756, and the death toll rose to 2,293 on Tuesday in India, according to official data released by the federal health ministry.

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Russia's COVID-19 cases exceed 15,000

Russia tallied another daily record of 2,186 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 15,770 across the country as of Sunday, official data showed.

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Just in: WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus

GENEVA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus as being Covid-19, which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019.

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Cure rate increases significantly nationwide: Chinese health official

The cure rate for the novel coronavirus has increased significantly across China to 8.2 percent, rising from the 1.3 percent figure announced on January 27, an official for the National Health Com

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Stranded Australians surrounded by fires rescued

02:48 Australia's Navy has started to evacuate people trapped by bushfires on the country's south-eastern coast.An official has called it an "unprecedented mass relocation of civilians

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IS key commander among 13 killed in N. Afghanistan

Atotalof13militantsoftheIslamicState(IS)group,includingakeycommander,havebeenkilledinAfghanistan'snorthernJawzjanprovince,spokesmanfortheprovincialgovernmentMoh