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Protest Rocks Argentina over Reduction in Education Allocation

Web News 24 April 2024 89 0

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires on Tuesday to protest against cuts to public universities. Pictures from the city showed marchers dancing, playing musical instruments and holding banners calling for education funding to be protected. The Continue Reading

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Navy Helicopters Collision Leaves 10 Dead in Malaysia

Web News 23 April 2024 189 0

Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air as they flew in formation during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing all 10 crew on board. One of the aircraft clipped the rotor of the other before the two crashed into the ground, footage published on local media showed. The incident took place at 09:30 local […]Continue Reading

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Iran’s Missiles, Drones Downed, But Israel on High Alert

Web News 14 April 2024 682 0

Iran has launched hundreds of aerial drones and missiles at Israel, marking a widely anticipated reprisal attack. It is the first such direct clash between the two enemies, who have been engaged in a years-long shadow war, with Iran using proxy forces. The Israeli military said Israel and other countries had intercepted more than 300 […]Continue Reading

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Five Dead After Knifeman Rampage at Sydney Mall

Web News 13 April 2024 118 0

At least five people have died from knife stab wounds after a man went on a rampage at a mall in Sydney, Australia. Police say the knifeman had visited the mall at 15:10 local time before returning minutes later to begin his rampage. It’s not yet clear why he attacked people in the shopping centre, […]Continue Reading

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Iran Attack: US Restricts Travel for Employees in Israel  

Web News 12 April 2024 137 0

The United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas “out of an abundance of caution”. Iran has vowed to retaliate, blaming Israel for a strike on […]Continue Reading

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Finland Mourns Child Killed in Viertola

Web News 3 April 2024 266 0

Flags have been flying at half-mast across Finland after a boy was killed and two girls seriously wounded in a shooting at a school on Tuesday. The shooting took place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa, to the north of the capital, Helsinki. According to Police said all three victims were 12 and […]Continue Reading

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Senegal Swears in New President

Web News 2 April 2024 264 0

The 44-year-old opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president. He was sworn in on Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to […]Continue Reading

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13-year-old Wounds Three in School Shooting

Web News 2 April 2024 551 0

Three children aged 13 have been wounded in a shooting at a school in the Finnish city of Vantaa, police say. Police said they responded to the incident at Viertola school before 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and urged residents to remain indoors. A suspect, who police say was also aged 13, has been arrested. […]Continue Reading

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Charity Suspends Work as Seven Staff Are Killed in Gaza

Web News 2 April 2024 147 0

Seven aid workers have been killed in Gaza in what their charity’s founder said was an Israeli air strike. World Central Kitchen (WCK) said workers from countries including the UK, Poland and Australia were killed. WCK founder and chef José Andrés said they were killed “in an IDF air strike”. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) […]Continue Reading

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Opposition Stuns Erdogan with Historic Victory in Local Elections

Web News 1 April 2024 609 0

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. The results are a significant blow for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a year after he claimed a third term as […]Continue Reading

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Man Stabs Four to Death in Illinois

Web News 28 March 2024 151 0

  Four people have been killed and at least five injured after a man armed with a knife went on a rampage in the US state of Illinois. The suspect, Christian Soto, 22, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder. Police in Rockford say the attacks occurred following a home invasion […]Continue Reading

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Two Bodies Found in Baltimore Collapsed Bridge Submerged Truck

Web News 28 March 2024 122 0

The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was underwater where the Baltimore bridge collapsed. Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the day, but the search continues for the other […]Continue Reading

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Moscow Attack Update: Causalities Rise to 133, Arrests  

Web News 23 March 2024 250 0

Victims of an attack by gunmen at a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, are at least 115 with 100 more injured, according to Russian security services. Attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-western suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Four men directly involved were among 11 arrested […]Continue Reading

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Gunmen Leave Deaths, Horrors Behind at Crocus City Hall in Moscow

Web News 23 March 2024 262 0

Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 60 people and wounding 100 more, Russian security services say. At least four attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-west suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Crocus City Hall was about to host a rock […]Continue Reading

