JOHANNESBURG -- The Competition Commission of South Africa published a report Monday, raising concerns about the country's heavy reliance on imported agricultural inputs, including fertilizers, agrochemicals, and seeds.

According to the report, titled Fresh Produce Market Inquiry, reliance on imports "exposes the fresh produce supply chain, and the agricultural sector broadly, to global price fluctuations. This creates uncertainty in the market and has the potential to impede, restrict, or distort competition." (South Africa-Report-Reducing Agricultural Imports Dependency)

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GAZA -- Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, claimed on Monday that it has killed more than 10 Israeli soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip during the past 72 hours.

After more than 100 days of the "comprehensive destruction and genocide carried out by the Israeli army, our members are still dealing it harsh blows," Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the Brigades, said on the social media platform Telegram. (Gaza-Hamas-Israeli Soldiers)

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JAKARTA -- A gas explosion killed two people and severely destroyed five neighboring houses in the Indonesian province of East Java on Monday.

According to a preliminary report, the incident took place in a house belonging to a local police officer situated in Sumolawang village in Mojokerto region at around 8: 30 a.m. The deceased victims are a mother and an infant, killed after being hit by house debris, the report said. (Indonesia-Gas Explosion)

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ABUJA -- At least 25 suspected bandits were killed and 18 others injured during a recent anti-terror operation by troops in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, the military said.

Troops successfully dismantled suspected hideouts of bandits in the Shinkafi local government area during the operation, supported by air troops, on Friday, said Abubakar Abdullahi, spokesman for the military in Zamfara, in a statement obtained Monday by Xinhua. (Nigeria-Terror Operation) Enditem

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