12 die in Laos dengue fever
VIENTIANE, July 20: As many as 12 people have died so far as a result of dengue fever in the first six months this year in Laos. According to local daily Vientiane Times on Friday, the central Lao province of Savannakhet has recorded the most cases. The number of dengue fever cases was more than double the number of cases during the same period in 2017, higher than other ASEAN countries compared to the population. — Xinhua
Pak troops shoot IS-linked blast mastermind dead
QUETTA, July 20: Pakistani security forces on Friday killed the mastermind of the country's worst ever suicide bombing in an early morning shootout in the southwest province of Balochistan, officials said. The operation was carried out on a intelligence tip off about the presence of an Islamic State (IS) operative identified as Hidayat Ullah in a house in Darenjo village of Qalat district in the restive province. — AFP
Ukraine bus accident claims ten live
KIEV, July 20: Ten people including a child died and another ten were injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in northwestern Ukraine on Friday, officials said. The bus was travelling from the capital Kiev to the western city of Rivne when it hit a truck parked on the side of the road in Zhytomyr region in northwestern Ukraine, the state emergency service said. — AFP
PM's son now Cambodia's polls monitoring chief
PHNOM PENH, July 20: Three of the groups approved to monitor Cambodia's election have close ties to Prime Minister Hun Sen, one headed by his son and the other two led by a man who was appointed by the Southeast Asian country's strongman ruler as a "goodwill ambassador". — Reuters
Vietnamese court orders deportation of American man
HO CHI MINH CITY, July 20: A Vietnamese court has ordered the deportation of an American man of Vietnamese descent detained during nationwide protests last month, state media reported on Friday. William Anh Nguyen, 32, was accused of "causing public disorder" during the mass protests, sparked by concerns the development of economic zones by offering land leases for up to 99 years would be dominated by investors from China. — Reuters
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