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SPAIN FIRE 6 killed after fire breaks out at Spanish care home

EFE | Valencia, Spain
At least six people have been killed in a fire that broke out at an older people’s care home near the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, emergency services told Efe Wednesday.
SPAIN TOURISM Madrid tourism fair kicks off with over 100 participating countries

EFE | Madrid
The 42nd edition of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) kicked off Wednesday, bringing together some 107 countries and around 7,000 firms in the Spanish capital Madrid.
SPAIN UK FUGITIVES UK, Spain join forces to track down 12 British fugitives

EFE | Madrid
The United Kingdom and Spain have teamed up to track down 12 British fugitives wanted for a variety of charges ranging from murder to large-scale drug trafficking who are thought to be hiding out in Spain, many around the Costa del Sol.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (ADDS VIDEO) Global trend in Covid-19 showed signs of slowing last week

EFE | Geneva
The upward curve in global Covid-19 cases, driven by the contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, showed signs of slowing in the week ending January 16, according to data from the World Health Organization on Wednesday.
TONGA TSUNAMI Tonga evacuates residents from devastated islands as aid presents Covid risk

EFE | Sydney, Australia
Tongan authorities on Wednesday were working to evacuate two of its islands most affected by the weekend's volcanic eruption and tsunami, as the entrance of foreign aid presented a threat to the country's Covid-free status.
CAMBODIA COURT Treason trial of Cambodian opposition leader resumes after 2 years

EFE | Bangkok Desk
The treason trial of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha resumed on Wednesday after a two-year delay due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions.
HONG KONG PROTESTS Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Edward Leung leaves prison

EFE | Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Edward Leung, a leader of the city’s short-lived independence movement, was released from prison Wednesday morning after serving four years for rioting and assaulting police in a 2016 riot.
US HOSTAGES Pakistan's 'Lady al-Qaeda’ back in focus after Texas hostage drama

EFE | Islamabad
The weekend hostage drama at a synagogue in the United States has shifted the attention back on Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman serving 86-year imprisonment for trying to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan.
CORONAVIRUS JAPAN Dozen Japanese regions raise health alert over record Covid-19 cases

EFE | Tokyo
Japan decided Wednesday to raise the health alert for coronavirus in Tokyo and 12 other prefectures due to the spread of the omicron variant, on a day in which it registered 40,000 infections countrywide, a new record.

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