ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he tested positive for the COVID-19.

Erdogan tweeted that he was infected by the Omicron variant of the virus.

The president said that he and his wife were having mild symptoms of the COVID-19, adding that he will continue his work at home. (Turkey-Erdogan-COVID-19)

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MOGADISHU -- A minivan was hit by a landmine on Friday in southern Somalia, killing 10 passengers, including five women and four children.

Deqow Abdinur Aden, an army commander in Jubaland State in southern Somalia, said the passenger bus was heading to the southern port city of Kismayo when it was hit by the landmine. (Somalia-Blast-Shabab)

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LIMA -- Seven people were killed on Friday when their plane crashed near Peru's famed archaeological site Nazca Lines, local authorities reported.

The plane crashed near the Maria Reiche airfield in the city of Nazca at approximately 12:10 p.m. local time (1710 GMT), shortly after taking off. (Peru-Accident-Nazca)

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ISLAMABAD -- A coal mine blast in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province killed at least five workers and injured five others, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Balochistan said on Saturday.

The incident happened due to the accumulation of methane gas in the coal mine located on the outskirts of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, according to the PDMA. (Pakistan-Coal Mine Blast) Enditem

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