YANGON -- Three people were killed in the collapse of an abandoned gold mine in central Myanmar's Pyinmana township on Friday, the country's fire services department reported.

The fire services department said that they received the report of the mine collapse at around 12:15 p.m. local time on Friday and then launched a rescue operation together with other local rescue organizations, including the township red cross organization. (Myanmar-Mine Collapse)

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ANKARA -- Turkish security forces responded to an "attack" by the Syrian Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG) in northern Syria and killed 26 Kurdish militants, Türkiye's Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Türkiye's retaliation came after the YPG launched an "attack" on the Dabiq Base area in the Euphrates Shield Operation zone of the Turkish military in northern Syria late Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. (Türkiye-Syria-YPG)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two separate shootings in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia state on Thursday left nine dead, local media said.

In Rio de Janeiro, three doctors were shot dead on the tourist beach of Barra da Tijuca in the early hours of Thursday. (Brazil-Shooting)

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COLOMBO -- Five people died when a tree fell on a bus in Colombo on Friday morning, a spokesperson for the Colombo National Hospital told media.

The bus was heading to Deniyaya in southern Sri Lanka from Colombo when the accident took place. (Sri Lanka-Accident-Death)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 11 persons died and around 40 were injured in two separate fire incidents in India on Friday, local media reported.

A massive fire broke out inside a multi-storey building in the Goregaon area of financial capital Mumbai in the south-western Maharashtra state, killing seven persons and injuring nearly 40. (India-Fire Accidents-Death) Enditem

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