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Japan Kills First Fin Whale Despite International Condemnation
Japan just announced that it killed its first fin whale in years. The whale, which was 64 feet long and weighed 55 tons, was caught off…
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Israeli drone kills one person, injures two in southern Lebanon
One person was killed on Saturday in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, state media and the Israeli army reported. The Lebanese news…
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Somali beach attack kills 32, police say
At least 32 people were killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted a popular beachfront location in the…
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Boat disaster in Ethiopia kills 12
Reports from northern Ethiopia say at least 12 people have drowned after their boat sank in the Amhara region. The wooden vessel was…
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Israeli strike on Gaza school 'kills 30'
Israel's military has struck a school near Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza, killing at least 30 Palestinians and injuring more than…
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A shootout between Pakistani Taliban and Police during a raid kills 6, including 3 officers
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Security forces raided a hideout of Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on…
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Incorrect Charger For Electric Scooter Kills Australian Man
Read the full story on Backfire News A man in Australia died after he used an incompatible charger on an electric scooter he had recently…
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Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Hezbollah has said one of its senior commanders was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, with the Iran-backed armed group…
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Fire at lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 9, leaving 15 others missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday left at least nine people…
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Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets into Israel after strike kills commander
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has fired multiple barrages of rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike which killed…
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DR Congo boat disaster kills at least 80
At least 80 people have died after a boat sank in Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's president has said. The disaster happened on…
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Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers
DERA ISLAMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout, killing 11 in an overnight operation in a former…
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Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Weekend Market kills hundreds of caged animals
BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of caged animals died Tuesday after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in…
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An explosion and a fire at an armaments plant in Poland kills 1 person and injures another
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An explosion at an armaments plant in Poland on Monday caused a fire that killed a 59-year-old man who worked there…
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Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers,…
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Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza kills at least 20, locals say
An Israeli air strike on a UN school packed with hundreds of displaced people in central Gaza has killed more than 20 people, local…
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Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
BEIRUT (AP) — A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several…
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Fire at chemical factory in India kills at least 9, with searchers looking for more victims
THANE, India (AP) — An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India killed at least nine people and 64 were injured,…
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Blast in sugar factory kills 11 in Tanzania
Eleven people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a sugar factory in Tanzania's eastern district of Mvomero,…