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Blast kills 5 in north Syria town controlled by opposition
A vehicle rigged with explosives blew up in a market in a northern Syrian town on Monday, killing five people and wounding others, state media and opposition activists said.
At least 9 dead, over 130 sick in Philippines after drinking spurious liquor
At least nine people have died and over 130 fell sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in the provinces of Laguna and Quezon, south of Manila, local officials said on Monday.
Turkish president says will not bear burden of refugees alone
In case of an influx of refugees towards Turkish borders, Turkey will not take such a burden on its own, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late on Sunday.
2 killed, over 65,000 affected by heavy rains in Sri Lanka
Two people were killed and over 65,000 affected by days of heavy rains and strong winds which lashed out across Sri Lanka, the Disaster Management Center said in a statement on Monday.
Switzerland's Credit Suisse confirms snooping on 2nd manager
Swiss bank Credit Suisse said Monday that a second former top executive was snooped on at the behest of its then-chief operating officer, who resigned earlier this year over another such case.
China, South Korea look to improve ties with Beijing summit
The leaders of South Korea and China said Monday that they look forward to improved ties following a protracted disagreement over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system that Beijing considers a threat.
Venice faces new exceptional flooding, but below peak
The Italian city of Venice is facing more intense floods on Monday while still recovering from the exceptional high tide that hit it in November, causing massive damage.
Libya's east-based forces release ship with Turkish crew
Libya's forces based in the country's east said Monday they have released a vessel with Turkish crew members seized over the weekend amid heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over a contentious maritime border deal involving Tripoli and Ankara.
Russia to retaliate for US sanctions against Nord Stream 2
The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was suspended on Saturday.
China attacks US Space Force as threat to outer space peace
Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a "direct threat to outer space peace and security."