8 killed, over 20 injured in road accident in SW Pakistan 

At least eight people were killed and over 20 others injured in a road accident in Pakistan's southwest district of Lasbela on early Wednesday morning, local media reported.
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Colombia will expel foreigners caught partying as virus spreads
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China reports 4 infections of COVID-19 variants
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