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Dengue virus continues in Sri Lanka with nearly 19,000 infected

Colonbo, Sep 28 (UNI/Xinhua) The number of people infected with dengue fever has risen to nearly 19,000 in Sri Lanka so far this year and the virus has caused 10 deaths, health officials here said Tuesday.

Most recently, over 1,000 confirmed dengue cases were reported and more than 100 of them were in Colombo, they said.
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One woman dead, one hospitalised after lightning strikes tree in southwest Sydney

09 Feb 2025 | 10:49 AM

Sydney, Feb 9 (UNI) One woman has died and another has been hospitalised after they were hit by debris from a tree that was struck by lightning in southwest Sydney.

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29 people missing after landslide in SW China

29 people missing after landslide in SW China

09 Feb 2025 | 10:32 AM

Chengdu, Feb 9 (UNI) Twenty-nine people remain missing after a landslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday, according to a press conference held early Sunday morning.

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Ecuador temporarily closes borders with Colombia, Peru ahead of elections

Ecuador temporarily closes borders with Colombia, Peru ahead of elections

09 Feb 2025 | 10:01 AM

Quito, Feb 9 (UNI) Ecuador has temporarily closed its land borders with Colombia and Peru as of Saturday to ensure national security ahead of Sunday's general elections, the Presidency confirmed.

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6 killed in Israeli drone strike in eastern Lebanon: Report

6 killed in Israeli drone strike in eastern Lebanon: Report

09 Feb 2025 | 9:57 AM

Beirut, Feb 9 (UNI) Six people were killed and two others injured on Saturday in an Israeli drone strike targeting the al-Shaara area near the town of Janta in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.

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2 killed as Yemeni govt forces repel Houthi attacks in oil-rich province

2 killed as Yemeni govt forces repel Houthi attacks in oil-rich province

09 Feb 2025 | 9:50 AM

Aden, Yemen, Feb 9 (UNI) At least two soldiers were killed, and several others wounded as Yemeni government forces repelled multiple attacks by Houthi group targeting the country's oil-rich province of Marib on Saturday, a military official told Xinhua.

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