LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- Seven civilians lost their lives and two others sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a mini-bus in Gershk district of the southern Helmand province on Wednesday, provincial government spokesman Omar Zawak said.

The deadly incident occurred on a road in the restive Gershk district at 10:30 a.m. local time, leaving seven dead and injuring two others, Zawak added. He did not provide more details, saying investigation is underway. (Afghanistan-Bomb-Death)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of a 2-trillion-dollar infrastructure package as part of the government's next-phase response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has continued sweeping across the country.

"With interest rates for the United States being at ZERO, this is the time to do our decades long awaited Infrastructure Bill," Trump said in a tweet. (US-Infrastructure-Coronavirus)

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HAVANA -- Cuba on Tuesday announced the decision to suspend the arrival of international passenger flights and withdraw all foreign boats from the Carribean island as part of the measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The decision came as the Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 earlier in the day, bringing the total in the country to 186. (Cuba-Coronavirus-Flight Suspension)

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BRAZZAVILLE -- The Republic of the Congo reported the first two deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday evening, hours after a nationwide home confinement was put into effect.

The country has reported 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including the two deaths and two recoveries, said Minister of Health and Population Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo at a press conference. (Congo-Coronavirus-Death) Enditem

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