SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Monday ordered the phased implementation of existing inter-Korean agreements, according to the presidential office.
During a cabinet meeting, Lee ordered relevant ministries to prepare for the step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea starting with those that are possible to do. (South Korea-DPRK-Agreements)
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MOSCOW -- Twenty people were killed and 134 injured after a fire broke out at a production facility in the Shilovsky district of central Russia's Ryazan Oblast, the regional operational headquarters said Monday.
As of 7:00 a.m. Moscow time (0400 GMT), 20 people had been confirmed dead, the center said in a statement. Among the injured, 31 were being treated in hospitals in Ryazan and Moscow, while 103 were receiving outpatient care. (Russia-Fire)
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ABUJA -- At least 10 bodies have been recovered while dozens of others are still missing after a passenger boat carrying about 50 people capsized in Nigeria's northern state of Sokoto, local authorities said Monday.
Aminu Liman Bodinga, head of the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency, told Xinhua via telephone that at least 10 people had been rescued following the mishap on Sunday afternoon in the Goronyo local government area. (Nigeria-Boat Accident)
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ISLAMABAD -- Over 20 people were killed and six others injured Monday after a cloudburst struck a village in Swabi district of northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local official told Xinhua.
Deputy Commissioner of Swabi Nasrullah Khan said that the cloudburst hit Glori village, destroying at least 15 houses. (Pakistan-Cloudburst) ■
