TEHRAN -- Iran's novel coronavirus cases rose by 2,483 on Sunday to a total of 58,226, state TV reported.
The death toll rose by 151 in the past 24 hours to reach 3,603, the report quoted Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, as saying. (Iran-COVID-Toll)
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JAKARTA -- A landslide hit Botong hamlet in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi province of Indonesia early Sunday, killing three people and destroying a house, the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency reported.
The three people belonging to a family were buried inside their house located on a slope in the hamlet where downpours have been occurring over the past few days. (Indonesia-Landslide-Killing)
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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Five militants and an Indian army trooper were killed in a gunfight near Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said Sunday.
Two troopers were also wounded fighting militants in the area. (India-Kashmir-Militants)
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JAKARTA -- At least 48 people died of dengue outbreak in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara since the beginning of this year, local authorities said.
The number of confirmed cases was 4,518 as of April 1, the province's administration spokesman Marius Ardu Jelamu told online news portal Kompas.com on Thursday. (Indonesia-Dengue-Death) Enditem
