NEW DELHI -- At least 22 people died from heart attacks in one single day amid cold wave conditions in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said Friday.

The deaths were reported in Kanpur, about 88 km west of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Death-Cold Wave)

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KAMPALA -- Sixteen people have died when a bus crashed into a stationary truck at night in the northern Ugandan district of Oyam, police said on Friday.

The victims were traveling in the commuter bus from the capital, Kampala, to Gulu, when the vehicle ran into the truck loaded with goods at Adebe trading center, police said in a statement. (Uganda-Kampala-Accident)

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SYDNEY -- Health authority in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday urged local communities to stay alert to signs and symptoms of invasive bacterial infections, as related cases recently increased across the state.

The NSW Ministry of Health said in a statement that there had been increases in both invasive meningococcal disease and invasive group A streptococcus infections in recent weeks. (Australia-Bacterial Infection-Increase)

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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia will exempt citizens of 34 countries from visa requirements for up to 30 days until the end of 2025, as part of its efforts to promote the pandemic-hit tourism sector, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday.

These countries include 32 European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Hungary, France and Denmark, as well as Australia and New Zealand. (Mongolia-Tourism-Visa) Enditem

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