LOS ANGELE -- Nine people, including seven juveniles, lost their lives in a severe collision between an SUV and a pickup truck on State Route 33 in Fresno County, California on Friday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said Saturday.

The crash occurred at around 8 p.m. local time (0400 GMT on Saturday) when the driver of the SUV, a 28-year-old man headed southbound on the highway, suddenly lost control and bumped head-on into the pickup traveling in the opposite direction, the patrol told a news conference. (US-Car Accident)

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PARIS -- Two French soldiers were killed and one was injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali on Saturday, the Elysee Palace said.

President Emmanuel Macron has "learnt with great sadness" of the deaths in the Menaka region of Sergeant Yvonne Huynh and Brigadier Loic Risser, the presidency said in a statement. (France-Soldiers-Killed-Mali)

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BOGOTA -- Colombia registered 11,528 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,666,408, the country's health authorities said Saturday.

Meanwhile, the country reported 270 more deaths, raising the national death toll to 43,765, said the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, adding that 1,530,973 patients have so far recovered. (Colombia-COVID-19)

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STOCKHOLM -- Borje Ekholm, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, has been lobbying the Swedish government to repeal a ban that prohibits Huawei and ZTE from participating in the country's 5G construction, according to local newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

In a series of text messages to Swedish Foreign Trade Minister Anna Hallberg, the CEO has urged a review of the ban by the Swedish Post and Telecommunication Administration, which requires operators to withdraw the Chinese companies from local 5G infrastructure by January 2025. (Sweden-China-Huawei,Ericsson)

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QUITO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,135 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 214,513.

The country's death toll rose to 9,495 with eight more deaths, while another 4,564 deaths were also likely caused by the virus, according to the ministry. (Ecuador-Coronavirus) Enditem

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