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Across Japan, new virus cases topped 10,000 for the first time
China says BBC flood coverage ‘attacked and smeared China’
3 others were wounded, and 1 was missing
Protesters call for a national conference to overhaul junta's charter and restore democracy
Trip by Samantha Power next week aims to 'press for unimpeded humanitarian access to prevent famine in Tigray and meet urgent needs in other conflict-affected regions of the country,’ a statement says
State institutions have returned, but the army still hasn't deployed across the whole province, and tit-for-tat bombings and assassinations between former opposition figures and regime forces have since become routine
At least 19 others were injured in the accident
Boko Haram and a splinter group of the Islamic State, have been mounting increasingly deadly attacks against security forces and civilians
"The judge ordered their release forthwith without any condition. But we have not got a certified true copy of that order," lawyer says
Hidilyn Diaz won a silver medal in Rio in 2016
Legislation makes vaccinations mandatory for health workers, requires a pass for admittance to an array of social venues as France battles fourth wave of coronavirus infections
he color is caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories, whose waste is blamed for the contamination
The balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave caused fires in the Jewish state, with no reported injuries on either side
Juan Francisco Sandoval, who had been fired, said he'd encountered many obstacles in his work and was told not to investigate president without attorney general's consent
In France, police deploy tear gas and a water cannon
Charges were minor, and total number of people detained has not been released amid complaints from relatives seeking information about loved ones
Tigrayan rebels launched operations in Afar last weekend, saying they were targeting pro-government troops massing along the two regions' shared border
Khuzestan, Iran's main oil-producing region and the wealthiest of the country's 31 provinces, has been gripped by drought since March, with protests erupting in several towns and cities since July 15
The 26-year-old world champion, who won silver at the Rio 2016 Games, begins her tilt at gold on Sunday against Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova
Just 1,000 dignitaries will be present at the 68,000-seat Olympic Stadium for the traditional extravaganza
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