A fire in a hostel in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, has killed 13 people. Almaty Mayor Erbolat Dosaev said that among the dead were several foreigners.
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Puerto Rico holds historic general election
Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins. Jessika Padilla, the commission’s alternate president, said in a press conference that some 40% of those votes had been counted as of Monday.
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Heatwave caused death in India
Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people in the district of Ballia between Thursday and Sunday as temperatures soar in northern and eastern parts of the country. The surge in deaths this months follows a warning from the country’s meteorological department about potential heat-related casualties.
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Bomb blasts kill at least 18 in Nigeria
Bomb blasts in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state have killed at least 18 people and injured 48 others. The first blast hit a wedding ceremony at about 3 p.m local time on Saturday. According to Borno State Emergency Management Agency, men, women, and children are among the dead.
