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Death toll in Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast rises to seven

The death toll from an explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania has risen to seven people, with authorities ending a search for those believed to be missing following Friday’s blast.

March 28, 2023 10:28 am
 

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Russians angry at downing of Ukrainian drone over their homes

Residents of the small Russian town of Kireyevsk expressed shock and anger that an alleged Ukrainian drone had been downed over their houses, bringing down roofs and ceilings and putting their lives in danger.

March 28, 2023 9:48 am
 

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Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains

Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill, causing disruption for millions of people during one of the largest walkouts in decades in Europe’s biggest economy as soaring inflation stokes wage demands.

March 28, 2023 8:23 am
 

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Woman shoots dead 3 children, 3 adults at Christian school in Tennessee

A 28-year-old woman armed with several guns opened fire at a private Christian school she once attended, killing three children and three adults before police killed her, authorities said.

March 28, 2023 7:40 am
 

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India's Congress lawmakers wear black to protest Rahul Gandhi's dismissal

Lawmakers belonging to India’s main opposition Congress party wore black outfits, held placards that said “Save Democracy” and threw paper in parliament on Monday in protest against the disqualification of their leader Rahul Gandhi from the chambers.

March 28, 2023 6:22 am
 

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Parts of Twitter source code leaked online, court filing shows

Some parts of Twitter Inc’s source code have been leaked and the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk is seeking information on the person responsible, a legal filing showed.

March 27, 2023 4:27 pm
 

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Trump casts 2024 contest in apocalyptic terms, slams prosecutors

Donald Trump used his first election rally in Waco, Texas, to cast the 2024 presidential vote in apocalyptic terms, slam his leading Republican rival Ron DeSantis and rail against prosecutors pursuing him with criminal investigations he likened to a “Stalinist Russia horror show.”

March 27, 2023 2:25 pm
 

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NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus

NATO castigated Vladimir Putin over his nuclear rhetoric a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, escalating a standoff with the West.

March 27, 2023 1:01 pm
 

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French PM offers to meet opposition, unions amid pension crisis

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne plans to meet with opposition leaders and trade unions in the hope of ending weeks of protests against a new pension law, her office said on Sunday.

March 27, 2023 12:42 pm
 

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Netanyahu sacks defence minister who opposed judicial overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant a day after he broke ranks and urged the government to halt a highly-contested plan to overhaul the judicial system.

March 27, 2023 8:46 am
 

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Three injured as Russia downs Ukrainian drone south of Moscow

Russian air defences halted a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian town in which three people were hurt and apartment blocks were damaged, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

March 27, 2023 8:11 am
 

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Lithuania to call for sanctions over Russian plan for nuclear weapons in Belarus

Lithuania said it would call for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk in response to Russia’s plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

March 27, 2023 7:33 am

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