NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 31,257,720 on Thursday as 41,383 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Besides, as many as 507 deaths from the virus have been reported since Wednesday morning, taking the total death toll to 418,987. (India-Coronavirus)

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LOS ANGELES -- Salt Lake City in the United States has declared racism a public health crisis.

"This is an important declaration for us to make as a City," said Mayor Erin Mendenhall in a press release posted Wednesday on the city's official website, announcing a joint resolution she adopted with the city council Tuesday night. (US-Salt Lake City-Racism)

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DAMASCUS -- A fresh Israeli missile strike targeted positions in Syria's central province of Homs after midnight, state news agency SANA said.

The attack targeted the Qusair area in the countryside of Homs, it said, adding that the Syrian air defenses intercepted several missiles. (Israel-Syria-Missile Attack)

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BERLIN -- Germany would pay 400 million euros (470 million U.S. dollars) for victims of last week's floods, which were supposed to be available immediately, Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced at a press conference on Wednesday.

It was necessary to quickly send the message to people in the affected areas "that there is a future, that we care together, that this is a matter for us as a whole country, that we are helping," Scholz said. (Germany-Floods-Aid) Enditem

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