JAKARTA -- The North Sumatra police have identified the seven people who died in a fire accident on the Jag Leela oil tanker at the port of Belawan in Indonesia's province of North Sumatra on Monday morning.

They were trapped inside the ship which was under repair. (Indonesia-Fire)

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NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Wednesday morning said 122 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 3,525 positive cases were reported since Tuesday in the country, taking the number of deaths to 2,415 and total cases to 74,281.

"As on 8:00 a.m. (local time) Wednesday, 2,415 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country," read information released by the ministry. (India-COVID-19)

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HAVANA -- The U.S. administration's silence after an armed attack on the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. is suspicious, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez said during a televised news conference Tuesday.

The attack is "the result of a hatred speech policy fueled by the U.S. current administration against Cuba," Rodriguez said. (Cuba-US-Embassy)

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KHARTOUM -- Sudan on Tuesday recorded 134 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,660 and the death toll to 80.

Meanwhile, 12 more patients have recovered from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries nationwide to 173, the Health Ministry said in a statement. (Sudan-COVID-19) Enditem

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