WHO casts doubt on Turkmenistan's zero-Covid claim

A World Health Organization official tells the BBC it is "unlikely the virus is not circulating".

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Zika virus: India's Kanpur city on alert after 89 cases reported

The first Zika case in Kanpur was detected on 23 October and cases have since been on the rise.

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Nicaragua vote: Ortega tightens grip on power in 'pantomime election'

Preliminary results suggest an overwhelming win for Mr Ortega in polls widely dismissed as a "farce".

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Afghans facing 'hell on earth' as winter looms

The World Food Programme says 23 million people are "marching towards starvation" in the country.

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Chennai floods: Heavy rains bring Indian city to standstill

The heaviest rainfall in the city since 2015 has caused severe flooding and brought life to a standstill.

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