ABUJA -- The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 2,404 people in the country since its onset in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control said on Tuesday.

In a statement, the NCDC said 23 new deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between September 6 and 12. (Nigeria-Cholera-Death)

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CAIRO -- Former Egyptian Minister of Defense Mohamed Hussein Tantawi died on Tuesday at the age of 85 after suffering health problems for the past three months, Egypt's presidential office said in a statement.

"Egypt lost one of its most loyal sons and a military symbol who had served his country for more than 50 years," said the statement. (Egypt-Hussein Tantawi-Death)

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BEIJING -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 81 km NW of Arauco, Chile at 1314 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 12.5 km, was initially determined to be at 36.7845 degrees south latitude and 74.032 degrees west longitude. (Chile-Earthquake)

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ADEN, Yemen -- The Houthi rebel fighters achieved on-ground military progress and captured key areas in southern Yemen's oil-rich province of Shabwa on Tuesday, a military official told Xinhua.

The local military source said on condition of anonymity that the Houthis carried out an all-out offensive and captured Bayhan district in the province, where key oil fields are located. (Yemen-Houthis) Enditem

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