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Fire kills 1, displaces 200 in Philippine capital

Manila, Aug 8 (UNI) A 69-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease has died in a fire that hit a residential area in the Philippine capital, the Bureau of Fire Protection said Thursday.
The bureau said the fire, which broke out around 5:30 p.m. local time in a district in Manila City on Wednesday, quickly swept across at least 20 houses, displacing 50 families of 200 residents.
The bureau added that it took firefighters nearly an hour to bring the fire under control
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Sri Lankan prez anticipates IMF visit in two weeks

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