ULAN BATOR -- Two babies were killed in a home fire in Mongolia's central province of Govisumber, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Friday.

The fire occurred Wednesday afternoon in a traditional round-shaped dwelling, also called "ger," in Sumber soum of the province, the NEMA said in a statement. (Mongolia-Home Fire-Deaths)

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LOS ANGELES -- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday evening a statewide stay-at-home order for the most populous U.S. state in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Newsom asked all nearly 40 million Californians to stay home unless it is absolutely necessary to head out. (US-California-Coronavirus)

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SUVA -- Two people died, one missing on Friday after a landslide in Navua, about 39 km from Fiji's capital city of Suva.

According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) on Friday night, the accident occurred on Friday afternoon and a total of four persons were at the site with one lucky to escape. (Fiji-Suva-Landslide)

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MADRID -- Spain has reported over 1,000 deaths of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the Spanish Ministry for Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services confirmed on Friday.

According to the ministry, 1,002 people have now lost their lives from COVID-19, up from 767 deaths a day ago. (Spain-Coronavirus-Deaths)

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ANKARA -- A total of two Turkish soldiers were killed and another injured in a rocket attack on Thursday by "some radical groups" in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, Turkey's Hurriyet daily news reported Friday.

The Turkish army retaliated immediately by firing back at the targets, said the Turkish Defense Ministry in a written statement late Thursday. (Turkey-Syria-Idlib-Attack) Enditem

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