MOGADISHU -- Somali security forces on Saturday evening killed four al-Shabab militants in a fierce fight in Burdhubo town in the southern region of Gedo, an official confirmed on Sunday.

Abdul Rahman Abdullahi Ali, deputy governor of Burdhubo town in charge of security, told journalists that al-Shabab fighters attacked a base run by government forces in the town, but the army repulsed and pushed them back. (Somalia-Militants)

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MOSCOW -- Russia registered 4,969 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 922,853, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement Sunday.

Meanwhile, 68 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide count to 15,685. (Russia-Coronavirus)

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BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan will step up exporting ecologically clean agricultural products, President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov said Saturday.

In a regular interview with state radio, Jeenbekov said such products are of high demand in every country. (Kyrgyzstan-Agriculture-Export)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. COVID-19 Testing Coordinator Brett Giroir said on Friday that the administration cannot meet the testing capacity that a public health expert believe is needed.

"Yes, we want to increase testing," Giroir, member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, told CNN's The Lead program on Friday. (US-Testing Capability) Enditem

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