JAKARTA -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,267 within one day to 373,109, with the death toll adding by 123 to 12,857, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

According to the ministry, 3,856 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 297,509. The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces. (Indonesia-COVID-19)

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TALUQAN, Afghanistan -- Militants' attack on police checkpoints claimed the lives of 25 policemen including a senior officer in the northern Takhar province on Wednesday, provincial government spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hajari said.

"Clash between Taliban rebels and security forces claimed the lives of 25 policemen including senior police officer Raz Mohammad Dorandish in Masjid-i-Safid area outside provincial capital Taluqan city early Wednesday," Hajari told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Attack on police)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least five people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion inside a multi-storey building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday morning, rescue workers said.

The injured including women have been shifted to different hospitals and five to seven out of them are in critical condition, Faisal Edhi, head of rescue organization Edhi Foundation told Xinhua, adding that two of the killed were security guards of a bank located inside the building. (Pakistan-Explosion)

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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally reached 7,651,107 as 54,044 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the data released by the federal health ministry on Wednesday.

The total death toll rose to 115,914, as 717 deaths were logged across the country since Tuesday morning. Still there are 740,090 active COVID-19 cases in the country, and 6,795,103 people have been successfully cured and discharged from hospitals. (India-COVID-19 cases) Enditem

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