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Stockholm : Nine children in Sweden have fallen ill with suspected acute hepatitis without any apparent cause, the country's Public Health Agency has said. "It is very unusual but does occur that a child suffers from acute hepatitis with an…

Havana : The death toll from last week's explosion at a historic hotel in downtown Havana climbed to 42, after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble, official sources said. As many as 96 people were injured in the blast at the…

Ramallah : Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera broadcaster, was killed in the West Bank on Wednesday amid an Israeli raid. Taking to Twitter, the broadcaster said: "Israeli forces have shot and killed veteran Al…

Quito : The number of prisoners killed in a predawn prison riot in Ecuador's north-central province of Pichincha climbed to 43, the national Prosecutor's Office confirmed. "So far 43 inmates have died" as a result of the melee at the…

Barbados : Nicholas Pooran has been named the new white-ball skipper of the West Indies for the upcoming One-day International series against the Netherlands and Pakistan, even as charismatic all-rounder Jason Holder has been rested for the…

Zurich : Football's world governing body, FIFA, has asked Brazil and Argentina to replay their abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier despite having already secured a place in football's showpiece tournament, to be held in Qatar later this…

Lisbon : With a daily average of 1,150 new Covid-19 cases per million inhabitants, Portugal is the European Union (EU) country with the most infections in the last seven days, said a study. Portugal's number is more than double the EU's…

Juba : South Sudan's Ministry of Health has declared a cholera outbreak following the confirmation of eight cases in Rubkona county. The Ministry said the move follows tests conducted by the National Public Health Laboratory in Juba that…

Havana : The death toll from an explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana has increased to 30, as search and rescue efforts continue, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health said. The Ministry said that there are also 84 injuries, with 19…

Berlin : Relegation-threatened Stuttgart secured vital points after holding newly-crowned Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich to a two-all draw in the 33rd round. The Swabians caught a fairy-tale start on the road as Tiago Tomas collected…