Turkey confirms 1,178 new COVID-19 cases, 236,112 in total

Turkey reported 1,178 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the total diagnosed cases to 236,112, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
5 injured in hand grenade attack at rally in Pakistan's Karachi 
A hand grenade attack at a rally on Wednesday evening in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi left five people injured, police and local media said.
Pakistani soldier killed in firing from across Afghan border: army
A Pakistani soldier was killed in firing from across the Afghan border, Pakistan's army said Wednesday night.
Global coronavirus death toll tops 700,000: AFP tally

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Death toll in India's Punjab hooch tragedy rises to 111
With seven more fatalities, the death toll in an alleged spurious liquor consumption in the northern Indian state of Punjab has risen to 111, officials said Tuesday.
Afghan airstrikes kill 4 militants in northern Faryab province
Four militants have been confirmed dead as fighting planes stormed Taliban gathering in Dawlat Abad district of Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Tuesday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Wednesday.