NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Friday morning reported 475 new deaths from COVID-19 and 26,506 new cases during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 21,604 and the total infections to 793,802.

This is the highest single day spike in the number of fresh cases in the country so far.

According to ministry officials, so far 495,513 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement. (India-COVID-19 Cases)

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SEOUL -- The funeral for Park Won-soon, the longest-serving mayor of South Korea's capital, will be held for five days after he was found dead in a Seoul mountain, the city government said Friday.

Park's funeral will last for five days in the fashion of a mayoral funeral, unlike a three-day general funeral. A memorial altar will be set up in front of the City Hall in central Seoul Friday afternoon to allow citizens to mourn his death.

The 64-year-old mayor was found dead in the woods of Mount Bugak near his residence around midnight Friday local time. No sign of foul play was found, but the police was investigating the exact cause of his death. (Seoul-Mayor-Funeral)

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NEW DELHI -- A suspect who was accused of killing eight policemen last week and nabbed on Thursday was shot dead by the police on Friday as he tried to run away while being taken to the crime scene, police sources confirmed.

Vikas Dubey was arrested from Ujjain district of central state Madhya Pradesh Thursday.

Dubey was being taken to the crime scene in Kanpur district of India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where he and his henchmen allegedly killed eight cops, injured several others and escaped on July 3. (India-Suspect-Police Killing)

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SINGAPORE -- Polling stations in Singapore opened at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday for the country's general election.

Some 2.65 million people are eligible to vote. Polling stations will be closed at 8:00 p.m. local time.

A total of 191 candidates from 11 political parties and an independent candidate are competing for 93 seats in the general election. (Singapore-General Election) Enditem

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