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Worst US gun massacre in months amid record violence
Jan 24, 2023 04:31The United States suffered its worst mass shooting in nearly a year when a gunman killed 11 and wounded several others in California.
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Lavrov says West's war with Russia ‘no longer hybrid but real’
Jan 24, 2023 03:27Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the war in Ukraine is no longer a hybrid one, as it has almost escalated into “a real one,” with the West continuing to ‘plot’ against Moscow.
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US gun violence: Two students dead, adult in critical condition after shooting in Des Moines
Jan 24, 2023 03:09Two students have died and an employee has been critically wounded in a shooting at a youth outreach center in Des Moines in the state of Iowa, as gun violence continues unabated across the United States.
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Seven killed in California shooting hours after two students shot dead in Iowa
Jan 24, 2023 03:07At least seven people have been killed in a mass shooting in the US state of California hours after two students were shot dead in Iowa.
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UK ambulance workers stage fresh strikes over long-running pay disputes
Jan 23, 2023 12:16Thousands of UK ambulance workers are taking industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions as the county’s cost-of-living crisis puts further pressure on British National Health Service (NHS).
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Canada settles Indigenous children compensation lawsuit for $2bn
Jan 23, 2023 05:55The Canadian government has agreed to pay $2 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for the harm suffered by Indigenous children in residential schools.
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Police: Suspect in California deadly shooting found dead of self-inflicted injury in van
Jan 23, 2023 05:40The US police say a man wanted for a mass shooting in California during Lunar New Year celebrations has been found dead in a white van, apparently from a self-inflicted injury.
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Brazil and Argentina to develop common currency to reduce reliance on US dollar
Jan 23, 2023 04:51Brazil and Argentina aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a common currency, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentine leader, Alberto Fernandez, said in a joint article they penned.
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Under pressure from Western allies, Germany says won't bar Poland from sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Jan 23, 2023 04:46Under mounting pressure from its Western allies, Germany, which had so far refused to send tanks to Ukraine, now says it would not stand in the way of Poland if it wanted to give Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev.
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Anti-monarchists: King Charles’ coronation ‘slap in the face for people’ amid high inflation
Jan 23, 2023 03:51British anti-monarchists say they have planned a protest for the day of King Charles' coronation, which is expected to take place amid much pomp and circumstance as the public continue to struggle with high inflation and an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis.