ROME -- Six people died and dozens were injured in a stampede at a nightclub in Italy's central Marche region early on Saturday.

The victims were five minors aged between 14 and 16, and a 39-year-old mother who had gone with her daughter to the disco "Lanterna Azzurra" in the town of Corinaldo near Ancona, about 300 km northeast of Rome. (Italy-Stampede)

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CHICAGO -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed more than 2 percent higher across the board in the week ending Dec. 7, amid better-than-expected export sales and hopes that China and the United States will take measures to ease trade tensions.

China and the United States agreed on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina to take measures to ease bilateral trade tensions. The positive development boosted CBOT soybean prices by double digits as traders came back to the agricultural market on Monday. (Chicago-Agricultural Commodities-Market-Weekly)

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GHAZNI -- At least nine militants have been killed and 15 others arrested as government forces targeted Taliban hideouts in Dehyak district of the eastern Ghazni province on Saturday, spokesman for provincial government Aref Nuri said Sunday.

The operation, according to the official, was launched in Sulimanzai village where a gathering of Taliban insurgents was underway, killing 14 insurgents on the spot. (Afghanistan-Taliban-Attack)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump tapped State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert as the next U.S. envoy to the United Nations (UN), whose fairly blank resume in foreign policy may place tough challenges ahead for her, experts have said.

Trump announced his decision on Friday, praising the 48-year-old spokeswoman as a "very talented, very smart, very quick" person who worked well with State Secretary Mike Pompeo. (US-UN Envoy-Pick) Enditem

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