SHARAN, Afghanistan -- A district police chief was killed during a fighting with the militants in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Sunday night, a local government spokesman confirmed on

Monday. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating fell 0.9 percentage points from a week earlier to 33.8 percent last week, a weekly poll showed Monday.

It stayed near the lowest since Moon took office in May 2017, according to the Realmeter survey. (S. Korean-President-Rating)

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LISBON -- Thousands of people paraded on the Liberty Avenue in the center of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution that overthrew the dictatorship and instituted democracy in the European country in 1974.

The traditional Liberty Parade was held under health security rules imposed by the Directorate-General of Health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the widespread use of masks and distance between the participating groups. (Portugal-Parade)

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ACCRA -- Ghana is committed to reducing malaria mortality by 90 percent by 2035, a senior health official said here Sunday on the occasion of World Malaria Day.

"Malaria elimination is possible and critical for fighting against other current and future diseases," Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, director general of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said in a press release. (Ghana-Malaria) Enditem

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