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Peru reports first Monkeypox case

Lima, June 27 (UNI/Sputnik) The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Peru, the country’s Health Minister Jorge Antonio Lopez said.
The monkeypox case was registered in Peru’s capital city of Lima, Lopez told TV Peru on Sunday, specifying that lab tests were done on Saturday.
The patient is a foreign national living in Peru who had likely been in contact with somebody with recent travel history abroad, the health minister said.
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At least 70 killed as storms, flash floods lash Afghan

11 May 2024 | 1:52 PM

Kabul, May 11 (UNI) At least 70 people have been killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan and Takhar provinces on Friday, local officials said.

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Hamas leader in Gaza strip may remain in tunnels under Khan Younis

11 May 2024 | 1:10 PM

Gaza, May 11 (UNI) The Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, may be in tunnels under the southern Gazan city of Khan Yunis, The Times of Israel reported, citing two Israeli officials.

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Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises to 126

11 May 2024 | 12:38 PM

Brasília, May 11 (UNI) The death toll from floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 126, the region's civil Defence authority said on Friday, adding that 756 people were injured and 141 remain missing.

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Wildfire prompts emergency alert for 2 communities in western Canada

11 May 2024 | 12:32 PM

Ottawa, May 11 (UNI) An evacuation alert was issued Friday night for two communities in Canada's western province of Alberta due to an out-of-control wildfire.

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5 0-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan

5 0-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan

11 May 2024 | 12:26 PM

Tokyo, May 11 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Hokkaido, Japan Region at 00:47:21 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

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