BUDAPEST -- Hungarian Minister of Justice Judit Varga said late Tuesday that she tested positive for COVID-19.

"I hereby inform the public that my coronavirus tested today was positive," she said on her Facebook page. (Hungaria-COVID-19)

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MANILA -- The Philippines continues to see African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks with 25 out of the 81 provinces affected, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Wednesday.

To stem the spread of the pig disease, Dar said in a televised press conference that almost 350,000 pigs have been culled since the ASF outbreak in the country in September 2019. (Philippines-Swine Fever)

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BANGKOK -- The Thai army on Wednesday dismissed rumors of a coup attempt as some infantry carrier vehicles were spotted on the eastern outskirts of the capital Bangkok.

Deputy army spokeswoman Col. Sirichan Ngathong categorically denied that a batch of 14 Stryker infantry carrier vehicles, which were seen transported on a motorway from the Laem Chabang port in the Chonburi province, was part of a coup attempt as rumored on social media. (Thailand-Army)

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WASHINGTON -- NASA said its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission touched down on asteroid Bennu on Tuesday and collected a sample from the asteroid's surface.

It is the first U.S. mission to retrieve a pristine sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for further study. (NASA-Bennu-sample collection) Enditem

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