HANOI -- Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong was relieved from duty on Friday afternoon here at the ongoing 11th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam.
A resolution on relieving Trong from the presidential post was adopted by the NA, the country's top legislature, with an approval rate of 91.25 percent, Vietnam News Agency reported. (Vietnam-President-Relieve)
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MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health reported on Friday 15,310 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest ever daily tally since the pandemic hit the Southeast Asian country in January last year.
The new infections raised the country's total tally to 771,497. (Philippines-COVID-19)
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HERAT, Afghanistan -- Seven civilians were injured as their vehicle ran over an explosive device in Kushki Kuhna district of Afghanistan's western Herat province on Friday, a news release of the provincial government said.
The incident took place at 08:00 a.m. local time, and the injured were all women, the news release added. (Afghanistan-Civilians-Injured)
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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 12,303,131 on Friday, as 81,466 new cases were reported from across the country, according to the latest figures released by federal health ministry.
Besides, 469 deaths were reported since Thursday morning took the death toll to 163,396. (India-COVID-19) Enditem
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