HOUSTON -- All three bodies trapped in the rubble were recovered Wednesday after part of a building stairwell collapsed killing three in U.S. city of Houston earlier this week.

Local media quoted Houston Fire Department as saying that it took two-and-a-half hours to recover the bodies of the three victims. Twenty rescue technicians are at the scene, along with a hazmat team, cutting through a three-story high rubble pile. (US-Building collapse)

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MOSCOW -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held phone talks with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts to discuss the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday in a statement.

"On the evening of Oct. 7, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held talks by telephone with Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan and Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov," it said. (Russia-Armenia-Azerbaijan)

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RIYADH -- Tourism Ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) agreed on Wednesday to maximize the tourism sector's contribution to inclusive and sustainable development.

The ministers urged for further developing the sector as a key and resilient industry, which will contribute to the global economy and generate decent work, according to a statement of the Saudi G20 Presidency issued after a meeting. (G20-Tourism)

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TUNIS -- Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across Tunisia, the governors of Grand Tunis area have proposed a 15-day curfew starting Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Monday to Friday and from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported Wednesday.

"More measures were proposed to the minister of the interior and the head of the government for the closing of weekly markets, the suspension of prayers in mosques and the ban of tables and chairs in cafes, for 15 days," TAP quoted Governor of Tunis Chedli Boualleg as saying. (Tunisia-COVID-19) Enditem

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