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Pakistan's biggest city paralysed by monsoon rain
Pakistan's biggest city paralysed by monsoon rain
by  AFP

A weather emergency was declared in Karachi Monday as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan's biggest city, flooding homes and making streets impassable. In Karachi, at least two people were electrocuted Monday by power lines that fell into flooded streets -- a regular cause of death in the city during the monsoon.

UK to host 2023 Eurovision as Ukraine bows out
UK to host 2023 Eurovision as Ukraine bows out
by  AFP

Britain said Monday it had reluctantly agreed to host next year's Eurovision song contest, after organisers said there was no prospect of the event going ahead in war-torn Ukraine. Ukraine won this year's contest, held in Italy, ahead of Britain's entry in second place.

Myanmar junta executes two leading pro-democracy figures
Myanmar junta executes two leading pro-democracy figures
by  AFP

Myanmar's junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, state media said Monday, in the country's first use of capital punishment in decades. Responding to media enquiries on reports of the executions, a junta statement said "it is as stated in the state media".

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