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Around 30 people held hostage in Philippines; one person shot

Around 30 people are being held hostage in a mall in Greenhills Shopping Complex in San Juan City in Philippines, reports the police.The situation is ongoing and the mall has been cordoned off.

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Buttigieg to end U.S. presidential campaign -- media

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential campaign, reported U.S. media outlets on Sunday. Buttigieg, a 38-year-old Democrat, is expe

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Turkey shoots down 2 Syrian warplanes in Idlib

Two Syrian warplanes were shot down on Sunday by Turkish forces in the northwestern province of Idlib in Syria, state news agency SANA reported. The two pilots escaped

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Breaking: 6 dead in Wisconsin shooting

A gunman opened fire and killed five people before taking his own life on Wednesday on the Molson Coors Brewing Company campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Police Department said in a pr

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Two Turkish troops killed in Libya amid calls for permanent ceasefire

People carry a giant Libyan flag at Martyrs' Square during a march commemorating the anniversary of anti-Gadhafi protests in Tripoli, Libya, February 25, 2020. /AP The Turkish forces carr

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12 die in Iran over COVID-19: minister

Death toll over infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen to 12 in Iran, Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced o

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Iraq announces 1st case of COVID-19 in Najaf

Iraq on Monday announced first case of COVID-19 for an Iranian national in the holy Shiite city of Najaf in south of Baghdad, a local medical source said. The detected

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Road mishap claims 17 lives in south India

At least 17 people died and more than ten injured in a road accident in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu early on Thursday morning, confirmed a local police office

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9 killed in suspected far-right attack in Germany

A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb overnight in attacks that appear to have been motivated by far-right bel

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Ten killed in attack in eastern DR Congo's Beni region

FILE PHOTO: A Congolese soldier on patrol in the Democratic Republic of Congo./Getty Images Ten people died in an attack by a notorious militia late Monday in Beni in eastern Democratic Republ

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Urgent: 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Laft region in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan on Sunday, according to Iran's Seismological Center. The earthquake took place at 4 p.m. local time (1230 GMT), wit

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9 killed, 14 injured in Chicago weekend shootings

Nine people were killed and 14 others injured across the city of Chicago between Friday evening and Sunday midnight, according to Monday's local media reports. In the city's first fatal shooting of

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New York policemen shot in targeted attacks by gunman

Police vehicles are seen near the site where a gunman opened fire in The Bronx of New York, the United States, on Feb. 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jiangang) Two NYPD officers were shot in two targeted at

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At least 20 gold miners trapped in Zimbabwe: Reports

The incident was only discovered after the miners failed to emerge on Thursday morning when their shift was to end. /Getty Images Some 20 mines are trapped underground after a mine shaft colla

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3 killed, 179 wounded as plane slides off runway in Turkey's Istanbul

Three killed and 179 others wounded when a plane slid off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Wednesday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced.Istanbul Governor

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2 killed in E China house collapse

Two people were killed in a house collapse Tuesday night in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said. The accident happened at 11:51 p.m. Tuesday in Feng

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26 killed in central Nigeria attacks: police

A total of 26 people were killed in recent attacks in Nigeria's central Plateau State, local police said Monday.Up to 190 houses were damaged or destroyed following the