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Thai gunman among 27 dead in ‘unprecedented’ mass shooting
February 9, 2020
Thai gunman among 27 dead in ‘unprecedented’ mass shooting
A Thai soldier who killed at least 26 people before being shot dead in a mall by commandos went on…
No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB
February 8, 2020
No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: NTSB
Wreckage at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others showed no evidence…
Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica
February 8, 2020
Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica
Global warming is to blame for Argentine Antarctica recording its hottest day since readings began, Greenpeace said on Friday. Temperatures…
China virus toll hits 722, with first foreign victim
February 8, 2020
China virus toll hits 722, with first foreign victim
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong…
Top hopefuls Buttigieg, Sanders under fire in Democratic debate
February 8, 2020
Top hopefuls Buttigieg, Sanders under fire in Democratic debate
White House hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg — riding neck-and-neck in the polls ahead of the next Democratic primary…
Coronavirus brings China’s surveillance state out of the shadows
February 7, 2020
Coronavirus brings China’s surveillance state out of the shadows
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) — When the man from Hangzhou returned home from a business trip, the local police got in…
Man charged with raping five-year-old girl at US embassy in Delhi
February 7, 2020
Man charged with raping five-year-old girl at US embassy in Delhi
An Indian man has been charged with raping a five-year-old girl on the premises of the US embassy in India’s…
Exclusive: ‘Shock and awe’ has failed in Philippines drug war, enforcement chief says
February 7, 2020
Exclusive: ‘Shock and awe’ has failed in Philippines drug war, enforcement chief says
MANILA (Reuters) — Colonel Romeo Caramat oversaw the bloodiest day in the blood-soaked war on drugs in the Philippines –…
India arrests top Kashmiri leaders under controversial law
February 7, 2020
India arrests top Kashmiri leaders under controversial law
JAMMU, India (AP) — Indian authorities have arrested two former top elected officials of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir…
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
February 7, 2020
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early…