A car plowed into a road blocked by protesting farmers in southwestern France today, killing a woman and injuring her husband and teenage daughter. Three people in the car that hit the barrier were taken into custody. The incident took place in the department of Ariège (southwest of the Occitanie …
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Russia today launched a major airstrike against Ukraine, local officials said, killing at least four people and wounding more than 60 others. The early morning bombings targeted the country’s two largest cities, the capital Kyiv and Kharkiv in the east. Three people were killed and 42 others were injured in …
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Tens of thousands of Hindus braved today to pray at a new temple dedicated to Lord Ram in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened it at the site. considered as the birthplace of the god-king. . Hindu parties, Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya …
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A Bukit Aman police chief told the High Court that he had arrested three police officers at the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) office in Lahad Datu, Sabah, in connection with the killing of email driver Nurman Bakaratu. Nazmi Zulkafli, 33, of the D14 Organized Crime Investigation Unit, said they …
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The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s earthquake rose from 128 to 161 overnight, authorities said Monday, as snow hampered aid efforts. The number of missing people fell to 103 from 195, according to authorities in the central region of Ishikawa, which was hit by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake. The …
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“The most wanted prisoner in Ecuador”, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, has escaped from the prison where he was held, the authorities announced on Sunday, which began the operation to find him. General Cesar Zapata, head of the National Police, said in a press conference that the National …
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Alaska Airlines reported pressure warning lights on the last three flights of the two-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 9 that made an emergency landing on Friday after the door latch failed. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Jennifer Homendy said Sunday evening that the automatic pressurization light was on Dec. 7 …
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The death toll from the floods in Johor reached 6,564 people as of 8am today, compared to 3,322 people recorded as of 8pm yesterday. In a statement, State Disaster Management Committee Chairman Azmi Rouhani said the increase included evacuees in Kota Tinggi, Kluang and Johor Bahru. He said a total …
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The death toll from the floods in Johor reached 6,564 people as of 8am today, compared to 3,322 people recorded as of 8pm yesterday. In a statement, State Disaster Management Committee Chairman Azmi Rouhani said the increase included evacuees in Kota Tinggi, Kluang and Johor Bahru. He said a total …
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South Korean police on Monday arrested a man linked to last week’s attack on Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, Yonhap news agency reported. Lee was stabbed in the neck by a 67-year-old man when he asked for his newspaper during a visit to the southern port city of Busan. The …
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