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Appeal Court Freezes Texas’ Controversial Immigration Laws

Web News 20 March 2024 126 0

A Federal Appeal Court has frozen Texas’s controversial immigration law, one of the toughest laws of its kind enacted by a US state in modern times. Report says, the decision came just hours after the Supreme Court allowed the measure, SB4, to take effect pending an appeal. The legislation would allow officials in Texas to […]Continue Reading

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Gaza al-Shifa Hospital Experiences Israel’s Night Raid

Web News 18 March 2024 172 0

Israeli forces have launched an overnight raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, with reports of tanks and heavy gunfire at the facility. An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said the IDF was carrying out a “high precision operation in limited areas” of the hospital. The IDF said “senior Hamas terrorists have regrouped” inside the hospital and […]Continue Reading

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Gambian Parliament to Revisit Bill on FGM Ban

Web News 18 March 2024 257 0

The Gambian parliament will on Monday discuss whether to consider or throw out a bill that is seeking to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). If the legislators agree to consider it, the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny. The bill was introduced to parliament earlier this month by […]Continue Reading

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Court Convicts Michigan School Killer Teen’s Father of Manslaughter

Web News 15 March 2024 167 0

The father of a Michigan school gunman who killed four students has been convicted of manslaughter. The trial heard that James Crumbley, 47, had ignored his 15-year-old son’s mental health needs, buying him the handgun he used in the November 2021 attack. The jury deliberated for just over a day before coming to the verdict. […]Continue Reading

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White House: Biden, Trump in Hot Race

Web News 14 March 2024 240 0

Eight months ahead of the US presidential election, the campaign moves from the parties’ nominating contests to the trench warfare of what promises to be one of the longest, most brutal head-to-head showdowns in memory. President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump, the oldest pair of nominees in history emerged this week from a primary […]Continue Reading

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Man in Iron Lung Dies at 70

Web News 14 March 2024 193 0

A 70-year-old man from the United States of America, known as Paul Alexander, who reportedly spent seven decades of his life inside an iron lung, died on Monday. Alexander’s passing was announced through a GoFundMe post by his brother Philip on Tuesday after a prolonged battle with Polio, or Poliomyelitis, a childhood illness. As per […]Continue Reading

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Haiti Declares State of Emergency after Mass Jailbreak

Web News 4 March 2024 164 0

Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew in and around the capital because of two jailbreaks and spiralling insecurity. At the weekend, armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to the killing of at least 12 people and the release of around 4,000 inmates. Gang leaders say they want to […]Continue Reading

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Striking South Korea Doctors Face Arrest

Web News 29 February 2024 163 0

South Korea’s government is threatening to take legal action against thousands of striking junior doctors and revoke their medical licences if they do not return to work on Thursday. Around three quarters of the country’s junior doctors have walked out of their jobs over the past week, causing disruption and delays to surgeries at major […]Continue Reading

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State Backs Immediate Suspension of Hostilities in Gaza

Web News 28 February 2024 145 0

Jersey’s States Assembly has supported calls for “an immediate suspension of hostilities” leading to “a permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. Politicians unanimously agreed to a proposition from Deputy Montfort Tadier, after it had been amended by the External Relations Minister. Earlier, around 60 people had gathered in the Royal Square in St Helier Continue Reading

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Alexei Navalny: Biden Slams Over 500 New Sanctions on Russia

Web News 23 February 2024 149 0

The United States has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death in custody of the opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny’s imprisonment and Russia’s war machine, President Joe Biden said. Export restrictions will be imposed on nearly 100 firms or […]Continue Reading

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Texas Judge Affirms School’s Suspension of Black Student over Dreadlocks

Web News 23 February 2024 188 0

A Texas Judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. Barbers Hill Independent School District suspended Darryl George, 18, last August, saying his hairstyle violated its dress code. According to report, the judge found the Houston-area school did not break […]Continue Reading